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Bennett Jones LLP leverages the deep bench strength of its locations in Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa and New York, to advise issuers, underwriters, agents and multinational mining companies involved in multi-jurisdictional, high-value M&A transactions, in addition to complex matters related to project finance, capital markets, construction, securities and the environment. Mining industry expert Sander Grieve leads the team, assisting with high-value M&A and matters involving global mining exploration, development and extraction. Other key figures include Abbas Ali Khan, a specialist in securities and corporate commercial law, who works in the Vancouver and Toronto offices; Linda Misetich Dann, who negotiates and structures asset and share acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures and corporate reorganizations; and Andrew Disipio, who advises public companies on corporate and securities law obligations. Osie Ukwuoma was promoted to partner in March 2023. Unless noted, all lawyers mentioned work in the Toronto office.

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Key clients

  • Noront Resources Ltd.
  • Osisko Metals Incorporated / Osisko Development Corp. / Osisko Gold Royalties Inc.
  • Asante Gold Corporation
  • Waterton Global Resource Management
  • Argonaut Gold Inc.
  • SolGold plc
  • O3 Mining Inc.
  • Mountain Province Diamonds Inc.
  • First Majestic Silver Corp.
  • Frontier Lithium Inc.
  • Sandbox Royalties Corp.

Work highlights

  • Acted for Noront Resources Ltd. in its $600m acquisition by Wyloo Metals, a subsidiary of Australian private investment fund Tattarang, and all M&A and corporate governance matters related to the competing take-over bids by Wyloo and BHP.
  • Representing Nippon Steel Corporation in its proposed $1.15bn investment in Elk Valley Resources Ltd. (EVR), a steelmaking coal business to be spun-out as an independent public company from Teck Resources Ltd.
  • Acted for Osisko Development Corp. in its $145m acquisition of Tintic Consolidated Metals LLC from IG Tintic LLC, and its related $77m acquisition of Chief Consolidated Metals from Ruby Hollow LLC and Emerald Hollow LLC.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sander Grieve

Other key lawyers

Abbas Ali Khan, Linda Misetich Dann, Andrew Disipio, James Clare, Marshall Eidinger