Biography: Capital Markets

John Kousinioris, co-chair of the firm's corporate commercial department, focuses his practice on securities law, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters. He has extensive experience in public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, including initial public offerings, as well as Canadian and international merger and acquisition transactions, asset and share purchase transactions, plans of arrangement and corporate reorganisations. His corporate governance advisory work includes advising corporations, boards of directors and special committees with respect to general compliance issues and specific issues arising out of transactions. He has represented clients such as Marathon Oil Corporation in its $6.9 billion acquisition of Western Oil Sands Inc, Precision Drilling Trust in its $2 billion acquisition of Grey Wolf, Inc, NAL Oil & Gas Trust in its $400 million acquisition of Breaker Energy Ltd and Parallel Energy Trust in its $390 million initial public offering.

Mr Kousinioris is recognised by Chambers Global in The World's Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of corporate/M&A, is recommended by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in the areas of corporate commercial law, corporate finance and securities, and mergers and acquisitions, and is recognised as one of Canada's leading corporate lawyers by Best Lawyers in Canada.

Biography: Mergers and Acquisitions

John Kousinioris, co-chair of the firm's corporate commercial department, focuses his practice on securities law, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters. He has extensive experience in public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, including initial public offerings, as well as Canadian and international merger and acquisition transactions, asset and share purchase transactions, plans of arrangement and corporate reorganisations. His corporate governance advisory work includes advising corporations, boards of directors and special committees with respect to general compliance issues and specific issues arising out of transactions. He has represented clients such as Marathon Oil Corporation in its $6.9 billion acquisition of Western Oil Sands Inc, Precision Drilling Trust in its $2 billion acquisition of Grey Wolf, Inc, and NAL Oil & Gas Trust in its $400 million acquisition of Breaker Energy Ltd.

Mr Kousinioris is recognised by Chambers Global in The World's Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of corporate/M&A, is recommended by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in the areas of corporate commercial law, corporate finance and securities, and mergers and acquisitions, and is recognised as one of Canada's leading corporate lawyers by Best Lawyers in Canada.