Michael Gans – Biography
Michael Gans is a partner in Blake, Cassels & Graydon’s New York City office where his
practice focuses on cross-border mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. Recent
examples of Michael’s experience include advising Lafarge S.A. in connection with its offer to
acquire the minority interest in Lafarge Canada and participating in the Blakes team advising
TUI AG in connection with its US$2 billion acquisition of CP Ships and subsequent debt
refinancings. Michael is a member of the Securities Regulation Committee of the New York
City Bar and the Negotiated Acquisitions Committee of the American Bar Association. Michael
was named one of the top 40 lawyers under 40 in Canada by the National Post and Lexpert
Magazine in 2002 and one of 40 corporate lawyers to watch by The 2006 Lexpert/American
Lawyer Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers.
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