Notable mandates: One
of two negotiators for 50 Catholic entities parties to the Indian Residential School Settlement
Class Action; lead counsel for Athabasca Potash Inc. during its IPO, and local counsel during its subsequent acquisition by BHP Billiton Canada Inc.; acted for Input Capital in a one -
of - a-kind private placement
of shares offering used to fund canola streaming
contracts for farmers seeking capital; assisted Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP in the acquisition by the Great - West
Life Insurance Co.
of several shopping centres across Canada; involved in development
of, and represents, Canadian Light Source Inc., the country's only national synchrotron research facility.
Any
of us agents who have been around for more than 10 years can attest to the fact that we were taught that the beauty
of a conversion option in a term
life insurance policy is the fact that you can, within the given period in the
contract, convert all or part
of your term
life to a permanent policy at the same rate
class you were originally approved at.