Frank is Co-head of Osler’s Asia Pacific initiative and is the former National Co-Chair of the firm’s Corporate Group. He also serves as a leader of Osler’s emerging company practice in Alberta.
His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, private equity and emerging companies. Frank routinely advises companies and other enterprises in the resource, financial services and technology sectors on matters involving acquisitions, dispositions, strategic alliances, governance and corporate finance.
Frank has particular expertise advising clients in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and other parts of the world, including sovereign wealth funds, state-owned enterprises and public and private companies, on acquisitions and investments in Canada. He previously worked in the firm’s New York and Toronto offices and has served on secondment with investment banks in both those cities (Morgan Stanley and BMO Nesbitt Burns). Frank serves as a director on the boards of several public and private entities.
His leading expertise has been recognized by numerous publications including Chambers, Lexpert, International Financial Law Review (IFLR), and Best Lawyers. Frank has been at the forefront of efforts to increase economic engagement between Canada and other parts of the world, such as Asia, and he routinely writes and speaks on the topic of investing and doing business in Canada.
Representative Work
- A syndicate of agents
Canadian Pacific Railway Company in its $1.4-billion Notes Offering
- Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation in connection with Photonic Inc.’s raising of US$100 million
- Microsoft
Microsoft in its acquisition of Xandr
- Microsoft
Microsoft in its acquisition of Two Hat
- Suncor Energy Inc.
Suncor Energy Inc. in connection with the formation of Astisiy Limited Partnership to acquire TC Energy’s interest in the Northern Courier Pipeline Limited Partnership
- M12
M12 in Private AI’s $3.15 million seed funding round
- Longbow Capital Inc.
Longbow Capital and BDC in Clir Renewables’ $27 million Series E financing
- Golder Associates Corporation
Golder Associates Corporation in its $1.5-billion acquisition by WSP
- Suncor Energy Inc.
Suncor in its investment in Svante – a carbon capture technology company
- Canada Infrastructure Bank
Canada Infrastructure Bank in its $407.5 million loan to create additional irrigable acres in Alberta
- MHR Fund Management LLC
MHR Fund Management LLC in Telesat Canada’s going public transaction
- Suncor Energy Inc.
Suncor Energy Inc. in its takeover of day-to-day operations at Syncrude oil sands mining joint venture
- Premium Near Beer Ltd.
Partake Brewing in its US$4 million Series A financing
- Suncor Energy Inc.
Suncor in its US$15 million investment in LanzaTech
- The Underwriters
The Underwriters in Canadian Pacific Railway’s US$500-million offering
- Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft in its acquisition of Mover
- Interface Fluidics Limited
Interface Fluidics Limited in its $6 million Series A financing
- MHR Fund Management LLC
MHR Fund Management LLC in connection with its acquisition of a controlling interest in an Alberta corporation by way of subscriptions for preferred stock
- Syndicate of underwriters co-led by CIBC World Markets Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and TD Securities Inc.
Syndicate of underwriters co-led by CIBC World Markets Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and TD Securities Inc. in connection with the $250 million public offering
- Syndicate of underwriters co-led by Scotia Capital Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and TD Securities Inc.
Syndicate of underwriters co-led by Scotia Capital Inc. CIBC World Markets Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and TD Securities Inc. in the $300 million public offering of preferred shares of Kinder Morgan Canada Limited
- Syndicate of underwriters co-led by TD Securities Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
Syndicate of underwriters co-led by TD Securities Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. in the $1.75 billion initial public offering of Kinder Morgan Canada Limited
- Startup Calgary Inc.
Startup Calgary Inc. in its strategic combination with Calgary Economic Development Ltd.
- Husky Energy Inc.
The Independent Committee of the Board of Husky Energy Inc. in the disposition of an interest in midstream assets for $1.7 billion
- Syndicate of underwriters co-led by National Bank Financial Inc., Cormark Securities Inc., GMP Securities L.P. and Scotia Capital Inc.
Syndicate of underwriters co-led by National Bank Financial Inc., Cormark Securities Inc., GMP Securities L.P. and Scotia Capital Inc. in connection with Birchcliff Energy Ltd.’s $690.8 million public offering and concurrent private placement of subscription receipts.
- Mart Resources, Inc.
