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Saltzman, Jason A. Gowling WLG
(416) 862-4479 jason.saltzman@gowlingwlg.com
Mr. Saltzman's corporate finance and securities practice includes a focus
on mining among other industries. His clients include issuers and investment
dealers where he advises on private and public offerings, M&A and fund
formation. He is a recognized leader in alternative finance / crowdfunding
and served two terms on the Ontario Securities Commission's Small
and Medium Enterprises Committee.
Seguin, Gilles BCF LLP
(514) 397-5570 gilles.seguin@bcf.ca
Mr. Seguin is head of the securities law team at BCF. He specializes in
securities law, M&A and corporate law and is renowned for his experience
in take-over bids, public offerings and private placements. He assists in the
incorporation and organization of companies. Member of the Québec Bar
since 1982, he was also called to the Barreau de Paris in 2016.
Simeon, Peter E. Gowling WLG
(416) 862-4448 peter.simeon@gowlingwlg.com
Mr. Simeon's practice is focused on corporate finance, M&A and structured
products. He works closely with issuers, underwriters and other corporate
clients in industries that include mining, technology, and energy. His
expertise involves public offerings, private placements, reverse take-over
and qualifying transactions, secondary offerings as well as share
and asset purchase transactions.
Smith, John Lawson Lundell LLP
(604) 631-9120 jsmith@lawsonlundell.com
Mr. Smith has assisted established mining companies with a broad range
of commercial matters, including financing and M&A transactions, as well
as directing litigation and arbitrations when required. He has extensive
experience with the coal industry, including terminal and other transportation
infrastructure and with the development of coal mines in Northeastern BC.
Sonshine, Aaron E. Bennett Jones LLP
(416) 777-6448 sonshinea@bennettjones.com
Mr. Sonshine practises corporate and securities law with particular emphasis
on corporate finance, M&A, private equity and corporate governance matters.
He has substantial cross-border and domestic experience in the mining and
power & utilities sectors, among others. He is a member of the Ontario Bar
Association, the Canadian Bar Association and the PDAC.
Stefaniuk, John D. Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
(204) 934-2597 jds@tdslaw.com
Mr. Stefaniuk engages in a broad practice with emphasis on mining, natural
resources, energy and environmental law, real estate development and mu-
nicipal law, and government relations. He has particular experience in mine
development, permitting and licensing, regulatory approvals, agreements
with government, mineral tenure, Indigenous consultation, negotiation,
mine closure and rehabilitation.
lion. Concurrently with the
acquisition, First Majestic
entered into an amended
and restated credit agree-
ment (the Amended Credit
Agreement) with e Bank
of Nova Scotia, Bank of
Montreal and Investec Bank
PLC, as lenders. Pursuant to
the Amended Credit Agree-
ment, the lenders agreed,
among other things, to
provide First Majestic with
a US$75 million senior se-
cured revolving term credit
facility (the New Credit Fa-
cility). First Majestic previ-
ously had an existing credit
agreement consisting of a
US$25 million revolving
credit line and a US$35 mil-
lion term loan (the Existing Credit Facility). e
New Credit Facility replaced the Existing Credit
Facility and the prior credit facility of Primero.
McCullough O'Connor Irwin LLP (now
Bennett Jones LLP) was counsel to First Majes-
tic Silver Corp. with a team consisting of James
Beeby, Mia Bacic, Lisa Stewart, Katie Blundy,
Tajinder Rathor and Nick Karakochuk. Ben-
nett Jones LLP acted as special counsel to First
Majestic Silver Corp. with respect to employment
law matters with a team consisting of Carl Cun-
ningham and Talia Bregman. orsteinssons
LLP acted as special counsel to First Majestic
Silver Corp. with respect to tax law matters with
a team consisting of Michael McLaren and Mi-
chael Colborne. Dorsey & Whitney LLP acted
as US counsel to First Majestic Silver Corp. with
a team consisting of Dan Miller. Todd y Asocia-
dos S.C. acted as Mexican counsel to First Majes-
tic Silver Corp. with a team consisting of Fernan-
do Todd, Jorge Garcia and José Carlos Pizaña.
Stikeman Elliott LLP was counsel to Prim-
ero with a team consisting of Liz Breen, Amanda
Linett, Marshall Eidinger and Cory Lastman
(M&A), Peter Howard, Ashley Taylor and Lee
Nicholson (litigation and insolvency), John Lo-
rito and Lindsay Gwyer (tax), Larry Cobb (en-
vironmental), Lanette Wilkinson (real estate),
Nancy Ramalho and Lorna Cuthbert (employ-
ment), Natasha Vandenhoven and Allyson Marta
(pensions) and Michael Kilby (regulatory).
Wheaton's legal team was led by Curt Ber-
nardi, Senior Vice President, Legal & Corporate
Secretary, and Tamara Howarth, Senior Legal
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