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Mining Law - Canada
About this Practice AreaKhaled practices mining law, advising on acquisitions and dispositions of mines and significant mining projects and mine financing and on a broad range of mining related matters, both domestically and internationally, including the negotiation of earn-in, joint venture, strategic alliance and royalty and streaming agreements, mineral title review, and all aspects of the mining life-cycle (from exploration, development and production, to reclamation and mine closure). Khaled also practises cor...
David Allman practices business law. His areas of focus include commercial real estate, natural resources (mining) and general corporate commercial law. David acts for clients who are active in these industry areas, and provides them with a broad range of legal advice. David’s mining law practice involves regularly advising senior, mid-tier and junior mining clients on domestic and international mineral resource property transactions, including option agreements, joint venture agreement...
Chris advises on acquisitions and dispositions of mines and mining companies, project development and mine operations throughout Canada and the world. He has assisted in the structuring and negotiation of hundreds of transactions, including farm-ins and joint ventures, corporate acquisitions and mergers and royalty sales. He has extensive experience with all legal aspects of the development, construction and financing of mines (including diamonds, coal and uranium), royalties, marketing contr...
Josianne Beaudry est associée membre du groupe Droit des affaires. Elle exerce principalement en matière de valeurs mobilières. Elle conseille les participants du secteur financier relativement à l’application de la réglementation en matière de valeurs mobilières et de gouvernance. Elle assiste les clients dans la réalisation de financements publics et privés, les réorganisations d'entreprises et les fusions et acquis...
Donald Belovich is a partner in the Capital Markets, Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups and Co-Head of the Cannabis Group. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, public financings and complex corporate reorganizations. Donald also acts as counsel to issuers and underwriters in connection with initial public offerings and other public offerings and private placements. He regularly advises issuers, boards of directors and special committees on the structuring of M&A...
Steven Bennett is a partner and Co-Head of the Mining Group. He is also a member of the Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Groups and the firm's Emissions Trading & Climate Change practice. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, private equity and venture capital transactions, and general corporate and commercial law. Steven has significant experience representing domestic and international clients in inter-jurisdict...
William Braithwaite is senior counsel at the firm and was Chair of the firm from 2012 to 2018. He previously served on the firm’s Partnership Board and Executive Committee, and is the former Head of the Corporate Group in the Toronto office. Bill practises primarily in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. In addition to acting on some of the most significant cross border merger transactions, he has acted as counsel to major Canadian corporations, boards of directors, and inst...
René Branchaud, partner and chairman of the board of directors of the firm, practises in the fields of securities, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate law. With more than thirty years’ experience, he advises companies on matters such as incorporation and organization, the drafting of shareholder agreements, private placements, public issues, going public, dispositions, and takeovers. His services are in demand with European entrepreneurs and investors, primarily in France, wi...
Stuart practises corporate and commercial law, with an emphasis on corporate finance and securities and mergers and acquisitions. Stuart has acted for domestic and international companies in a wide variety of transactions including equity and debt financings, business combinations, acquisitions and stock exchange listings. He also advises clients on corporate and securities regulatory compliance issues and corporate governance matters. Stuart has extensive experience acting for clients involv...
Jean-Philippe Buteau practises primarily in the area of business law. In particular, he assists private and public companies, public bodies, pension plans and other businesses with respect to their transactions, including investments, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and their internal and operational affairs in general. Over the years, Mr. Buteau has advised clients on numerous cross-border transactions and has also participated in a number of commercial transactions, including init...
John Ciardullo is the Managing Partner of the Toronto office where he is responsible for overseeing management, strategic direction and client service. He is also a member of the Partnership Board, Executive Committee, Management Committee and the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. He is the former Head of the Corporate Department and the Capital Markets and Public Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. John has expertise in a broad range of corporate transactions and has led some of Ca...
Geoff Clarke has over 20 years of experience in investment banking, financial advisory, corporate finance and securities law. Geoff is the Leader of Miller Thomson LLP’s Mining Law practice area. Geoff represents and advises public companies, institutional investors and investment banks in securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, shareholder activism, exchange sponsorships, fairness opinions, continuous disclosure, stock exchange matters, securities litigati...