Mart Resources, Inc., in its Plan of Arrangement with Midwestern Oil & Gas Company Limited
- Microsoft in its acquisition of Xandr
- Microsoft in its acquisition of Two Hat
- Suncor Energy Inc. in connection with the formation of Astisiy Limited Partnership to acquire TC Energy’s interest in the Northern Courier Pipeline Limited Partnership
- M12 in Private AI’s $3.15 million seed funding round
- Longbow Capital and BDC in Clir Renewables’ $27 million Series B financing
- Suncor in its investment in Svante – a carbon capture technology company
- Golder Associates Corporation in its $1.5 billion acquisition by WSP
- MHR Fund Management LLC in Telesat Canada’s going public transaction
- Suncor Energy Inc. in its takeover of day-to-day operations at Syncrude oil sands mining joint venture
- Canada Infrastructure Bank in its $407.5 million loan to create additional irrigable acres in Alberta
- Premium Near Beer Ltd. in its US$4 million Series A financing
- Suncor in its US$15 million investment in LanzaTech
- The Underwriters in Canadian Pacific Railway’s US$500 million offering
- Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of Mover
- Interface Fluidics Limited in its $6 million Series A financing
- Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of Compulsion Games
- Suncor in its acquisition of an equity interest in Canbriam Energy
- Golder Associates Corporation in the acquisition of Pastor, Behling & Wheeler, LLC and in connection with various corporate, governance and transactional matters
- TD Securities in its capacity as financial adviser to Kinder Morgan in the sale of the TransMountain Pipeline to the Federal Government of Canada
- Syndicate of underwriters co-led by CIBC World Markets Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc. in Kinder Morgan Canada Limited’s public offering of Series 3 Preferred Shares for $250 million
- Syndicate of underwriters co-led by Scotia Capital Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and TD Securities Inc. in the $300 million public offering of preferred shares of Kinder Morgan Canada Limited
- Syndicate of underwriters co-led by TD Securities Inc. and RBC Securities Inc. in Kinder Morgan Canada’s $1.75 billion IPO
- MHR Fund Management LLC in its acquisition of a controlling interest in an Alberta corporation by way of subscriptions for preferred stock
- Zephyr Sleep Technologies in its Series A financing
- Start-Up Calgary in its strategic combination with Calgary Economic Development
- Northern Silica Corporation in its acquisition of Heemskirk Consolidated Limited
- Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of Maluuba Inc
- Yaletown Partners in the formation of Accelerate Fund II Limited Partnership, an early-stage venture capital fund in Calgary in which Alberta Enterprise Corporation invested as part of the fund’s formation
- First Maximilian Associates Inc., in its sale of media properties, including the Banff Television Festival, to Brunico Communications Ltd
- The Independent Committee of the Board of Directors of Husky Energy in its $1.7 billion disposition of midstream assets to related parties
- Canadian Natural Resources Limited in its $1.8 billion sale of royalty properties to Prairie Sky Royalty Ltd. and subsequent plan of arrangement
- Syndicate of underwriters in Birchcliff Energy’s $672 million financing
- Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of AppDepot Web Services
- Microsoft Corporation, as Canadian counsel, in its €5.4 billion acquisition of Nokia Corporation’s devices and services business
- The Gap, Inc. and Old Navy (Canada) Inc. in connection with a variety of Canadian governance, corporate and commercial matters
- Blue Ant Media in its acquisition of the operating rights and intellectual property associated with the Polaris Music Prize
- Hill-Rom Canada Respiratory Ltd., in its acquisition of Chestmaster Inc
- URS Corporation in its $1.5 billion acquisition of Flint Energy Services Ltd
- Thule Group of Sweden in its acquisition of Chariot Carriers
- Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of Datazen Holdings Inc
- Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of Inception Mobile Inc
- Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of InCycle Software
- China Investment Corporation on its $1.26 billion investment in PennWest
- Mongolia Minerals Corporation, based in Canada and operating principally in Mongolia and China, in its $160 million acquisition of joint venture interests and various other acquisitions, dispositions and financing activities as well as governance matters
- Golden Crescent Investments Ltd., an affiliate of Egyptian-based Citadel Capital (now Qaala Holdings), in its proposed sale of National Petroleum Egypt Company Limited to Sea Dragon Energy Inc
- Eastern Petroleum Limited and Spud Energy Pty. Limited (affiliates of Pakistani-based JS Group) in the reverse take-over of Jura Energy Corporation
