LAWYER PROFILE

James Clare

Global 2026

Bennett Jones LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Mining (International & Cross-Border)

Canada

5 years ranked

About

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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 Global Guide

Mining (International & Cross-Border) - 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

He is very commercially-minded.
Mining (International & Cross-Border)Chambers Global Guide
He's always available to deal with our issues at any time of the day.
Mining (International & Cross-Border)Chambers Global Guide
James gets to the heart of the issue quickly and is quick to point out the risk and reward of decisions.
Mining (International & Cross-Border)Chambers Global Guide
James gets things done and has a strong ability to multitask.
Mining (International & Cross-Border)Chambers Global Guide