Wayne Egan is the Managing Partner at WeirFoulds LLP. He also practises in the area of securities and corporate law, focusing on advising clients involved in raising money, considering and implementing going public transactions and meeting legal obligations existing in the public markets. Wayne is experienced in advising private and public corporations on various financing and regulatory matters, including initial public offerings, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations...
Andrew Elbaz is a Partner in Minden Gross LLP's Business Law Group and the Chair of its Securities and Capital Markets Group. Andrew joined the firm in June 2016 from a large international law firm, where he was a partner. Andrew’s practice focuses on initial public offerings, public offerings, private placements, mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures in a variety of industries including mining, technology, life sciences, and oil & gas. Andrew is recognized by Best Lawyers in Ca...
Johanna Fipke is a prominent mining lawyer and a core member of Fasken’s Global Mining Group. She regularly advises major and junior mining companies, as well as private equity firms and lenders that do business in the mining space. Johanna often takes on lead advisory roles in multi-million and billion-dollar international transactions and is a stand out in the industry for her diplomatic, creative and flexible approach. Clients appreciate Johanna’s commitment to giving sensible,...
Andrew Gabrielson focuses his corporate/commercial practice in Vancouver within the mining and construction industries. As a former partner of a major national Australian law firm (prior to joining Fasken), and having practiced in Western Australia predominately in mining and resources, Andrew is highly sought after for his expertise. As a member of the firm's Global Mining Group, Andrew advises major and junior mining companies on a wide range of transactions relating to mineral exploration,...
Erik Goldsilver is a partner in the Securities and Capital Markets Group at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP with specific expertise in the mining, natural resources and energy sectors. He regularly acts for Canadian and international mining companies on acquisitions and dispositions of mines, mining projects and mining companies; project development; and mine operations in Canada and throughout the world. Erik also advises on the structuring and negotiation of option and joint venture agreements, s...
Ivan Grbesic is a partner in the Capital Markets, Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. His practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations. He regularly provides advice to issuers and underwriters in connection with initial public offerings, other types of offerings and private placements, and to boards of directors, special committees and advisers on matters such as stru...
Blair Horn is a leading M&A and securities lawyer based in the Vancouver office. Blair works with both public and private companies on domestic and cross border M&A transactions, public equity and debt financings, venture capital and private equity financings, and corporate governance matters. Blair has advised a number of clients including technology companies, agribusiness, food and beverage companies, industrial and mining concerns, boards, independent committees of boards, underwr...
Senior partner Al Hudec is a securities and M&A practitioner with 30+ years of experience in all legal aspects of securities and corporate finance, including mergers & acquisitions, public and private financings of equity and debt, corporate governance and independent committee representation, with emphasis on the North American resource and technology industries. His practice focuses on cross-border mergers & acquisitions (take-overs and arrangements), public equity financings (i...
Georald Ingborg is a Partner in our Securities and M&A Group in Vancouver. With expertise in domestic and international public and private financing (debt and equity), mergers and acquisitions and public company reporting and compliance, Georald’s services are highly coveted by issuers and financial institutions, primarily in the mining industry, as well as the technology, biotechnology and industrial sectors.
Brett Kagetsu is a partner in the firm's Vancouver office and is the former Vice-Chair of the firm's Corporate Finance, M&A and Private Equity Practice Group. Brett assists both issuers and underwriters with public offerings, private placements, reverse takeovers and Capital Pool Company qualifying transactions. Brett is often involved with plans of arrangement, amalgamations and spin-out transactions. Brett assists Canadian public companies with their regulatory compliance including with...
Jay Kellerman is a partner and member of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets Groups, and served as the Managing Partner of the firm’s Toronto office from 2012 to 2018. With more than 30 years of experience, Jay is widely recognized by market sources as a leading practitioner in his field. He is consistently sought out by senior management of companies, boards and investors for not only transactional assistance, but to advise on strategic direction and growth. Jay has earn...
Christine practices environmental and aboriginal law, providing advice in respect of major project development, environmental assessment, permitting, operational matters and acquisition and sale of industrial projects. She provides specialized mining industry advice, representing clients with respect to permitting and regulatory aspects of exploration, development, operation and closure of mining projects. Her other clients include energy, forestry and other natural resource sector companies,...
