Energy & Natural Resources: Mining: International
Global Guide 2024 : UK
Band 3
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Provided by Fasken
Your priority may be to raise capital, buy, sell or develop a project, secure title, engage Indigenous communities, governments or other stakeholders, structure a complex transaction, or resolve a dispute. You’re in our sweet spot.
We are organized as an industry group and advise companies and other stakeholders on all matter of legal issues affecting the mining sector.
Our industry contacts and knowledge of material transactions, both domestically and internationally, are second to none among international law firms. Our team is skilled and experienced in all the various legal services required by mining clients, from exploration through development to operation and closure.
We have acted in respect of projects in virtually every country of the globe, with a special emphasis on the Americas and Africa, from our offices in Canada, London and Johannesburg. We rank among the top law firms for financings and new listings on the TSX, the AIM Market, and the JSE.
Our competence in common and civil law, and cross-border matters, make us uniquely qualified to advise the mining industry.
Chambers Review
Fasken represents established names in global mining work. The firm offers clients expertise in a range of matters, including in commercial transactions and project financings. The team is equipped to handle a range of complicated and multi-jurisdictional corporate matters, including acquisitions and AIM listings. Its lawyers regularly act for private equity firms, financial advisers and major mining companies.
Work Highlights
- Fasken represented Perseus in its acquisition of all of the shares in Orca Gold, a company with a gold development project in the Republic of Sudan.
Strengths
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"Fasken has excellent style, approach and knowledge of the market."
"The firm is excellent at coordinating and managing multiple workstreams and jurisdictions under tight timelines."
"We're always impressed by their ability to grasp legal complexities and explain them to us and the opposition side in simple wording."
"Fasken has excellent style, approach and knowledge of the market."
"The firm is excellent at coordinating and managing multiple workstreams and jurisdictions under tight timelines."
"We're always impressed by their ability to grasp legal complexities and explain them to us and the opposition side in simple wording."
Notable Practitioners
Al Gourley is recognised for his experience on IPOs and fundraising in the mining sector. He is noted for his involvement in cross-border transactions, with a particular focus on the Canadian market.
"Al Gourley is extremely commercial and brings a complex commercial mind to very difficult legal issues."
"He is a global expert in mining royalties."
Tom Eldridge is an esteemed practitioner who is noted for assisting clients with project financing transactions in the mining sector. He is equally adept at assisting with the establishment of offtake prepayment arrangements, particularly in relation to mining facilities in Africa.
"Tom is especially diligent and on top of things."
Thomas Wexler is noted for his considerable expertise in mining sector transactions. He regularly represents lenders and sponsors on project financing mandates.
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