jeff barnes

JEFF BARNES
Associé
T 416.367.6720
F 416.361.7089
Toronto
[email protected]
Valeurs mobilières, marchés financiers et sociétés
ouvertes
Comités de gouvernance et comités spéciaux
Droit minier
Financement des entreprises et valeurs mobilières
Projets d'infrastructure et partenariats public-privé
Fusions et acquisitions
Marché des capitaux d’emprunt
Corée
Formation / Admission au Barreau
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
JD, University of Toronto Faculty of
Law, 1974
Jeff Barnes is a partner located in the Toronto office of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.
Jeff's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, corporate finance,
mining, project finance, corporate governance and securities law, with an emphasis on
both advising on legal matters, managing the execution of complex legal projects to
maximize value and meet objectives, including deadlines, and acting, when requested,
as an experienced senior adviser. He has built his career acting for many of North
America's major investment banks and multinational corporations, working on
transactions across North and South America, Africa, Europe and Asia in cooperation
with local law firms.
Ontario, 1976
Activités professionnelles
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Past Member, Securities Advisory
Committee to the Ontario Securities
Commission, and Senior Legal
Advisor to the Chair of the Ontario
Securities Commission
Member, American Bar Association,
Section of International Law; ViceChair, Mergers and Joint Ventures
Committee (2012); Vice-Chair,
International Energy and Natural
Resources Committee (2012) Past
Chair, Canada Committee (2012)
Jeff has periodically served on the board of directors of public companies which are
clients.
REPRESENTATIVE WORK
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Advised 407 International on its successful bid to acquire 407 ETR for $3.5
billion and put in place interim and permanent financing.
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Advised Philip Morris International Inc. on its acquisition of Rothmans Inc.
(approximately $2.2 billion).
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Advised Uramin Inc. on its acquisition by an entity owned by Areva and the
spinout of Niger Uranium Limited ($2.5 billion).
Activités communautaires
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Recipient, Diamond Service Award
(2008) and Queen's Golden Jubilee
Medal (2002)
Advised the board of directors of Lionsgate Entertainment Corp. on its ongoing
disputes with Carl Icahn–controlled entities.

Member, Governance Committee,
Easter Seals Canada (2009-present);
Board Member (2008-09)
Advised the Special Committee of MI Developments in connection with Magna
Entertainment Corporation, a proposed insider bid and a proposed
restructuring.
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Advised Phelps Dodge on its $56-billion offer for Inco and Falconbridge.

Advised the Special Committee of Economical Insurance with respect to
demutualization matters.
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Advised the underwriters to Canadian National Railway Company on its $2.2billion cross-border initial public offering.
Chair, Toronto's Tribute, 2004-07
Chair and Board Member, Easter
Seals Ontario, 2000-09
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Member, Toronto Waterfront
Revitalization Task Force, 1999-2000
Governor, Crescent School, 1993-99
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Frequent lecturer in continuing education programs across Canada and the
United States on securities, governance, crisis management, ethics and law
firm management.

Speaker, "More than Six feet Under," Panel presentation to the Section of
International Law, American Bar Association (ABA), October 2012.

Speaker, "M&A Skills Course: Doing the Cross-Border Deal," September 2012.

Speaker, "Anatomy of an M&A Deal: Due Diligence," ABA teleconference,
September 2012.

Speaker, "Venture Capital Financing" April 2012.

Speaker, "Board and CEO Assessment – Risk Management," April 2012.

Speaker, "Professionalism and Practice Management," Law Society of Upper
Canada, April 2012.

Speaker, "Regulatory Responses in the Securities World post Global Financial
Crisis," International Bar Association, Dubai, November 2011.
RANKINGS & RECOGNITIONS
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Recognized in the 2016 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory
(Corporate Commercial Law).
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Recognized in the 2016 edition of the Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Finance &
Securities; Mergers & Acquisitions).

Recognized as a leading corporate lawyer in the 2016 Lexpert®/Report on
Business Corporate Special Edition.

Recognized in the 2016, 2015 and 2014 editions of the Lexpert®/American
Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada® (Corporate Commercial
Law).
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Recognized in the 2016 edition (and since 2011) of Who's Who Legal: Canada
(Corporate Governance) Also recognized in 2016 and 2015 for Mergers & Acquisitions and in 2016 for Capital Markets.

Recognized in the 2016 edition of Who's Who Legal: The International Who's
Who for Business Lawyers (Corporate - M&A; Capital Markets - Debt & Equity).
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Selected by peers for inclusion in the 2016 and 2015 editions of The Best
Lawyers in Canada® (Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities
Law).
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Recognized in the 2015 Lexpert® Special Edition on the Leading Corporate Lawyers.
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Recognized in the 2015 and 2014 edition of the Lexpert® Canada/US CrossBorder Corporate Lawyers in Canada (Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance & Securities).
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Recognized as a leading Canadian lawyer in the 2015-2016 Lexpert® Special Edition on Global Mining.
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Recognized as a leading infrastructure lawyer in the 2015 and 2014 editions of
the Lexpert®/Report on Business Special Edition on Infrastructure.

Recognized in the 2015, 2014 and 2013 editions of The Canadian Legal
Lexpert® Directory (Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Finance &
Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions).
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Recognized in the 2014 and 2013 editions of Chambers Global – The World's
Leading Lawyers for Business (Corporate/M&A)
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Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated.
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