Cyndi Laval is a partner in Gowlings’ Vancouver office and co-leader of Gowlings' national Corporate Finance, M&A and Private Equity Group and Global Mining Group. She specializes in the areas of corporate finance, securities, mergers and acquisitions, and mining law. Cyndi’s practice involves advising both domestic and foreign companies regarding friendly and hostile merger transactions, corporate finance activities, such as equity and debt financings, stock exchange listings...
Amar Leclair-Ghosh practises in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, public financing, private placements, privatizations, shareholder disputes and general corporate matters. Mr. Leclair-Ghosh works with major Canadian public companies, international corporations and family-held businesses pursuing growth through acquisitions. He represents clients in a variety of industries including mining, financial services, forestry and wood products, and media/technology. Mr. Leclair-Ghosh acted as Mo...
Amanda Linett is a partner and Co-Head of the Mining Group. She is also a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Capital Markets Groups and a member of the Management Committee in the Toronto office. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions (cross-border and domestic), private equity and corporate finance transactions. Amanda has extensive experience advising senior management, boards of directors, special committees and other transaction participants in numerous...
Daphne MacKenzie is a partner in and former Head of the Banking & Finance Group and serves on the firm’s Partnership Board. Her practice focuses on banking, project finance, restructurings, insolvency and public debt securities. Daphne acts for financial institutions and borrowers in cross-border banking and project finance transactions, and for creditors, debtors, receivers and monitors in commercial insolvencies and restructurings. She acts for private equity funds in connection w...
Steve Malas practises in the area of corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, privatizations and corporate governance. He has extensive experience in M&A transactions, acting for both buyers and sellers in public and private transactions and advising boards of directors and special committees in such transactions. He also acts in Canadian and Canada/US cross-border offerings and private placements on behalf of issuers and underwriters. Mr. Malas frequently advises on di...
David Massé is a partner and Head of the Montréal office’s Securities Group. David has extensive experience focused primarily on corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, financial restructuring and corporate governance. He has been counsel to strategic purchasers, financial sponsors, private equity funds, pension funds and boards of directors in several complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including going private transactions and initial publi...
Neville McClure practises in Stikeman Elliott’s Corporate and Securities Group. As a key partner in the firm's Global Mining Group, his securities practice focuses on representing issuers and underwriters in the resources sector, including initial public offerings and public and private equity and debt financings, principally involving issuers for companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange and the Alternative Investment Market. Neville’s corporate pra...
Timothy McCormick is a partner practising corporate and securities law in the firm’s Toronto office with an emphasis on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, doing private transactions and debt and equity financings in the capital markets. Tim’s clients include Canadian, U.S. and foreign public, private and multinational companies representing a broad range of industries, investment and merchant banks, private equity firms, hedge funds and sovereign funds. Tim is fre...
John is an accomplished lawyer practicing in the areas of banking, financial services, mergers & acquisitions, and corporate law. John works with several practice groups at the firm. He recognizes that collaboration is frequently the most efficient and practical way to satisfy his clients’ business needs. John previously worked in the London office of a large global law firm, where he acted for investment banks and issuers on Eurobond financings and equity financings. He was also in...
Ron is the firm’s Securities practice group leader. He has a reputation for being an innovative and practical problem-solver, offering both strategic and legal advice to his clients. He is able to balance legal rigour with business realities. Ron regularly advises on a range of corporate, capital markets and M&A transactions, and has extensive cross-border experience. His advice includes structuring considerations, related-party and special committee obligations, take-over defences ...
D’Arcy Nordick is a corporate partner in the Toronto office. He is a member of the Management Committee and is the former Co-Head of the Capital Markets and Public Mergers & Acquisitions Groups in the Toronto office. He is also a member of the Private Equity, Mining and Financial Products & Services Groups. D’Arcy is one of the most well-regarded corporate and securities lawyers and has over 20 years’ experience advising both foreign and domestic clients in a variety...
Kevin O'Callaghan is a respected litigator in British Columbia and Leader of the firm’s Indigenous Law group. He is also the regional Lead for the Corporate Social Responsibility Law group. Providing strategic advice on indigenous, regulatory, environmental and other corporate social responsibility issues, Kevin advises clients throughout Western and Northern Canada, and around the world. Kevin provides strategic advice on managing projects through environmental assessment and consultat...