- Bukit Energy Inc., based in Singapore and operating principally in Indonesia, in connection with various M&A, financing and governance matters
- Korea Investment Corporation in strategic investments in Canada
- Buried Hill Energy, based in the U.K. and operating principally in Turkmenistan and The Gambia, on various M&A, financing and governance matters
- Citadel Capital (now Qaala Holdings) and its portfolio company, National Oil Production Company S.A.E., based in Egypt, in the acquisition of Rally Energy and on various other projects and corporate and commercial matters
- Dana Gas PJSC, based in the United Arab Emirates, in its acquisition of Centurian Energy International Inc
- Killick Capital Inc. and its portfolio company, Avatas Aerospace, in a strategic investment by Alaris Royalty Corp. and in connection with various other corporate, governance and commercial matters
- Black Gold Energy LLC, headquartered in Delaware and operating principally in Indonesia, in its acquisition by Niko Resources
- Tristone Capital Global Inc. in its acquisition by Australian-based Macquarie Group
- Fording Canadian Coal Trust in its $14 billion acquisition by Teck Cominco
- Microsoft Corporation in connection with substantially all of its Canadian M&A activities including its acquisition of Opalis, Alacris, GeoTango, 90 Degree Software, AssetMetrix, DeepMetrix, Geodyssey and BigPark, its acquisition of the assets of Encore Business Solutions and Dundas DataVisualization, its disposition of assets to Greenfield Online, its strategic alliance with Ericsson and various other Canadian M&A activities; since 1999
Canadian Pacific Railway Company in its $1.4-billion Notes Offering
Microsoft Corporation in connection with Photonic Inc.’s raising of US$100 million
Microsoft in its acquisition of Xandr
Microsoft in its acquisition of Two Hat
Suncor Energy Inc. in connection with the formation of Astisiy Limited Partnership to acquire TC Energy’s interest in the Northern Courier Pipeline Limited Partnership
- M12
M12 in Private AI’s $3.15 million seed funding round
- Longbow Capital Inc.
Longbow Capital and BDC in Clir Renewables’ $27 million Series E financing
- Golder Associates Corporation
Golder Associates Corporation in its $1.5-billion acquisition by WSP
- Suncor Energy Inc.
Suncor in its investment in Svante – a carbon capture technology company
- Canada Infrastructure Bank
Canada Infrastructure Bank in its $407.5 million loan to create additional irrigable acres in Alberta
- MHR Fund Management LLC
MHR Fund Management LLC in Telesat Canada’s going public transaction
- Suncor Energy Inc.
Suncor Energy Inc. in its takeover of day-to-day operations at Syncrude oil sands mining joint venture
- Premium Near Beer Ltd.
Partake Brewing in its US$4 million Series A financing
- Suncor Energy Inc.
Suncor in its US$15 million investment in LanzaTech
- The Underwriters
The Underwriters in Canadian Pacific Railway’s US$500-million offering
- Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft in its acquisition of Mover
- Interface Fluidics Limited
Interface Fluidics Limited in its $6 million Series A financing
- MHR Fund Management LLC
MHR Fund Management LLC in connection with its acquisition of a controlling interest in an Alberta corporation by way of subscriptions for preferred stock
- Syndicate of underwriters co-led by CIBC World Markets Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and TD Securities Inc.
Syndicate of underwriters co-led by CIBC World Markets Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and TD Securities Inc. in connection with the $250 million public offering
- Syndicate of underwriters co-led by Scotia Capital Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and TD Securities Inc.
Syndicate of underwriters co-led by Scotia Capital Inc. CIBC World Markets Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and TD Securities Inc. in the $300 million public offering of preferred shares of Kinder Morgan Canada Limited
- Syndicate of underwriters co-led by TD Securities Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
Syndicate of underwriters co-led by TD Securities Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. in the $1.75 billion initial public offering of Kinder Morgan Canada Limited
- Startup Calgary Inc.
Startup Calgary Inc. in its strategic combination with Calgary Economic Development Ltd.
- Husky Energy Inc.
The Independent Committee of the Board of Husky Energy Inc. in the disposition of an interest in midstream assets for $1.7 billion
- Syndicate of underwriters co-led by National Bank Financial Inc., Cormark Securities Inc., GMP Securities L.P. and Scotia Capital Inc.
Syndicate of underwriters co-led by National Bank Financial Inc., Cormark Securities Inc., GMP Securities L.P. and Scotia Capital Inc. in connection with Birchcliff Energy Ltd.’s $690.8 million public offering and concurrent private placement of subscription receipts.
- Mart Resources, Inc.
