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MINING Peter J. O'Callaghan Corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions practice in Vancouver. Practice includes public- and private-equity financings, arrangements, take-over and issuer bids and independent counsel to investment dealers and boards of directors. Has extensive experience in share and asset acquisitions and divestitures, shareholders' and jointventure agreements. Clients are primarily in the mining sector. Acted for issuers and underwriters in respect of many mining transactions in Canada, the US, South America, Asia, Africa and Australia. Took a year off from private practice to act as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and general counsel of a Canadian public company. Member of CBA's securities law and business law subsections and Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Recognized in Chambers Global 2013: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada and IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms – 2011 Edition. Admitted to BC Bar in 1985. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Tel: (604) 631-3345 Fax: (604) 631-3309 Vancouver peter.ocallaghan@blakes.com Fred R. Pletcher Partner and Chair of BLG's National Mining Group. Advises on all aspects of corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, commercial transactions, corporate governance and continuous disclosure, with a strong focus on the mining industry. Considerable experience with Canadian and international mining joint ventures, project development and construction, tenure issues, royalties and commodity sales. Clients include public and private companies, boards of directors, special committees, underwriters, investment funds and real estate investment trusts. Adjunct Professor, University of BC, Faculty of Law (1999 ‒ 2001). Frequent speaker and writer on securities and mining law topics. Served on the Vancouver Stock Exchange Advisory Committee and as a trustee of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Member of the Editorial Board for Carswell's Securities Law and Practice (3rd ed.). Holds an LLM from Columbia University, an LLB from the University of Toronto and an AB, magna cum laude, from Harvard University. Called to BC Bar in 1993. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Tel: (604) 640-4245 Fax: (604) 622-5802 Vancouver fpletcher@blg.com Bob J. Wooder Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Partner in the securities group. Practice focuses primarily on corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions. Recent transactions include advising Capstone Mining in connection with its purchase of Far West Mining, Brazauro Resources in connection with its acquisition by Eldorado; the underwriters in connection with equity offerings by Silver Wheaton, Pretium, Primero and Silver Standard. Has extensive experience advising on mergers & acquisitions, including advising Petaquilla Copper in connection with the hostile bid by Inmet, Hathor Exploration in connection with the hostile bid by Cameco Corporation and Aurizon in connection with the hostile bid by Alamos Gold and advising special committee of Canplats Resources, Brett Resources, Cumberland Resources and Viceroy Exploration. Tel: (604) 631-3330 Fax: (604) 631-3309 Vancouver bob.wooder@blakes.com LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca | 123 D-00-Bios.indd 123 13-05-16 1:57 PM