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Chad Accursi is a partner who practices securities law with an emphasis on corporate
fi nance matters. He represents public mining companies, as well as independent and
bank-owned investment dealers, on public and private security off erings, M&A transac-
tions and general securities compliance matters. Accursi has represented both investment
dealers and mining companies on IPOs and stock exchange listings, and he has acted as
counsel in connection with a number of signifi cant fi nancings of mining and mining-
related companies. He has also advised in connection with a number of Australian Stock
Exchange –Toronto Stock Exchange inter-listed fi nancings, initial listings and business
combinations. Accursi was named one of Lexpert®'s "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers
Under 40" in 2012 and is also recognized as a leading lawyer by ! e Canadian Legal
Lexpert® Directory and Best Lawyers. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 2001.
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Mark Bennett is a partner practicing corporate and securities law (primarily in the
natural resources sector) with an emphasis on M&A and corporate fi nance. He acts for
Canadian and international mining companies involved in negotiated business combi-
nations, contested take-over bids, domestic and cross-border public equity and debt
off erings, private placements and stock exchange listings. Bennett advises exploration,
development and producing natural resource companies on property acquisitions, joint
ventures and option agreements. He has extensive experience representing investment
dealers retained as underwriters or fi nancial advisors and has acted on transactions
involving resource properties in the Americas, Africa, Europe and Australia. Bennett
advises boards of directors and special committees on related-party transactions, corpo-
rate governance and securities law compliance, including mineral project disclosure. He is
also recognized as a leading lawyer by ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Chambers
Global and Best Lawyers. Bennett was called to the Ontario Bar in 1995.
Chad Accursi
Cassels Brock &
Blackwell LLP
Tel: (416) 860-2937
Fax: (416) 642-7131
Toronto
Mark T.
Bennett
Cassels Brock &
Blackwell LLP
Tel: (416) 869-5407
Fax: (416) 350-6933
Toronto
caccursi@casselsbrock.com
mbennett@casselsbrock.com
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Michael Bourassa is a member of Fasken Martineau's Global Mining and Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) groups. He has extensive experience with Canadian and
international mining projects and advises on public fi nancings, commercial mining
agreements (joint venture, option, purchase and sale, royalty), CSR and litigation support.
Bourassa has signifi cant expertise in international mining due diligence issues concern-
ing title, technical matters and environmental risks. He is a director of the Prospectors
& Developers Association of Canada, Senior Vice Chair of the mining law commit-
tee of the International Bar Association and a former trustee for the Rocky Mountain
Mineral Law Foundation. He has written articles on CSR trends in the mining industry
and frequently speaks on a wide range of mining-related topics. Bourassa is widely recog-
nized for his mining expertise by several leading legal publications. He was called to the
Ontario Bar in 1986.
Michael J.
Bourassa
Fasken
Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
Tel: (416) 865-5455
Fax: (416) 364-7813
Toronto
mbourassa@fasken.com
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