The Lexpert Guides to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate and Litigation Lawyers in Canada profiles leading business lawyers and features articles for attorneys and in-house counsel in the US about business law issues in Canada.
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MINING Brian P. Dominique Partner — Corporate Commercial Law. Practice focuses on the natural resources sector. Acts for developers, borrowers and lenders with respect to infrastructure projects, including mining and hydroelectric projects. Chief Federal Negotiator for the federal government in negotiating transfer of legislative authority over public lands and resources in the Northwest Territories. Strong established relationships with government resource ministries. Carriage of all legal matters relating to mining exploration and mine development, production and metals sales and private electricity projects (hydro, cogeneration, solar and wind), including farm-in agreements, joint ventures, operating agreements, royalty agreements, offtake agreements, easements, power purchase agreements, structuring joint ventures, partnerships and limited partnerships and the acquisition of all government rights required for such facilities. Extensive experience negotiating with Aboriginal peoples. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1989. Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Tel: (416) 869-5435 Fax: (416) 640-3051 Toronto T F bdominique@casselsbrock.com Jay Goldman Partner — Mining. Practice focuses primarily on securities and corporate finance law. Experience includes structuring and negotiating mergers & acquisitions and securities, joint ventures, commercial and financing-related transactions. Acts for issuers, investment dealers and investment advisors in a broad range of areas. Has acted on numerous business combinations, mergers, acquisitions, take-overs, joint ventures and financings. Extensive experience in dealing with stock exchanges and securities regulatory authorities. Corporate Secretary of Torex Gold Resources Inc. (TSX-TXG), INV Metals Inc. (TSX-INV) and Eastmain Resources Inc. (TSX-ER). Consistently listed as a leading lawyer in The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Who's Who Legal and Chambers Global in the area of mining. Also recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada as a leading lawyer in natural resources law every year since its inception. Holds an MBA from the University of Western Ontario. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1990. Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Tel: (416) 860-6474 Fax: (416) 644-9337 Toronto T F jgoldman@casselsbrock.com Pa Erik Goldsilver Partner — Corporate & Commercial and Natural Resources. Practices corporate and commercial law with an emphasis on mining and natural resources. Acts for Canadian and international mining companies on acquisitions and dispositions of mines, mining projects and mining companies; project development; and mine operations in Canada and throughout the world. Advises on the structuring and negotiation of option and joint venture agreements, shareholder agreements, royalty arrangements and offtake agreements. Extensive experience with all legal aspects of the development, construction and operation of mining projects, including advising on Aboriginal issues and claims, environmental and regulatory compliance matters, permitting issues and mine closure, decommissioning and reclamation issues. Advises mining clients on energy-related issues, such as power procurement, interconnection and transmission services. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1999. Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Tel: (416) 860-2901 Fax: (416) 640-3177 Toronto C T F egoldsilver@casselsbrock.com Jay C. Kellerman Managing Partner of firm's Toronto office. Partner in corporate commercial section and leader of the firm's Global Mining Group. More than 25 years of experience as a corporate lawyer, primarily involved in securities-related matters, including financings and mergers and acquisitions. Clients include public companies and Canadian securities dealers, as well as independent committees involved in considering change of control transactions. Recently ranked #2 in Who's Who Legal's top 10 list of the world's most highly regarded mining lawyers. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada for natural resources; The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada for Mining and Corporate Finance & Securities; Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business; the Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada in the areas of Corporate Finance & Securities and Mining; and the International Who's Who of Mining Lawyers. Member of PDAC. Has spoken at a number of seminars and conferences on corporate, mining and securities law topics. Stikeman Elliott LLP Tel: (416) 869-5201 Fax: (416) 947-0866 Toronto jkellerman@stikeman.com 120 | LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca D-00-Bios.indd 120 13-05-16 1:57 PM T F