Mr. Fitzgerald has recently acted for the following clients:

• Icahn Enterprises L.P. in its US$340 million acquisition of the US automotive aftermarket product distribution business of TSX-listed Uni-Select Inc.
• The special committee of KEYreit in its successful hostile takeover defence against Huntingdon Capital Corp.
• GMP Securities in connection with the going-public transaction and subsequent financing for Concordia Healthcare Corp.
• Barrick Gold Corporation in its $7.3-billion offer for Equinox Minerals Limited
• CHC Helicopter Corporation in its $3.7-billion acquisition by an affiliate of a fund managed by First Reserve Corporation
• Petrochemical Industries Company (Kuwait) in connection with its joint venture with The Dow Chemical Company for the manufacture and sale of monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol (EG)
• Diageo plc with its acquisition of the Seagram spirits and wine business
• The special committee of the board of directors of Shell Canada Limited with the acquisition by Royal Dutch Shell plc of the minority interest in Shell Canada
• KFS Capital LLC and Kingsway Financial Services Inc. in connection with a partial take-over bid for 1,500,000 units of Kingsway Linked Return of Capital Trust at a price per unit of $20 in cash
• Kingsway Financial Services Inc. in connection with a definitive purchase agreement to sell all of the issued and outstanding shares of Jevco Insurance Company to The Westaim Corporation