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Krawchuk, Leanne C. Dentons Canada LLP
(780) 423-7198 leanne.krawchuk@dentons.com
Ms. Krawchuk advises mining producers in Canada on corporate/com-
mercial, construction and procurement, corporate finance and securities,
mergers & acquisitions, and other mining legal matters including the
negotiation of supply agreements with electricity producers. She advises
on royalties, price reviews, dedication and unitization agreements,
and assignments and transfers of mining interests.
Kugler, Scott M. Gowling WLG
(416) 369-7107 scott.kugler@gowlingwlg.com
Mr. Kugler is the leader of the Gowling WLG Class Action Group. His prac-
tice focuses on complex commercial matters including securities & com-
petition law class actions, shareholder disputes, director/officer liability
claims and other corporate litigation.
Lampe, Jonathan Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4128 jlampe@goodmans.ca
Mr. Lampe is a partner, member of the Executive Committee and past
Co-Chair of the Corporate/Securities Group at Goodmans. He advises
resource-focused Canadian and international issuers, investors and
advisors on mergers & acquisitions, strategic relationships, financings,
governance and related matters.
Laval, Cyndi D. Gowling WLG
(604) 891-2712 cyndi.laval@gowlingwlg.com
Ms. Laval is a partner and leader of Gowling WLG's Corporate Finance,
M&A and Private Equity Group. She was named one of Vancouver's 30
leading lawyers by the National Post, was awarded the Lawyer of the Year-
Mining Law (Vancouver) by Best Lawyers in Canada and is recognized
as a leading mining, M&A and securities lawyers in several publications.
Levy, Eric M. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(514) 904-8177 elevy@osler.com
Mr. Levy specializes in cross-border M&A and securities law. His work
encompasses initial public offerings as well as other public and private
placement offerings of many Québec-based and multinational compan-
ies in various industries, including mining. He is recognized in the Lex-
pert® Special Edition – Leading Canadian Lawyers in Global Mining.
Lyons, Catherine A. Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4183 clyons@goodmans.ca
Ms. Lyons's mining practice focuses on environmental assessment,
environmental permitting and compliance from exploration to closure
plans and social licence matters. Advised on a foreign investment in a
mine subject to environmental approvals; a MOU with First Nations on
infrastructure construction to support development of a mine; and due
diligence on mining assets in a variety of transactions.
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(TSLA.O), said it was aware of issues in the DRC
and was looking to source some material else-
where, and it was also looking at lowering its de-
pendency on cobalt.
Stikeman Elliott LLP's Jay Kellerman has seen
movement before: "Over the course of a 30-year
career, I have watched capital move around the
globe — from Kilometre 88 in Venezuela, to
Chile and Argentina, to Russia and the FSU,
then China, over to Australia, across to Africa,
being South Africa and West Africa and now
more and more back to North America. And
this will continue depending on opportunity,
economics and politics.
"We have clients who stick to Canada (and
even provinces within Canada) and we have
clients who would rather work in the DRC
than South Africa. It is all over the map quite
literally which makes this industry such an ex-
citing and dynamic industry. Wherever a com-
pany works though, whether here in Canada or
abroad, from my perspective, it is all about the
quality of the asset and opportunity and earn-
ing and maintaining your social license in the
broadest sense."
Berg and Wilkin, like Kellerman, attest to the
focus their clients apply to each project. "We do
see clients continuing to invest in projects in high-
er risk locations, but with their eyes wide open.
Mining companies and their boards remain quite
cautious, exercising increasingly greater due dili-
gence and training.
"Clients are focused on securing a strong so-
cial license in these jurisdictions, and ensuring
policies and procedures are in place to manage
anti-corruption and similar issues. We are seeing
mining companies with management teams that
have strong in-country or regional experience find
opportunities to leverage that knowledge and skill
set, and have been able acquire quality mineral
projects in these more challenging jurisdictions."
Canadian law firms have ramped up their ca-
pacity to assist their clients with assessing and re-
sponding to political and community risks.
"Commodity price risk is once again the lead-
ing challenge facing mining executives as they
consider the downside of the recent upswing in
prices," says Heather Cheeseman, GTA Mining
Leader and Partner, Audit and Risk Consulting,
KPMG in Canada. "With volatility making a
comeback, mining businesses must plan for the
future as they optimize scarce resources, flatten
the cost curve, sharpen their focus on corporate
social responsibility and mitigate political risk
in key jurisdictions."
