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Braul, Waldemar Gowling WLG
(403) 298-1039 wally.braul@gowlingwlg.com
Mr. Braul advises and litigates on projects that include mines, Fisheries
Act prosecutions, oil and gas production, pipelines, LNG, oil terminals,
marine shipping, shale gas "fracking," water, contaminated sites disputes
and Indigenous law issues. His mining law work focuses on mining reclama-
tion, tailings pond, environmental assessment and Indigenous claims.
Brousson, Colin David Gowling WLG
(604) 891-2286 colin.brousson@gowlingwlg.com
Mr. Brousson is a partner in Gowling WLG's Vancouver office and past
national leader of the firm's restructuring and insolvency group. In addition
to his selection by Lexpert as a leading Canadian lawyer in global mining,
Colin is recognized by Lexpert, The Best Lawyers in Canada, Chambers
Global and Chambers Canada for expertise restructuring and insolvency
and Benchmark Canada for litigation.
Bryce, Douglas A. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-6465 dbryce@osler.com
Mr. Bryce is Chair of Osler's Mining Group. His practice focuses on M&A and
financing/capital markets transactions, as well as a broad range of general
corporate, disclosure and commercial matters relevant to mining issuers.
Campion, John A. Gardiner Roberts LLP
(416) 865-6697 jcampion@grllp.com
Mr. Campion has been a force as counsel and a neutral in the legal com-
munity for four decades: trials, appeals, tribunals and arbitrations across
Canada including SCC and around the world: Europe/Africa/Asia. Defining
the interaction between Canadian business and law from goldmines to
boardrooms and oil fields to isotopes his expertise includes mining, energy,
class actions, corporate/commercial and ADR.
Canfield, Brian R. Farris, Vaughan,
Wills & Murphy LLP (604) 661-9362 bcanfield@farris.com
Mr. Canfield is a strategic advisor for his resource clients. He is often asked
to handle difficult negotiations, tight timelines or similar challenges for his
resource clients in raising financing, establishing joint ventures, facilitating
regulatory approvals, settling shareholder or other disputes, restructuring
and other matters.
Chadwick, Robert J. Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4285 rchadwick@goodmans.ca
Mr. Chadwick focuses on corporate, banking, private equity, insolvency and
reorganizations, and M&A law on national, cross-border and international
transactions. He counsels a diverse group of clients, including boards, in
various industries. He has advised on the restructurings of numerous min-
ing, energy, oil and gas and other resource companies and developers.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
British Columbia
In BC's Golden Triangle, some projects are mov-
ing forward. Imperial Metals Corp.'s Red Chris
copper/gold/silver mine is in production mode.
Pretium Resources Inc.'s Brucejack gold project
is under construction, and the Brule coal mine
in Tumbler Ridge has gone back into production
aer being acquired by Conuma Coal Resources.
e enhancement of electrical transmission in
northwestern BC has facilitated these projects.
e recently completed $700-million high-volt-
age transmission line runs 335 kilometres from
Terrace to Bob Quinn Lake, and north to the Red
Chris mine.
Other recent upgrades include the paving of
the Stewart-Cassiar highway north from Smithers
(Hwy 37); the opening of ocean port facilities for
export of concentrate in Stewart; and the comple-
tion of a three-dam 277 MW hydroelectric facility
located 70 kilometres northwest of Stewart.
