Kathleen M. Ritchie

Kathleen co-authored the Canadian chapter on "Trends & Developments" and "Law & Practice" in Chambers' inaugural Legal Practice Guides: Corporate M&A 2013. Kathleen also co-authored "Alternative Financing Methods for Mineral Projects" in the Summer 2013 issue of Canadian Mining Magazine, "Defensive Tactics Developments in Canada" in the September 2013 issue of the International Bar Association's North American Regional Forum News and "Canadian Private Equity Transactions: A Review" in Getting the Deal Through - Private Equity 2014. Kathleen is also a contributor to the "Shareholder Meetings" chapter of CCH's Ultimate Corporate Counsel Guide.

Kathleen has also authored and co-authored numerous firm bulletins, including:

• Where are the women? New disclosure for TSX-listed issuers (October 2014);
• Significant changes to proposed early warning reporting amendments (October 2014);
• Proposed Bid Amendments (September 2014);
• CSA Publishes Proposed National Policy for Proxy Advisory Firms (May 2014);
• Corporate Governance Update: Canadian Developments and Trends (March 2014);
• Corporate Finance Update: Canadian Developments for 2014 (January 2014);
• "Every Vote Should Count - But Only Once: CSA Publishes Proxy Voting Consultation Paper" (August 2013);
• "Canadian Rights Plan Reform: Will Shareholders Feel Better in the Morning after Swallowing this Pill?" (March 2013);
• "Proposed Amendments to Canada's Early Warning Reporting Regime" (March 2013);
• "Short Tips for Preparing for the 2013 Proxy Season in Canada" (January 2013);
• "TSX Rules on Director Elections" (October 2012);
• "Amendments to Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements" (October 2011);
• "A National Securities Regulator for Canada - One Step Closer" (May 2010);
• "Patheon and JLL - Identical Consideration and Collateral Benefits - The Line Gets Brighter" (October 2009);
• "TSX Amends Public Company Acquisition Rules" (September 2009);
• "NEO Material Technologies Inc. and Pala Investments Holdings Limited - "Just Say No" Comes to Canadian M&A (Maybe)" (September 2009);
• "Launch of Canadian Securities Regulator Transition Office Announced" (June 2009);
• "TSX Issues Staff Notice on Financial Hardship Exemption" (April 2009);
• "Dilutive Business Combinations in Canada - Part II" (April 2009);
• "New Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements Come into Force on December 31, 2008" (October 2008);
• "OSC Policy on Defence for Misrepresentations in Forward-Looking Information" (October 2008);
• "Expanded Material Contract Filing Obligations Come Into Effect on March 17, 2008" (March 2008);
• "Weinstein - AiT M&A Disclosure Case: Standard Practices Confirmed (January 2008)";
• "Public Filing Requirements of Material Contracts has Implications for Public and Private Companies" (June 2005);
• "Update on Canada's Governance Standards" (November 2004);
• "Canada's Response to Sarbanes-Oxley" (July 2003); and
• "Amendments to the Ontario Securities Act: Ontario's Response to Sarbanes-Oxley" (April 2003).

Kathleen is also the Editor of the firm's Guide to Public M&A in Canada and a contributor to the Securities Law and Corporate Governance chapter of the firm's guide to Doing Business in Canada. Kathleen also serves on the Editorial Board of the firm's Corporate Finance, M&A, Securities & Capital Markets newsletter (MarketCaps).

In the past, Kathleen has presented on various corporate governance, continuous disclosure and M&A-related topics, including:

• Co-chairing Federate Press' 3^rd M&A Agreements course and presenting on "Representations & Warranties";
• At Osgoode's M&A Skills Boot Camp 2015 on "What's Market? Highlights from Recent Deals and Studies";
• At Federated Press' 2^nd Securities Compliance for Mining course on "Public Mining Company Directors' and Officers' Duties";
• At Federated Press' 2^nd M&A Agreements course on "Representations & Warranties";
• For the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) on "Corporate Governance and the Role of the GC";
• For the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) on "Tips & Traps of Preliminary Agreements";
• For the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA) on the topics of best practices for corporate secretaries and corporate governance;
• At the Women's Executive Network (WXN) "Introduction to Women on Boards" workshop on directors' duties and liabilities;
• At Chubb's Executive Women's Forum on "An Introduction to Corporate Governance";
• At the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) "12 Minute Securities Lawyer" conferences on the topics of corporate governance, the role of the audit committee and civil liability for secondary market disclosure;
• At Infonex's Internal Controls Conference on the topic of civil liability for secondary market disclosure;
• At the Ontario Life Sciences Council's "Strong Boards Build Strong Companies" conference on the topic of corporate governance; and
• At Gowlings' client seminars on "New Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements" and "Navigating Your Board and Management through the New Civil Liability Regime."

Each year since 2003, Kathleen has presented at the TSX Venture Exchange's "Rules & Tools Workshop - Corporate Governance Made Simple" seminars on the topics of corporate governance and executive compensation.