With locations in Toronto, Montreal and New York, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP brings deep bench strength to high-value transactions, investments and projects on a global scale. In addition to providing day-to-day services, the practice advises senior, mid-size and junior mining clients on a full range of matters across the practice area, including cross-border M&A, joint ventures, property purchases, dispositions, litigation, project finance, taxation and environmental and Aboriginal compliance matters. The team is led by mining authority Melanie Shishler, who assists with complex public and private acquisitions, divestitures, private equity investments and royalty and streaming transactions; and Richard Fridman, who draws on experience advising governments and corporations in negotiations relating to mining rights, land claims and the required licensing for multinational operations. Other key figures include Jared Solinger, who frequently advises Barrick Gold Corporation, and Andrew Mihalik, who was promoted to partner in January 2024. All lawyers mentioned work in the Toronto office.
Key clients
- Barrick Gold Corporation
- Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
Work highlights
- Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its joint topping bid with Pan American Silver Corp. for the acquisition of Yamana Gold.
- Acted for Copper Mountain Mining Corporation in its $439m all-share acquisition by Hudbay Minerals by way of a court approved plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act, and for Copper Mountain Mining Corporation in its $230m sale of the low-risk Eva Copper Project and surrounding exploration tenements to Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited.