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 John S.M. Turner Leader of the firm's Global Mining Group. Described by Canada's Financial Post as "one of the best dirt lawyers in Canada, if not the world." Involved in many of the leading Canadian M&A and corporate finance transactions in recent years, including First Quantum's unsolicited $5.1-billion offer for Inmet, Addax Petroleum's $9-billion sale to Sinopec and AuRico Gold's $1.5-billion acquisition of Northgate. Clients include issuers and the underwriters in capital markets and M&A transactions involving resources companies active throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. Vast transactional experience, also acting on capital markets and M&A transactions outside the resources sector. Listed in Chambers Global, International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada and The Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers as an authority on mining, oil & gas and/or project law. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1989. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Tel: (416) 865-4380 Fax: (416) 364-7813 Toronto O B F jturner@fasken.com Charles Kazaz Environmental and mining practice advising in the industrial, mining, property development and waste sectors based in Montreal and Toronto. Extensive expertise in environmental aspects of corporate, commercial and property transactions, project development, regulatory compliance and liability issues, environmental and natural resources permitting, environmental assessments, enforcement, contaminated lands and director and officer liability. Advises mining companies in acquisitions and divestitures, mine reclamation and closure issues, and mineral rights concerns. Involved in negotiating agreements with First Nations. Past Chair of the CBA's National Environment, Energy and Resource Law Section and of the CBA Québec Division's Environment Section. Recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada, International Who's Who of Mining and Environment Lawyers, International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, Practical Law Company, Guide to the World's Leading Environmental Lawyers, and by several Lexpert® publications. Called to the Québec Bar in 1990 and Ontario Bar in 2002. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Tel: (514) 982-4002 Fax: (514) 982-4099 Montréal F charles.kazaz@blakes.com Brian E. Abraham, QC Partner. Appointed Queen's Counsel, 2009. Practices all facets of mining law from exploration, development, production and reclamation for individuals, consultants and companies with domestic and international activities. Chairs and participates in many mining law conferences. Past adjunct law professor at University of BC in mining law. Past national chair, energy and natural resources section of CBA. Past member of provincial and national councils of CBA. Member, APEGBC, received Professional Service Award for service to engineering and geoscience professions (2004); fellow, GAC; member and fellow (1994) for outstanding contribution to Canada's mining industry, CIMM; member, AIME. Received Past Presidents' Award, 1999, AMEBC. Member of PDAC and member of securities and land regulation committees; member of Mining Economic Task Force and industry advisory committee to government on mining; chair and member of numerous industry committees. MABC Supporter of the Year (2000). Director of MABC. Member of the CSA MTAMC (43-101) committee. Called to Bar in 1971 (BC) and 1980 (Yukon). Dentons Canada LLP Tel: (604) 443-7134 Fax: (604) 683-5214 Vancouver brian.abraham@dentons.com Christopher G. Baldwin Chris Baldwin advises on acquisitions and dispositions of mines and mining companies throughout the world, the exploration for minerals and development, construction and financing of mines, royalties, marketing and off-take contracts, strategic investments, impact benefit agreements with Aboriginal groups and environmental issues. Baldwin has experience with tendering for mineral concessions and negotiating mining contracts with sovereign governments. He is recognized by The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, International Who's Who, Best Lawyers in Canada, Expert Guides and Chambers Global. Baldwin is a past or present member of the BC and Yukon Chamber of Mines; Board of Trustees of Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and Form 5 Revision Committee. He is the "reporter" covering Canada for the Foundation's Mineral Law newsletter. Baldwin is licensed to practice in British Columbia (1977), Northwest Territories (1994) and Nunavut (1999). His article, "Understanding Royalty Structures" is available online at www.lawsonlundell.com. Lawson Lundell LLP Tel: (604) 631-9151 Fax: (604) 694-2903 Vancouver cbaldwin@lawsonlundell.com 122 | LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca D-00-Bios.indd 122 13-05-16 1:57 PM B F