Johanna Fipke

Practice Areas

Johanna Fipke is a Partner in Vancouver and a core member of the Firm’s Global Mining Group. She regularly advises major and junior mining companies, as well as private equity firms and lenders that do business in the mining space. Johanna often takes on lead advisory roles in multi-million and billion-dollar international transactions.

Johanna’s diplomatic and flexible approach in negotiating and closing complex transactions make her a stand-out in the mining industry. Clients appreciate Johanna’s commitment to giving sensible, commercial solutions to the challenges that arise at all stages of the mining cycle and throughout commercial transactions.

Johanna has significant experience on a wide variety of industry transactions and mining law matters, including: mergers, acquisitions and commercial transactions involving domestic and international mining companies and properties; drafting and negotiating mining and industry agreements, including royalties, streaming agreements, purchase agreements, options, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, offtakes, security agreements, as well as a variety of other agreements; leading due diligence teams on the review of mining companies and mineral properties, including strategic oversight and management of due diligence processes in an efficient and cost-effective manner; project finance (debt and alternative sources such as streams and royalties); title opinions and jurisdiction specific advice regarding security packages required for financings; project development, permitting and land tenure advice and expertise.