カナダ

私たちは、カナダの顧客を支援し、米国内のあらゆる種類の企業の買収及び売却を取り扱います。私たちは、官民、債務及びエクイティ、プロジェクト ファイナンス、アセットベース及びその他のファイナンス形態を含む米国における資本調達を、その形態のいかんを問わず取り扱います。私たちは、クロスボーダーのジョイントベンチャー、投資及び不動産並びにその他の商業取引を取り扱います。また、カナダ政府を含むカナダの顧客を訴訟及びその他の敵対的な手続において代理します。当法律事務所の多くのパートナー弁護士が、米国におけるカナダ企業の代理業務において25年以上の経験を有しています。

私たちは、カナダ企業に対し、証券登録及び上場並びに報告及びコンプライアンス要件を含む米国証券法の遵守に関する全ての側面について常に助言を提供しています。当法律事務所のパートナー弁護士の一人は、オンタリオ証券委員会の証券諮問委員会の委員を5年間務めた経験があります。

当法律事務所は、カナダの顧客に対し、反トラスト、破産、従業員の福利厚生、雇用及び労働、エネルギー、環境保護、金融機関の規制、政府調達、ヘルスケア及びバイオ技術、保険、知的財産権、国際貿易、投資ファンド、プライバシー、証券規制、運送並びにその他の分野を含む業務分野におけるシドリーの強みを活かし、多様な米国法に関する問題について規制に係る助言を提供します。

私たちは、石油及びガスパイプラインの大規模なクロスボーダー プロジェクトをスポンサーしているAlliance Pipeline、Enbridge、TransCanada及びその他のカナダのエネルギー企業を代理しています。当法律事務所は、これらの多くのプロジェクトにおいて、米国連邦法及び州法の両方に基づく許可及び環境審査手続に関する助言を行ってきました。当法律事務所はまた、連邦エネルギー規制委員会の執行局が開始する手続に関与する顧客への法律助言も行っています。

Some examples of the transactions and litigation matters that we have handled for Canadian clients include the following:

• For many years, we have represented Magna International and MI Developments, and their affiliates, as U.S. counsel in numerous acquisitions of public and private companies (including Magna’s bid to acquire Chrysler), in many public and private debt and equity offerings, in several subsidiary spinoffs and “take private” transactions and in connection with the Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings of Magna Entertainment and its subsidiaries.
• We represented SMART Technologies Inc. in its cross-border IPO and related matters.
• We have represented Brookfield Asset Management in a number of acquisition transactions.
• For many years, we represented Canadian Pacific Limited as U.S. counsel, including representing it in the 2001 spinoff of its operating subsidiaries.
• For many years, we have advised Canadian Pacific Railway and its subsidiaries in connection with a wide variety of U.S. corporate matters. We represented CPR in its recent acquisition of DM&E Railroad in the U.S.
• For many years, we have represented Fording Coal on U.S. matters. We represented Fording on the U.S. aspects of its hostile takeover defense and the formation of Fording Canadian Coal Trust.
• We have represented three of the largest Canadian pension funds in connection with various U.S. investments, including power generating assets, oil exploration, infrastructure and real estate.
• We have represented Bombardier Inc. and its subsidiaries as U.S. counsel in acquisitions, divestitures, financings, securities offerings, securitizations, aircraft and equipment lease financings, commercial contract matters, joint ventures and other transactions.
• We represented Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and a U.S. infrastructure fund in their joint purchase of ten power generation plants in six countries and continue to represent OTPP as an owner.
• We have represented Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and other U.S. and Canadian underwriters and dealers in connection with MJDS and Rule 144A offerings in the U.S. for Canadian issuers such as Agrium, Barrick Gold, Canadian Occidental Petroleum, Norbord, Kinross, Placer Dome and others.
• We have represented SNC-Lavalin and its subsidiaries in expanding their activities in the U.S., including acquiring assets and investing in energy and infrastructure projects.
• We have represented Canadian companies in a variety of industries, including biotech and natural resources, in accessing U.S. capital markets.
• We have also represented many Canadian clients in litigation and other proceedings in the U.S., ranging from commercial disputes to patent disputes to bankruptcy proceedings to securities class actions. We offer our clients extensive litigation experience in regulatory, trial, appellate and bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. involving virtually every area of substantive law.
• We successfully represented the Government of Canada in the U.S. Court of International Trade and in the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit in obtaining the final victory for Canada in the courts before the U.S. and Canada agreed to a settlement of the softwood lumber dispute. We have also advised the Government of Canada in proceedings before the World Trade Organization.
• We also represent DBRS, the Canadian credit rating agency, principally in connection with its ratings of structured products.