Our Team

Chambers & Partners’ Chambers Global: World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Client’s Guide, 2008-2012—Leading lawyer in corporate/M&A

Legal Media Group/Euromoney's IFLR1000 The Guide to the World's Leading Capital Markets Lawyers 2008, 2009 and 2011—Leading Canadian lawyer in capital markets

Legal Media Group/Euromoney's IFLR1000 The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms 2011—Leading Canadian lawyer in M&A

Lexpert's Cross-Border Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada 2009 and 2010—Leading cross-border practitioner in corporate finance and securities and M&A

Practical Law Company’s Cross-Border Capital Markets Handbook 2009 and 2011—Recommended Canadian lawyer in capital markets and in M&A

Woodward White’s Best Lawyers in Canada, 2008-2011—Leading lawyer in corporate and M&A

Practical Law Company’s Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2009 and 2010—Highly recommended Canadian lawyer in capital markets: debt and equity; recommended in corporate/M&A

Lexpert/American Lawyer's Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, 2008-2010—Leading lawyer in corporate commercial, corporate finance and M&A

Lexpert/Thomson Canada’s Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2009—Most frequently recommended practitioner in corporate/commercial law, corporate finance and securities and in M&A; consistently recommended in income funds

Real Time News' LawDay 2009—Leading lawyer in M&A and corporate law

Legal Media Group/Euromoney's IFLR1000 The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms 2008 and 2009—Leading lawyer in M&A

Lexpert/Thomson Canada’s Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2008—Most frequently recommended practitioner in corporate finance and in M&A; consistently recommended in corporate/commercial law

Thomson/Carswell's Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada 2008—M&A

Martindale-Hubbell’s Peer Review Ratings—Exemplary ethical standards and legal ability

IFLR's Guide to the World's Leading Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers 2008—Leading practitioner

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC’s IFLR 1000, Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms 2008—Leading lawyer in capital markets, and in M&A

Lexpert/Thomson Canada’s Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2007—Consistently recommended in corporate finance; repeatedly recommended in corporate/commercial law and in M&A

Practical Law Company’s Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook 2007/08—Recommended lawyer in M&A

Practical Law Company’s Equity Capital Markets Handbook 2006/07—Recommended lawyer in equity capital markets

Lexpert-Thomson-FindLaw’s Guide to the Leading 100 Canada/U.S. Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada 2005—Leading practitioner in M&A

Phil has recently represented

• China Investment Corporation in its C$1.7 billion acquisition of a 17% equity interest in Teck Resources
• International Petroleum Investment Company in its C$2.8 billion acquisition of Nova Chemicals
• CPPIB and KKR in their proposed transaction with BCE
• Holcim in its C$681 million going private transaction with St. Lawrence Cement
• Spinrite Income Fund in its C$96 million acquisition by Sentinel Capital Partners LLC
• ACS Income Fund in its sale to private equity
• BFI Canada Income Fund in its C$1.1 billion acquisition of IESI
• Stuart Energy Systems in its C$155 million merger with Hydrogenics
• Merrill Lynch in its sale of its Canadian retail business
• Trilogy Retail Enterprises in its C$121.5 million bid for Chapters
• TD Bank
  • in its acquisition of Newcrest Capital
  • in its proposed merger with CIBC
• RealFund REIT in its acquisition of RioCan
• Midland Walwyn in its merger with Merrill Lynch
• Abitibi-Price in its merger with Stone Consolidated
• Onex in its acquisition of Jannock
• Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan in its acquisition of Bright’s Wines
• Pennzoil in its acquisition of Co-Enerco Resources
• Tim Hortons in its acquisition by Wendy’s
• the Canadian underwriters in TD Waterhouse’s initial public offering
• the underwriters in Tim Hortons’ US$772 million initial public offering
• Resolve Business Outsourcing Income Fund in its C$225 million initial public offering
• Pollard Banknote Income Fund in its C$56 million initial public offering
• the underwriters in Lakeport Brewery Income Fund’s C$54.5 million initial public offering
• the underwriters in KCP Income Fund’s US$200 million convertible debt and unit offering
• the underwriters in Cargojet Income Fund’s C$59.5 million initial public offering
• Spinrite Income Fund and Sentinel Capital Partners in the fund’s C$202 million initial public offering of units
• Richards Packaging Income Fund in its C$85.7 million initial public offering of units
• Yellow Pages Income Fund in its C$1 billion initial public offering
• DavCo Restaurants in its proposed cross-border initial public offering of the Original Restaurants Income Fund in Canada and the United States
• MDC in its C$110 million initial public offering of units of Custom Direct Income Fund and in its C$58.9 million credit facility
• ACS Media Income Fund in its C$175 million initial public offering of trust units
• Specialty Foods Group Income Fund in its C$175 million initial public offering
• the underwriters in Macquarie Power Income Fund’s C$211 million initial public offering of trust units
• the underwriters in BFI Canada Income Fund’s C$175 million initial public offering
• the underwriters in General Donlee Income Fund’s C$89 million initial public offering
• Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund in its C$141 million initial public offering of trust units