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Allen, Daniel M. Gowling WLG
(604) 891-2710 daniel.allen@gowlingwlg.com
Mr. Allen advises numerous public mining companies with Canadian and
international projects at various stages of exploration, development and
production, with a focus on public and private offerings of securities, M&A
and securities regulatory advice. He also provides ongoing advice on secur-
ities and business law matters, continuous disclosure, corporate governance
and regulatory compliance.
Amm, Michael D. Torys LLP
(416) 865-8140 mamm@torys.com
Mr. Amm, co-head of the firm's Mining and Metals group, specializes
in M&A, corporate finance, joint ventures and streaming and royalty trans-
actions. He has significant international experience, including with major
China-based clients.
Armstrong, QC, Brad Lawson Lundell LLP
(604) 631-9126 barmstrong@lawsonlundell.com
Mr. Armstrong has extensive experience relating to major resource project
approvals, including regulatory processes, environmental assessments,
impact and benefits agreements, judicial review proceedings and injunctions.
Aycan, Nurhan Gowling WLG
(416) 814-5691 nurhan.aycan@gowlingwlg.com
Mr. Aycan has 25-plus years of experience dealing with Canadian and inter-
national corporate and commercial matters. As former General Counsel to
a large multinational consumer goods business, he delivers unique problem
solving solutions to his clients. He advises on M&A transactions, securities
and corporate finance matters, private-equity and venture capital financings
for high-growth companies.
Baldwin, Chris G. Lawson Lundell LLP
(604) 631-9151 cbaldwin@lawsonlundell.com
Mr. Baldwin advises on mine development, construction, operation and min-
ing M&A in Canada and the world. His practice includes mining contracts with
foreign governments, IBAs with Aboriginal groups, JVs, royalties, strategic alli-
ances and partnerships. He is an expert witness in litigation and arbitration.
Bauer, Thomas A. Bennett Jones LLP
(416) 777-6540 bauert@bennettjones.com
Mr. Bauer is Partner and co-Chair of the firm's tax department and head of
the Toronto Tax Group. His practice focuses on structuring domestic and
cross-border business transactions, with a particular emphasis on mergers &
acquisitions, divestitures and corporate reorganizations. He also has signifi-
cant experience dealing with cross-border investment structures.
"SO MANY COMPANIES ARE GETTING
BLINDSIDED AND, OF COURSE, THE
LONGER IT TAKES, THE MORE LIKELY
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A CHANGE
OF GOVERNMENT, A CHANGE OF HEART,
A CHANGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
THINKING. IT'S GOING TO BECOME
A RISK-MANGEMENT ISSUE."
– Erik Richer La Flèche: Stikeman Elliott LLP
community relations, First Nations relations.
is is something that is extremely material and
I'm not sure whether it's being given the attention
it should be given."
Richer La Flèche, who advises on mining deals
among other kinds of transactions, says he will
be discussing the issue with his firm's securities
lawyers who provide clients with the day-to-day
advice on disclosure.
"Very oen shareholders are simply told: 'We've
had this meeting or that meeting,' but this is so
important, there has to be a qualitative element.
So many companies are getting blindsided and, of
course, the longer it takes, the more likely you're
going to have a change of government, a change
of heart, a change of environmental thinking. It's
going to become a risk-management issue."
Another area where disclosure is challenging is
environmental compliance.
e mining industry in general is governed by
a hodgepodge of federal, provincial and territorial
regulations that are amended on a regular basis or
occasionally even abolished, so keeping pace can
be problematic.
Larger mining companies have dedicated
board committees that keep a close eye on envi-
ronmental developments, says Denise Nawata, a
partner at Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP
in Vancouver. Medium and smaller companies?
"It's an issue that we're having right now with the
economic climate in the industry. With decreases
in certain commodity prices, some medium and
smaller companies are just not able to dedicate re-
sources of this type within their board and with-
out the resources to take on these kinds of initia-
tives, I think smaller companies are more at risk."
Even former directors and officers of insolvent
companies aren't necessarily off the hook when it
comes to environmental cleanup, she says.
In Baker v. Ministry of the Environment, the
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