LEXPERT RANKED LAWYERS
Kovnats, Martin E.
Aird & Berlis LLP
(416) 865-3419
mkovnats@airdberlis.com
> Mr. Kovnats has extensive experience in cross-border and
multinational M&A, corporate finance and corporate governance
matters. He advises participants in mid-market activities as
well as mines and mineral finance and acquisition.
Kowall, Jeffrey A.
Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
(204) 934-2521
ajk@tdslaw.com
> Mr. Kowall practises corporate and commercial law with a
focus on mining project development from the due diligence
phase, through the negotiation and drafting of letters of intent,
option agreements and joint venture agreements.
"MINING COMPANIES
Kravitz, Neil
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
(514) 841-6522
nkravitz@dwpv.com
> Mr. Kravitz specializes in M&A and securities law, and has
experience in public offerings, take-over bids, plans of arrangement,
private placements, public and private asset and share purchase
transactions as well as corporate governance matters.
Lampe, Jonathan
Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4128
jlampe@goodmans.ca
> Mr. Lampe is co-chair of the firm's Corporate Securities Group,
and advises resource-focused issuers, investors and advisors,
including Newmont, Grupo Bal, HudBay and Uranium One, on
M&A, strategic relationships, financings and related matters.
Langlois, Pierre
Heenan Blaikie LLP
(514) 846-7234
planglois@heenan.ca
> Mr. Langlois has been involved at all stages of mining and
resource projects, from prospecting to operation, and rehabilitation
and restoration for over four decades. He also addresses
environmental issues and relations with Native communities.
Lee, Joyce Y.Y.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
(604) 643-7128
jlee@mccarthy.ca
> Ms. Lee's practice focuses on M&A, joint ventures, take-over bids,
corporate finance, reorganization, stock exchange and securities
law compliance matters. She also has extensive experience advising
on in-bound Canada investments from China and Asia.
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have to deal with commodity
cycles. On the down cycle, it can
be extremely difficult to conjure
up alternatives to a hostile bid,
and it's important that the boards
of mining companies have tools
by which they can extend the
time to seek white knights
and perhaps wait for the
cycle to turn."
– Michael Amm, Torys LLP
exchanges and the TSX, lobbied against the applicability of the annual election rules to foreign companies. Because Australian companies typically have
staggered boards, many would have to amend their
constitutions to implement the requirement.
"As the constitutions of most Australian companies typically require that one-third of the directors
resign at each annual general meeting, it could take
up to three years to replace the entire boards of many
companies," says Quentin Markin in Stikeman Elliott LLP's Sydney office. "So the Australian companies pushed back — successfully, as it turns out."
On July 10, 2013, the TSX backed down, announcing that it would consider annual exemptions from
this requirement for US, UK and Australian companies that had at least 75 per cent of their trading volume outside Canada.
"Some companies have already applied, but so
far we haven't heard back," Markin said in midAugust 2013.
