CANADA Law and Practice Contributed by: Darrell Podowski, Jennifer Poirier, Joel Matson and Simi Fagbongbe, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP is a Canadian law firm focused on serving the transaction, operational, advocacy and advisory needs of the country’s most dynamic business sectors. It offers the largest and most experienced dedicated mining group of any major Canadian law firm, representing a veritable “who’s who” of mining and natural resources clients. It is also the go-to firm for junior mining companies looking to grow into large entities or position them -
selves for acquisition. Each year, Cassels acts on more than 100 of the most significant mining M&A and corporate finance transactions around the world from its offices in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary. In addition to the authors of this Practice Guide set out below, the firm would like to thank its members Davit Akman, Jeremy Barretto, Corinne Grigoriu, Tom Isaac, Arend Hoekstra, Carla Potter, Devon Campbell and Shawn Xin for their contributions to this chapter.
Authors
Darrell Podowski is a partner in the mining group at Cassels. He advises mining companies on joint venture transactions, going-public
Joel Matson is an associate in the mining and capital markets groups at Cassels. His primary focus is on corporate and securities law matters, including equity and debt financings, initial public offerings, continuous disclosure obligations, regulatory compliance and M&A. Simi Fagbongbe is an associate in the capital markets group at Cassels. Her primary focus is on corporate and securities law matters for public companies, including financings, initial public offerings, continuous disclosure obligations, regulatory compliance and M&A transactions.
transactions, corporate finance, M&A transactions and general corporate commercial matters in Canada and internationally. Darrell spent seven years as an exploration geophysicist with Amoco Canada and four years as in-house corporate counsel to Teck Resources Limited. He is a member of the Association of Mineral Exploration BC and the Foundation of Natural Resources and Energy Law, and is the Co-Chair of the Mining Committee of the International Bar Association.
Jennifer Poirier is a partner in the mining and capital markets groups at Cassels. She represents mining companies in a range of transactions, including earn-ins, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, royalty
acquisitions, public and private financings and stock exchange listings. She is member of the Foundation of Natural Resources and Energy Law, including its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, and is a member of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada.
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