Fasken, Mining (International & Cross-Border)

About

Provided by Fasken

Our Global Mining team is a cut above. Our reputation in the mining industry is unparalleled. We’ve built a top team, whose vast experience brings clarity to even the most complex mining projects around the globe.

Your priority may be to raise capital, buy, sell or develop a project, secure title, engage Indigenous communities, governments or other stakeholders, structure a complex transaction, or resolve a dispute. You’re in our sweet spot.

We are organized as an industry group and advise companies and other stakeholders on all matter of legal issues affecting the mining sector.

Our industry contacts and knowledge of material transactions, both domestically and internationally, are second to none among international law firms. Our team is skilled and experienced in all the various legal services required by mining clients, from exploration through development to operation and closure.

We have acted in respect of projects in virtually every country of the globe, with a special emphasis on the Americas and Africa, from our offices in Canada, London and Johannesburg. We rank among the top law firms for financings and new listings on the TSX, the AIM Market, and the JSE.

Our competence in common and civil law, and cross-border matters, make us uniquely qualified to advise the mining industry.

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Mining (International & Cross-Border) - Canada

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What the Team is Known For

Fasken offers a market-leading mining group and a full service across key contentious and transactional areas, with highly regarded specialists teams stationed across Canada. The bulk of its resources operate out of Toronto, where it provides strong deal teams, particularly in banking and finance. A major part of its cross-border expertise involves the USA, where it regularly works with clients investing into Canada, in partnership with US firms. Another key component of the law firm`s international work springs from its stellar mining and natural resources practice, which extends to offices in London and Johannesburg to provide a global platform to help service Canadian and global clients on their operations around the world.

Fasken excels in cross-border mining matters and is a recognised leader in both transactional and regulatory areas of the industry. In addition to the firm's boots on the ground in South Africa and the UK, its mining practitioners are well versed in Latin American work, and frequently advise on mining projects across the region. The law firm is well known by peers and clients for its capabilities in navigating major mining clients through international mandates, with an ability to project-manage M&A and financing deals - for domestic and foreign clients - across continents. The law firm's global mining practice is provided through its close relationships with firms in local jurisdictions, which collaborate with its Canadian offices and strategic global network.

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