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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.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The Fasken team distinguishes themselves with legal excellence, in-depth experience in the M&A industry and utmost service orientation.’

  • 'Knowledge, incredible experience, expertise in mining law and M&A, and sage counsel on a day-to-day basis.'

Key clients

  • Intertape Polymer
  • Uni-Select Inc.
  • Rogers Insurance
  • Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
  • Amber Infrastructure
  • Apollo Management
  • Base Core Metals
  • Harbourfront Wealth
  • Student Transportation of America
  • Advanz Pharma
  • Aris Gold Corp
  • Slate Grocery REIT
  • Plains Midstream ULC
  • IAMGOLD Corporation
  • MTY Food Group
  • Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
  • Global Med Inc.

Work highlights

  • Represented Intertape Polymer Group (IPG) in its selling to Clearlake Capital Group at a value of C$3.3bn.
  • Advised Amber Infrastructure Group in being selected by Green Impact Partners as a partner on its GreenGas Colorado, Iowa RNG, and Future Energy Park projects, representing up to C$545m in total for a 50% project-level equity interest in each facility.
  • Advised BaseCore Metals on its sale to Sandstorm Gold for $525m.

Lawyers

Rising stars

Next Generation Partners

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sean Stevens, Sarah Gingrich

Other key lawyers

Caitlin Rose, Jean Michel Lapierre, John Turner, Brad Freelan, Grant McGlaughlin, Claire Gowdy, Perry Feldman, Zach Austin