Biographical notes for John Sabine

Contributing Editor, Mergers and Acquisitions (MA) 1995-96

Speaker, "Selecting Board Members in Merger and Acquisition Situations" Specific Board Issues Session, Board Composition and Director Selection Conference, Toronto, September 23, 1998

Speaker, "Resource Sector Alliances" Special Considerations in Strategic Alliances Session, Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures Conference, Toronto, April 30, 1998

Speaker, "Using Assessment to Determine Board Resource Needs: The Legal Perspective" Programs and Methods Session, Board & CEO Assessment Conference, Toronto, April 27, 1998

Speaker, "Internal Procedures: Liability Proofing" Directors' Liability Session, Corporate Summit, Toronto, November 29-30, 1995

Born 20 August 1945

Educated University of Western Ontario B.A. 1967, LL.B. 1970

Partner, Bennett Jones 1995–

President and Chief Executive Officer, Arbor Memorial Services Inc. and Memorial Gardens Canada Limited 1992-95

Partner, Fasken Campbell Godfrey 1977-92

Associate, Campbell Godfrey & Lewtas 1972-77

Called to the Bar of Ontario 1972

Articled, Campbell Godfrey & Lewtas 1970

Director, Arbor Memorial Services Inc. (Chair of Audit and Compensation Committees), Discovery West Corp. (Oil & Gas), Dinecorp Hospitality Inc. (Swiss Chalet and Harvey's franchise management), Brockhaus Inc.

Member, Law Society of Upper Canada, Canadian Bar Association

Past Member, Securities Advisory Committee to the Ontario Securities Commission

Lecturer, numerous conferences on various securities, mergers and acquisitions law and corporate governance topics

Mr. Sabine principally practises in the securities and mergers and acquisition law areas. He represents public companies and investment banking firms in public and private offerings of equity and debt securities. He has acted as counsel to offerors and target companies in both hostile and friendly take-over bid transactions, and has been active in a variety of mergers, acquisitions, amalgamations and arrangements.