Michelle R. Redekopp

Experience

Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP
Partner 2004 - present. Senior Associate, 1998 - 2004. Practises in the area of corporate and commercial law with a special emphasis on business acquisitions, dispositions, real estate, financing, transportation and pension law.

Pitblado & Hoskin
Associate and Articling Student, 1993 - 1998

Investors Group Financial Services Inc.
Associate Legal Counsel, 1996, secondment position

Education

• University of Manitoba, LL.B., 1993
• University of Manitoba, B.A., 1990

Call to the Bar

• Manitoba, 1994

Legal Teaching And Presentations

• “Pension Issues with Respect to Mergers and Acquisitions”, Pension Law, Litigation and Governance Conference, Canadian Institute, May 11, 2006
• “Legal Opinions in Commercial Transactions”, The Law Society of Manitoba, May 11, 2005
• Bar Admission Course Seminar Leader Real Estate, The Law Society of Manitoba, 2002, 2003
• Advanced Business Law, The Law Society of Manitoba, September 30, 2003
• Basic Business Law, The Law Society of Manitoba, May 6, 2003
• Red River Community College, Business Law II Instructor, 1994-1996

Representative Transactions

Commercial and Real Estate
• co-lead counsel on sale of City-owned telephone company
• assisted on acquisition of Allstream Inc. by Manitoba Telephone Services Inc.
• lead counsel on purchase and sale of large manufacturing facilities
• providing advice on a variety of commercial business and real estate acquisitions
• assisted on various strategic alliance matters involving a large public company
• providing advice to a variety of clients on shareholder matters
• providing advice on the creation of, and ongoing advice pertaining to life lease projects

  Transportation

• providing a variety of clients with assistance on contract negotiation and interpretation
• providing advice on level of service issues and rail transportation agreements
• drafting independent contractor and third party trucking agreements
• lead counsel on purchase and sale of trucking business

  Pension and Benefit

• advised employer on partial windup and full windup of a defined benefit plan
• advised federal employer on establishing new defined benefit/flexible plan and transfer of assets into plan
• advised employer on separation from multi-employer plan and establishing new pension plan including withdrawal agreement, trust agreement and plan text drafting
• preparation of health and welfare benefit trust agreements
• advised on sale of company with an insolvent pension problem
• advised employer on participation in multi-employer plan and withdrawal considerations

  Financial Services

• providing advice to various lenders and borrowers on securitization, registration and priority issues
• negotiated factoring agreement for accounts receivable
• assisted in creation of mutual funds, transfer of mortgage blocks

Professional Associations

• The Law Society of Manitoba
• Manitoba Bar Association
• Canadian Bar Association

Miscellaneous Affiliations

• Chair, Constitution Committee, Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba, 2005 – present
• Council Member, Manitoba Bar Association, 2005 - 2007
• Constitution Committee Member, Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba, 2003 – 2005
• Chair, Business Law Subsection, Manitoba Bar Association, 2002 - 2003
• Vice-Chair, Manitoba Pension Commission, 1999 - 2001
• Member, Manitoba Pension Commission, 1997 - 1999
• Chair, Manitoba Chamber Small Business Committee, 1994 - 1999
• Director, Bethania Personal Care Home, 1996 - 1998
• Director, Crosstown Credit Union Limited, 1992 - 1995