Sarah Gingrich > Fasken > Calgary, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Known for their leading expertise in the mining sector, the corporate group at Fasken brings strength to advising public and private companies, private equity funds, investors, business owners and project sponsors involved in domestic and multi-jurisdictional M&A, private equity transactions, corporate reorganizations and infrastructure projects. The firm’s expansive client base spans sectors ranging from financial services, insurance, energy, infrastructure, biotech and life sciences to real estate, food and beverages, agribusiness and retail. With 7 national offices and a presence in London and Johannesburg, the team is led in Toronto by Sean Stevens, who brings experience to M&A, restructurings and complex infrastructure transactions such as public private partnerships (PPP); and Sarah Gingrich in Calgary, who specializes in securities and capital markets, shareholder activism and corporate governance. In Toronto, other key figures include John Turner, an authority in the mining space, public M&A and shareholder activism expert Brad Freelan and Claire Gowdy, who arrived from McCarthy Tétrault in October 2022. In Montreal, Jean Michel Lapierre assists with corporate finance.

Fasken’s capital markets practice is well-balanced across its national network of offices. Equipped to handle both debt and equity offerings, the team is particularly recognized for its prominence in the former sphere, with a significant focus on mining, energy and technology-related transactions. Calgary-based Sarah Gingrich co-heads the practice together with Toronto’s Sean Stevens. The group also draws on Montreal partners Jean-Pierre Chamberland and Jean Michel Lapierre, as well Toronto-based mining specialist John Turner.