Brian Pukier is a partner in the Corporate Group, whose practice is focused primarily on cross-border M&A, private equity investments, corporate finance transactions, complex corporate reorganizations and public policy. He is also called upon by his clients to advise them on corporate governance and crisis management issues. Brian is widely recognized as one of the country’s leading corporate and M&A lawyers. He has extensive experience in counselling senior management and the b...
Kathleen Ritchie is a partner in Gowling WLG's Toronto office and is the past leader of the firm's Corporate Finance, M&A and Private Equity Group (2010-2013). She practises securities and corporate law, and has almost 20 years of experience advising on public and private M&A and corporate finance transactions, as well as securities regulatory and corporate governance matters. Kathleen is known by her clients and colleagues for approaching her work with a great deal of intensity, inte...
John Sabetti practices primarily in the areas of securities, mergers, acquisitions and corporate commercial law. With significant experience in corporate finance and M&A transactions, John regularly assists clients with structuring and leading initial public offerings, private placements, acquisition financing, take-over bids, business combinations, debt offerings and redomiciling transactions. In his corporate commercial practice, John has acted for public companies and some of Canada&rs...
Jason Saltzman practises corporate finance and securities law, with an emphasis on securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, as well as all other aspects of corporate and securities law. Jason works with both established and emerging companies world-wide, primarily in the mining, technology, life science, cleantech (including renewable energy, water tech and ag tech), industrial, mid-tech and digital media and entertainment sectors. He as...
Walied Soliman is the Canadian chair of Norton Rose Fulbright and co-chair of the Special Situations team. He is widely regarded as one of Canada's leading lawyers in his field, having been involved in some of the most significant and complex M&A transactions and proxy battles in the country, advising buyers and sellers, boards, hostile bidders and shareholder activists. In addition, his practice focuses on restructurings, corporate finance, governance and structured products. Mr. Soliman...
John Stark is a senior counsel in the Vancouver office of Stikeman Elliott. He is a member of the Vancouver office's Corporate and Securities practice group and the firm's Global Mining Group. John has an extensive practice in business law that includes mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate finance transactions, and complex corporate reorganizations. John also advises on matters relating to corporate governance and structure, including proxy fights.
Mining Law Definition
Mining Law may be both domestic, where the project is in Canada or the mining company is Canadian, and foreign, where the project is outside Canada.
At the land acquisition stage, the mining lawyer works with the legal and regulatory regime for acquiring mineral title and surface access either directly from governmental authorities or, after appropriate title searches have been conducted, from third parties. The form and security of mineral and surface tenures and the method for obtaining them from a government vary considerably from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. In foreign jurisdictions the Canadian mining lawyer will help the client to understand the political or country risk and to engage local counsel to assist. The mining lawyer will be aware of foreign ownership restrictions and will work with tax specialists to structure the investment in the most efficient way. The mining lawyer also will advise on foreign corrupt practices legislation and relevant principles.
At the exploration stage, Mining Law may include the negotiation of option and exploration joint venture agreements. These agreements are very often between junior companies, which may have acquired the mineral property and carried out preliminary exploration work, and major companies which have the financial and technical strength to develop the project. The exploration stage also comprises obtaining requisite permits and authorizations under local law and advising on maintenance of title and reclamation and reporting obligations.
In the project development phase, the mining lawyer works on environmental assessment and regulatory permitting, impact benefit agreements with indigenous groups to obtain the project’s “social licence”, and support or stability agreements with local government. Human resources, industrial relations, and OH&S policies are developed by labour and employment lawyers, but in consultation with the mining lawyer. Litigation may arise as NGOs or other stakeholders oppose the project, and the mining lawyer will play an important supporting role.
Project development may also involve the mining lawyer working on arrangements for project financing, metal stream agreements and royalties, off-take agreements, and investments by strategic partners.
As the project moves from development to construction, the mining lawyer advises on engineering and procurement contracts, construction management contracts, and service agreements and other supply chain matters.
Once the project is in operation, the mining lawyer may work on custom milling, smelting and refining contracts, product sales agreements, transportation agreements, etc. There may be emergencies or other situations involving people or the environment that require response.
At closure, the mining lawyer will be involved in the legal aspects of site rehabilitation, closure of work permits and return of reclamation bonds, sale of plant and equipment, demobilization of the work force, and termination or wind down of contracts.
At some point in the life of the mine it may be sold or its ownership restructured. Mining Law includes mergers and acquisitions in this context.
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