Our Team

Lexpert/Thomson Canada’s Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2011—Consistently recommended practitioner in corporate finance and securities

Chambers & Partners’ Chambers Global, World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Client’s Guide 2009, 2010 and 2011—Leading lawyer in competition/antitrust: investment Canada

Woodward White’s Best Lawyers in Canada 2012—Leading lawyer in securities law

Legal Media Group/Euromoney's IFLR1000 The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms 2009—Leading lawyer in capital markets

Legal Media Group/Euromoney's IFLR1000 The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms 2008—Leading lawyer in capital markets

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

Phil has represented

• International Petroleum Investment Corporation in its US$2.3 billion acquisition of NOVA Chemicals
• Sun Life Financial
  • as the principal shareholder of CI Investments, in CI Investments’ conversion to an income trust
  • in its demutualization and C$1.8 billion global initial public offering
  • in its C$7.5 billion purchase of Clarica Life Insurance Company
  • in its C$652 million acquisition of a 30% interest in CI Investments
  • in various financing transactions of exchangeable securities, preferred shares and senior debentures
• Davis + Henderson Income Fund in its C$212.5 million acquisition of Filogix and concurrent C$116 million offering of subscription receipts
• CIBC World Markets and RBC Capital Markets as the co-lead underwriters in Royal LePage Franchise Services Fund’s C$99.8 million initial public offering
• RBC Capital Markets
  • as the lead underwriter in Patheon’s C$223.6 million public offering
  • as the lead underwriter in Polar North America Income Fund’s proposed initial public offering
• Maple Leaf Heritage Investments Acquisition Corporation in its US$1.1 billion acquisition of Hudson’s Bay Company
• UBS Bunting in its privatization by UBS AG
• Tesma International in its privatization by Magna
• SBC Communications (San Antonio, Texas) in the C$6.3 billion sale of its 20% interest in Bell Canada
• Consumers’ Waterheater Operating Trust in its C$250 million public offering of units and C$500 million offering of secured notes
• Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board in their C$3 billion purchase of the Yellow Pages directories business from Bell Canada
• Heidelberger Druckmaschinen (Heidelberg, Germany) in its joint venture with Creo Products (Vancouver, British Columbia)