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Partner and Chair of BLG's National Mining Group. Advises on all aspects of corporate
fi nance, M&A, 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. Recognized in Chambers Global, ! e Best Lawyers in Canada and the Interna-
tional Who's Who of Mining Lawyers. Adjunct Professor, University of BC, Faculty of Law
(1999–2001). Frequent speaker and writer on securities and mining law topics. Member
of the Toronto Stock Exchange Advisory Committee and Editorial Board for Carswell's
Securities Law and Practice (3rd ed.). Past trustee, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Founda-
tion. LLM from Columbia University, LLB from the University of Toronto and AB,
magna cum laude, from Harvard University. Called to BC Bar in 1993.
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Peter O'Callaghan is a partner who practices in the area of securities law at Blake,
Cassels & Graydon LLP. Practice focused on mergers and acquisitions and capital
markets transactions in the mining sector. Has extensive experience in share and asset
acquisitions and divestitures, shareholders' and joint-venture agreements in respect of
many mining transactions in Canada, the US, South America, Asia and Africa. Member
of Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Recognized in ! e Lexpert®/American
Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada 2014 and 2015, ! e Best Lawyers in
Canada 2015, IFLR1000: ! e Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms – 2014
and 2015, Chambers Latin America 2015, Who's Who Legal: Canada 2014, the 2014
Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada,
! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2014, 2014 Lexpert®/ROB Special Edition on
Canada's Leading Corporate Lawyers, Chambers Global 2014 ‒ Leaders in their Field.
Admitted to BC Bar in 1985.
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Leo Raffi n is a partner in McMillan's Vancouver offi ce, Co-chair of the national
Capital Markets Group and Co-chair of the Public M&A Group (BC). His primary
practice areas are securities and corporate law, acting for technology, industrial and
natural resource issuers. His experience includes public and private off erings, mergers,
acquisitions and take-over bids, proxy contests, corporate reorganizations, business
alliances, licensing transactions and corporate governance matters.
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Bill Sirett is a partner who practices in the areas of securities and corporate law at
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, with an emphasis on fi nance, M&A, reorganizations
and governance. His practice is transaction-oriented, acting for public and private
corporations and investment banking fi rms in domestic and cross-border fi nancing and
M&A transactions across a range of industries with an emphasis on forestry, mining
and energy. Named in ! e Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Leading Capital
Markets Lawyers, ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (2014), ! e Lexpert®/American
Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (2006–14), ! e Lexpert® Guide
to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada (2012–14), ! e
Best Lawyers in Canada (2006–14), Law Business Research's International Who's Who
of Capital Market Lawyers (2008–13) and Law Business Research's Who's Who Legal:
Canada 2013. Admitted to the BC Bar in 1976.
Fred R.
Pletcher
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
Tel: (604) 640-4245
Fax: (604) 622-5802
Vancouver
Peter J.
O'Callaghan
Blake, Cassels
& Graydon LLP
Tel: (604) 631-3345
Vancouver
Leo Raffi n
McMillan LLP
Tel: (604) 691-7450
Fax: (604) 893-2356
Vancouver
William F.
Sirett
Blake, Cassels
& Graydon LLP
Tel: (604) 631-3371
Vancouver
fpletcher@blg.com
peter.ocallaghan@blakes.com
leo.raffi n@mcmillan.ca
bill.sirett@blakes.com
CORPORATE FINANCE & SECURITIES
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