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Paul Stein is a partner who acts as lead counsel for a number of public clients that have
been involved in mergers, acquisitions, take-over bids (both hostile and friendly), proxy
fi ghts, going-private transactions, spin-off transactions, corporate fi nance and corporate
governance matters. He frequently acts as counsel for special committees of boards of
directors. Stein's practice also includes assisting mining clients in the negotiation of
joint ventures, farm-in agreements and the fi nancing of exploration and development
projects, both domestically and internationally. He is recognized as a leading lawyer by
! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Corporate Finance, Mining and M&A); ! e
Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Mining and
Corporate Finance); Chambers Global [Corporate/M&A, Energy & Natural Resources:
Mining (Canada), Projects: Mining: Leading Canadian Firms (Latin America-wide)];
Best Lawyers (Mining and Natural Resources); and Who's Who Legal (Mining). Stein
was called to the Ontario Bar in 1983.
Paul M.
Stein
Cassels Brock &
Blackwell LLP
Tel: (416) 869-5487
Fax: (416) 350-6949
Toronto
pstein@casselsbrock.com
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Advisor on corporate governance, reorganizations, fi nancings and mergers & acquisi-
tions, with a focus on mining. John Sabine is a member of the Canadian Bar Association,
the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, the Prospectors and Developers Associa-
tion of Canada and the Institute of Corporate Directors. In addition to clients in North
America and Australia, Sabine's experience has extended to projects in Africa, Europe,
Asia and South America. He is Chairman of the board of North American Nickel Inc.
and director of Seabridge Resources Ltd. and Algold Resources Inc. Recognized as a
leading Canadian lawyer in ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, ! e Lexpert®/Ameri-
can Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Lexpert® Guide to the Leading
US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers, Chambers Global: ! e World's Leading
Lawyers for Business, ! e Best Lawyers in Canada, and the International Who's Who of
Mining Lawyers.
John W.
Sabine
Bennett
Jones LLP
Tel: (416) 777-6237
Fax: (416) 863-1716
Toronto
sabinej@bennettjones.com
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John Turner is the leader of Fasken Martineau's Global Mining Group. One of Canada's
leading daily newspapers described him as "one of the best dirt lawyers in Canada, if not
the world." He has been involved in many of the leading M&A and corporate fi nance
transactions in the resources sector in recent years, including First Quantum's success-
ful C$5.1-billion unsolicited acquisition of Inmet, Coeur Mining's superior proposal
to acquire Orko Silver, Oryx Petroleum's C$250-million IPO, AuRico Gold's C$1.5
billion-acquisition of Northgate, Addax Petroleum's C$9-billion sale to Sinopec, and
IAMGOLD's C$600-million acquisition of Trelawney. His clients include issuers or
underwriters in capital markets or M&A transactions involving resources companies
active throughout Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. Turner is consistently
recognized by legal publications as a leading lawyer in mining, energy and natural
resources law. He is a recipient of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal. Turner was called to
the Ontario Bar in 1989.
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John Vettese is a partner who practices in the area of corporate fi nance and M&A in
the mining, technology and diversifi ed industries sectors. He has acted as lead counsel
on several M&A transactions and for a number of public clients and investment dealers
involved in complex and innovative securities matters. Vettese has signifi cant experience
in advising emerging and mid-market companies who are navigating their way through
the public markets for the fi rst time. He has developed a particular expertise in the emerg-
ing area of cross-border initial public off erings by US emerging and mid-market issuers
seeking listings on Canadian stock exchanges. Vettese is a member of Cassels Brock's
Executive Committee and is Deputy Managing Partner of the fi rm. He is also recognized
as a leading lawyer by ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, ! e Lexpert®/American
Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada and Best Lawyers. Vettese was
called to the Ontario Bar in 1995.
John S.M.
Turner
Fasken
Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
Tel: (416) 865-4380
Fax: (416) 364-7813
Toronto
John P.
Vettese
Cassels Brock &
Blackwell LLP
Tel: (416) 869-5336
Fax: (416) 350-6930
Toronto
jturner@fasken.com
jvettese@casselsbrock.com
