LAWYER PROFILE

James Clare

Canada 2026

Bennett Jones LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining

Nationwide - Canada

7 years ranked

About

Provided by Bennett Jones LLP

Practice Areas

James has a corporate commercial and securities law practice, with an emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, focused on assisting clients in the mining and oil and gas sectors. His transactional experience includes domestic and cross-border public and private corporate finance transactions representing issuers and underwriters as well as merger and acquisitions transactions. He also advises public issuers on general corporate and securities law matters including stock exchange listings, continuous disclosure obligations and other regulatory compliance issues.

Career

University of Western Ontario, LLB, 2002; Admitted to the Ontario bar, 2003.

Personal

In 2002, James was seconded to the Corporate Finance Branch of the Ontario Securities Commission. James is a member of the Canadian Bar Association.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Canada Guide

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining - Nationwide - Canada

Band 5

Individual Editorial

James Clare frequently assists natural resources companies with navigating corporate financing and M&A transactions. Based in Toronto, he is well-versed in the representation of issuers and underwriters.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

James gets to the heart of the issue quickly and is quick to point out the risk and reward of decisions.
Energy & Natural Resources: MiningChambers Canada Guide
He's always available to deal with our issues at any time of the day.
Energy & Natural Resources: MiningChambers Canada Guide
He is very commercially-minded.
Energy & Natural Resources: MiningChambers Canada Guide
James gets things done and has a strong ability to multitask.
Energy & Natural Resources: MiningChambers Canada Guide