Liam Churchill

Corporate Finance

• Definity Financial Corporation on its C$1.6-billion initial public offering and C$800-million concurrent private placements completed in connection with the demutualization of Economical Mutual Insurance Company

• HLS Therapeutics Inc. in connection with a bought deal offering of common shares and its US$385-million private placement financing of debt and equity, the proceeds of which were used to acquire the Clozaril® rights from Novartis

• Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. in connection with multiple public offerings of common shares and multiple cross-border public offerings of fixed-to-floating hybrid notes

• Think Research Corporation in connection with its qualifying transaction by way of plan of arrangement between AIM4 Ventures Inc. and TRC Management Holdings Corp.

• The underwriters in connection with the offering of Canadian dollar high-yield notes by Brookfield Residential Properties Inc.

• The underwriters in connection with a bought deal offering of debentures by North American Construction Group Ltd.

• Washington Companies in connection with a US$550-million notes offering, the proceeds of which were used to finance the acquisition of Dominion Diamond Corporation

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Hudson’s Bay Company in connection with its C$2-billion privatization transaction with a shareholder group led by the Company’s Executive Chairman

• The Special Committee of the Board of Trustees of Agellan Commercial REIT in connection with the acquisition of all of the outstanding Units of the REIT by Elad Genesis Limited Partnership, an affiliate of El-Ad Group, Ltd.

• HLS Therapeutics Inc. on its going-public transaction by way of reverse take-over of Automodular Corporation, which was implemented through a plan of arrangement

• Avnel Gold Mining Limited in connection with its C$160-million acquisition by Endeavour Mining Corporation

• Qinetic Group on its acquisition of the Canadian subsidiaries of Meggitt Target Systems

• Capstone Infrastructure Corporation on iCon Infrastructure Partners III's acquisition by way of a plan of arrangement of Capstone for approximately C$480-million

• BCE Inc. in connection with its C$594-million acquisition of Glentel Inc. and subsequent sale of a 50 per cent interest in Glentel to Rogers Communications Inc.

Governance/Advisory

• Various public companies on securities compliance and strategic matters, including corporate governance and continuous disclosure obligations

• Co-author: Dey-Kaplan Report Aims to Update Canadian Corporate Governance Standards
  Blakes Bulletin on Capital Markets / Corporate Governance, April 14, 2021.
• Co-author: Ontario Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce Issues Final Report
  Blakes Bulletin on Capital Markets, February 25, 2021.
• Co-author: Climate Change: Government Action, Judicial Restraint and Corporate Disclosure
  Blakes Bulletin on Environmental, December 21, 2020.
• Co-author: Ontario Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce Outlines Proposed Regulatory Changes
  Blakes Bulletin on Capital Markets, July 15, 2020.
• Co-author: Broad changes coming to directors’ duties: Part two
  The Lawyer's Daily, LexisNexis Canada, June 18, 2019.
• Co-author: Broad changes coming to directors’ duties: Part one
  The Lawyer's Daily, LexisNexis Canada, June 11, 2019.
• Co-author: Broad Changes to CBCA Proposed: Directors’ Duties, Additional Disclosure and Annual Say-on-Pay
  Blakes Bulletin on Capital Markets, April 11, 2019.

Admitted to the Ontario Bar - 2014
J.D., University of Toronto - 2013
M.A., University of Toronto - 2008
B.A. (Hon.), McGill University - 2007