Thrashers sale Law Firms

[n00b1AnPr1nc355]

Does anyone know which firms were working on the thrashers/winnipeg deal?

I would love to know if True north picked a local winnipeg firm or went with TO or NY? Same goes with the thrashers side.

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[Cooperalls]

I caught that they thanked 3 guys from Aikens if I recall correctly. Chipman went on to thank a couple others I didn't pick up on.

 

[GSC2k2*]

Does anyone know which firms were working on the thrashers/winnipeg deal?

I would love to know if True north picked a local winnipeg firm or went with TO or NY? Same goes with the thrashers side.

Since it was a cross-border transaction, you can rest assured that there would have been both Canadian counsel and US counsel fully involved in the transaction on behalf of both parties.

 

[OthmarAmmann]

Since it was a cross-border transaction, you can rest assured that there would have been both Canadian counsel and US counsel fully involved in the transaction on behalf of both parties.

Maybe I just didn't see it, but I was *shocked* that you didn't comment on the notion that the attorneys were billing time and a half on the holiday. It had been put forward a couple of times.

 

[manisback121]

Maybe I just didn't see it, but I was *shocked* that you didn't comment on the notion that the attorneys were billing time and a half on the holiday. It had been put forward a couple of times.

In the US, you are held to the rate defined in retainer agreement, unless changes are agreed on.

 

[crazed323]

Chipman thanked Brian Lerner at the beginning of the announcement. He is a lawyer at Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson in Winnipeg. TNSE uses them quite extensively as counsel. An advertising campaign recently had them reveal they were counsel to TNSE during negotiation and construction of the MTS Centre.

A little about Brian

Partner, 1998 - present, Associate, 1989 - 1998. Practises corporate and commercial law, advising clients on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures of businesses, leveraged buy-outs, cross-border transactions, corporate finance and secured lending, corporate governance, commercial real estate and other general commercial matters

http://www.aikins.com/index.php/Our-Team/

 

[GSC2k2*]

Chipman thanked Brian Lerner at the beginning of the announcement. He is a lawyer at Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson in Winnipeg. TNSE uses them quite extensively as counsel. An advertising campaign recently had them reveal they were counsel to TNSE during negotiation and construction of the MTS Centre.

A little about Brian



http://www.aikins.com/index.php/Our-Team/

He thanked Carm Peter first, for what that's worth.

 

[crazed323]

Yea they are both very good lawyers and from Aikins. I have also heard the law firm was involved in selling the original Jets team.

Who was the other person he thanked from aikins?

 

[GSC2k2*]

Yea they are both very good lawyers and from Aikins. I have also heard the law firm was involved in selling the original Jets team.

Who was the other person he thanked from aikins?

Rob Lee, IIRC.