Mining (International & Cross-Border)
Global Guide 2024 : Canada
Band 2
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Blake, Cassels & Graydon is a market-leading independent Canadian law firm with strong full-service capabilities and teams highly adept in advising clients on cross-border matters. Benefiting from its Canadian law offering in New York and its London office, the firm is well placed to service foreign clients on inbound Canada work as well as advising Canadian clients on their US and global operations. The law firm provides deep resources and specialist expertise across transactional, contentious and industry sectors, making it a strong choice for inbound work and a proficient coordinator of international mandates for major Canadian clients.
The firm provides nationwide reach for inbound matters across provinces, and has leading practitioners in mining capital markets, financing and M&A. It offers strong mining sector knowledge and is a regular choice for US firms and clients conducting business in the Canadian mining sector. The law firm often assists clients with the transactional aspects of projects in Latin America and Africa, as well as mergers, acquisitions and financings undertaken by Canadian and global mining corporations.
Strengths
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"Blakes works well with our US legal firm."
"Blakes has a deep bench of experienced and knowledgeable lawyers that we call upon for various matters including, but not limited to, M&A, debt and equity financing, regulatory and compliance,"
"Blakes works well with our US legal firm."
"Blakes has a deep bench of experienced and knowledgeable lawyers that we call upon for various matters including, but not limited to, M&A, debt and equity financing, regulatory and compliance,"
Notable Practitioners
Bob Wooder is recognised for his skilled command of transactional mandates and is based out of the firm's Vancouver office. He frequently represents gold producers, mineral exploration companies and financial institutions in private equity financing and M&A.
"Bob is as good as it gets for corporate securities laws in the mining industry. He is thoughtful, logical, balanced, creative and reasonable."
"Bob is absolutely incredible - he is very knowledgeable about the law and at the same time very good at applying it. He assesses where the risks are and takes certain actions to address the risks from a strategic perspective."
John Wilkin is the head of Blake, Cassels & Graydon's mining group and is noted for his expertise in relation to both domestic and cross-border acquisitions and refinancings. He has additional significant experience in royalty and streaming financing transactions.
"He is a strategic adviser who is extremely knowledgeable."
"John has great judgement and commitment to client service."
Kathleen Keilty is a Vancouver-based lawyer recognised for her experience representing clients with mining M&A transactions. She is equally adept at guiding underwriters through public offerings.
"Kathleen has exceptionally strong commercial awareness and vision, as well as significant depth of knowledge and understanding of matters specific to mining and exploration companies."
"What sets her apart is her business expertise on top of her legal experience. She is very forward-thinking when it comes to business risk and has a wealth of knowledge that gives us a lot of insight."
Trisha Robertson is a Vancouver-based lawyer with noteworthy experience assisting clients with public company M&A transactions and financings. She regularly advises on acquisitions involving companies with assets in North and South America.
"She is an incredibly technical practitioner and is very good at letting me know the risks."
"Trisha is extremely knowledgeable with the mining industry and securities regulations."
Ranked Lawyers at
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
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