Mart Resources, Inc., in its Plan of Arrangement with Midwestern Oil & Gas Company Limited
- Microsoft in its acquisition of Xandr
- Microsoft in its acquisition of Two Hat
- Suncor Energy Inc. in connection with the formation of Astisiy Limited Partnership to acquire TC Energy’s interest in the Northern Courier Pipeline Limited Partnership
- M12 in Private AI’s $3.15 million seed funding round
- Longbow Capital and BDC in Clir Renewables’ $27 million Series B financing
- Suncor in its investment in Svante – a carbon capture technology company
- Golder Associates Corporation in its $1.5 billion acquisition by WSP
- MHR Fund Management LLC in Telesat Canada’s going public transaction
- Suncor Energy Inc. in its takeover of day-to-day operations at Syncrude oil sands mining joint venture
- Canada Infrastructure Bank in its $407.5 million loan to create additional irrigable acres in Alberta
- Premium Near Beer Ltd. in its US$4 million Series A financing
- Suncor in its US$15 million investment in LanzaTech
- The Underwriters in Canadian Pacific Railway’s US$500 million offering
- Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of Mover
- Interface Fluidics Limited in its $6 million Series A financing
- Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of Compulsion Games
- Suncor in its acquisition of an equity interest in Canbriam Energy
- Golder Associates Corporation in the acquisition of Pastor, Behling & Wheeler, LLC and in connection with various corporate, governance and transactional matters
- TD Securities in its capacity as financial adviser to Kinder Morgan in the sale of the TransMountain Pipeline to the Federal Government of Canada
- Syndicate of underwriters co-led by CIBC World Markets Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc. in Kinder Morgan Canada Limited’s public offering of Series 3 Preferred Shares for $250 million
- Syndicate of underwriters co-led by Scotia Capital Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and TD Securities Inc. in the $300 million public offering of preferred shares of Kinder Morgan Canada Limited
- Syndicate of underwriters co-led by TD Securities Inc. and RBC Securities Inc. in Kinder Morgan Canada’s $1.75 billion IPO
- MHR Fund Management LLC in its acquisition of a controlling interest in an Alberta corporation by way of subscriptions for preferred stock
- Zephyr Sleep Technologies in its Series A financing
- Start-Up Calgary in its strategic combination with Calgary Economic Development
- Northern Silica Corporation in its acquisition of Heemskirk Consolidated Limited
- Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of Maluuba Inc
- Yaletown Partners in the formation of Accelerate Fund II Limited Partnership, an early-stage venture capital fund in Calgary in which Alberta Enterprise Corporation invested as part of the fund’s formation
- First Maximilian Associates Inc., in its sale of media properties, including the Banff Television Festival, to Brunico Communications Ltd
- The Independent Committee of the Board of Directors of Husky Energy in its $1.7 billion disposition of midstream assets to related parties
- Canadian Natural Resources Limited in its $1.8 billion sale of royalty properties to Prairie Sky Royalty Ltd. and subsequent plan of arrangement
- Syndicate of underwriters in Birchcliff Energy’s $672 million financing
- Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of AppDepot Web Services
- Microsoft Corporation, as Canadian counsel, in its €5.4 billion acquisition of Nokia Corporation’s devices and services business
- The Gap, Inc. and Old Navy (Canada) Inc. in connection with a variety of Canadian governance, corporate and commercial matters
- Blue Ant Media in its acquisition of the operating rights and intellectual property associated with the Polaris Music Prize
- Hill-Rom Canada Respiratory Ltd., in its acquisition of Chestmaster Inc
- URS Corporation in its $1.5 billion acquisition of Flint Energy Services Ltd
- Thule Group of Sweden in its acquisition of Chariot Carriers
- Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of Datazen Holdings Inc
- Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of Inception Mobile Inc
- Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of InCycle Software
- China Investment Corporation on its $1.26 billion investment in PennWest
- Mongolia Minerals Corporation, based in Canada and operating principally in Mongolia and China, in its $160 million acquisition of joint venture interests and various other acquisitions, dispositions and financing activities as well as governance matters
- Golden Crescent Investments Ltd., an affiliate of Egyptian-based Citadel Capital (now Qaala Holdings), in its proposed sale of National Petroleum Egypt Company Limited to Sea Dragon Energy Inc
- Eastern Petroleum Limited and Spud Energy Pty. Limited (affiliates of Pakistani-based JS Group) in the reverse take-over of Jura Energy Corporation
- Bukit Energy Inc., based in Singapore and operating principally in Indonesia, in connection with various M&A, financing and governance matters
- Korea Investment Corporation in strategic investments in Canada
- Buried Hill Energy, based in the U.K. and operating principally in Turkmenistan and The Gambia, on various M&A, financing and governance matters
- Citadel Capital (now Qaala Holdings) and its portfolio company, National Oil Production Company S.A.E., based in Egypt, in the acquisition of Rally Energy and on various other projects and corporate and commercial matters
