Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP’s activity in major corporate deals — especially in the mining, private equity, energy and life sciences areas — ensures it is frequently involved in many of the market’s largest cross-border transactions. The domestic team is supported internationally by a sizeable New York office, which draws on US — as well as Canadian-qualified — lawyers. Key names in New York include Jeffrey Nadler, who is qualified in Canada, Israel and New York, and who specializes in M&A, capital markets and private equity transactions; and US-qualified Peter Glicklich, who manages the New York office. In Canada, Toronto-based transactional mining partner Melanie Shishler and go-to M&A veteran Vincent Mercier are routinely engaged to advise on multi-jurisidictional mandates.
Key clients
- Barrick Gold Corporation
- Blackstone
Work highlights
- Acted for Blackstone on its $3.5bn take-private acquisition of Tricon Residential, an owner, operator and developer of a portfolio of approximately 38,000 single-family rental homes in the US Sun Belt and multi-family apartments in Toronto.
- Acted as Canadian counsel to Red 5 in a merger of equals with Silver Lake Resources, creating a mid-tier gold company with a combined value of approximately A$2.2bn.