- Dana Gas PJSC, based in the United Arab Emirates, in its acquisition of Centurian Energy International Inc
- Killick Capital Inc. and its portfolio company, Avatas Aerospace, in a strategic investment by Alaris Royalty Corp. and in connection with various other corporate, governance and commercial matters
- Black Gold Energy LLC, headquartered in Delaware and operating principally in Indonesia, in its acquisition by Niko Resources
- Tristone Capital Global Inc. in its acquisition by Australian-based Macquarie Group
- Fording Canadian Coal Trust in its $14 billion acquisition by Teck Cominco
- Microsoft Corporation in connection with substantially all of its Canadian M&A activities including its acquisition of Opalis, Alacris, GeoTango, 90 Degree Software, AssetMetrix, DeepMetrix, Geodyssey and BigPark, its acquisition of the assets of Encore Business Solutions and Dundas DataVisualization, its disposition of assets to Greenfield Online, its strategic alliance with Ericsson and various other Canadian M&A activities; since 1999
Latest Insights
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Osler Update January 29, 2016
Lower for longer – Boards will be challenged in 2016
The profound decline in crude prices since late 2014 has renewed challenges, carrying with it significant implications for the boards that supervise...
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Osler Update January 7, 2016
Corporate Governance in Challenging Times – Practical Tips for Directors in the Oil & Gas Sector
Directors of Oil and Gas companies are currently faced with challenging market conditions. This presentation will act as a introductory guide to...
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Awards and Recognition
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Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Corporate/Commercial (Alberta) (Band 1)
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Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Corporate/M&A
- ” ‘exceptionally intelligent, very business-savvy and a superb negotiator’ who is able to produce ‘extraordinary results’ for his clients.”
- “…[Frank] is a very accomplished M&A lawyer who gives excellent and practical advice.”
- “…Frank’s technical knowledge is superb, and is complemented by a keen commercial sense, negotiating skills and ability to get things done efficiently and practically.”
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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Recognized in Corporate Mid-Market
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Best Lawyers in Canada: Recognized in Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Corporate Governance Practice
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IFLR 1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms: Recognized as Highly regarded, M&A
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Who’s Who Legal Canada: Recognized in Canada – Capital Markets
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Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders: Recognized in M&A and Governance
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Legal 500: Recognized as a Recommended Lawyer, Corporate and M&A
Media Mentions
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Osler News June 29, 2023
29 Osler lawyers recognized in Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health 2023
Congratulations to 29 of our lawyers for their inclusion in the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health 2023.
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Osler News February 19, 2021
Lexpert recognizes 21 Osler lawyers as technology leaders
Osler is pleased to announce 21 of our lawyers have been recognized as leading lawyers in the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology 2021.
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Media Mentions April 26, 2018
Exclusive: China’s HNA Group seeks up to $1.5 billion in new fund – document – Thomson Reuters
HNA Aviation and Tourism Group – a unit of Chinese conglomerate HNA Group – is aiming to raise up to $1.5 billion by the end of 2018 in a new...
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Osler News July 6, 2017
Alberta entrepreneur finds mentorship through Osler
Katie Nedjelski, an Alberta-based entrepreneur, pitched her business Girl Gotch at an ATB BoostR event. As Katie describes in episode three of a...
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Speaking and Writing
Speaking Engagements
Canada – ASEAN Trade Summitt – Opportunities in Uncertain Times – July 7, 2025, Calgary, Alberta
Investing and Doing Business in a Rapidly Changing Trade Environment – May, 2025 – Seoul, South Korea
Investing and Doing Business in Canada – October 27th, 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Western Canada Showcase on Energy and Agriculture – October 25, 2022, Singapore
Opportunities for Enhanced Trade between ASEAN and Canada – December 2018, Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam
Credentials
Education
- University of Victoria, LL.B.
- University of Toronto, B.A.
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
- Canadian Bar Association
- Law Society of Alberta
- Law Society of Ontario
- International Bar Association
- Inter Pacific Bar Association
