Mining (International & Cross-Border)
Global Guide 2024 : Canada
Band 2
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Provided by Stikeman Elliott LLP
Stikeman Elliott knows international mining. We are trusted counsel to our clients and we assist them in achieving their financing, acquisition, governance and strategic objectives in a practical and efficient manner. Mining sector clients rely on us to deliver creative legal solutions throughout the ups and downs of a cycle, enabling them to capitalize on opportunities as well as navigate through hostile situations to outcomes that maximize shareholder value.
Our Mining Group is highly active around the globe with lawyers providing integrated legal services and often working closely with international and local law firms to meet our clients’ needs.
Junior, intermediate and global mining companies receive expert counsel in all of their important transactions, from early stage financings, to initial public offerings and capital transactions (both equity and debt), to corporate or project-level mergers and acquisitions. While we are most often associated with mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions, the Mining Group has been at the vanguard of stream finance and royalty transactions, project finance, joint ventures, as well as insolvency, bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings in the sector.
Chambers Review
Stikeman Elliott is a high-performing independent Canadian law firm providing clients with high-end deal expertise, solid disputes practitioners and industry experts in teams across Canada. It is widely viewed as one of Canada’s leading firms for global work, offering strong cross-border experience and capabilities including specialist expertise in complex and high-value transactions. The law firm’s strong global focus is reflected by its offices in New York (not practising US law), London and Sydney, which are supplemented by its partner network of local counsel.
Stikeman has a highly internationalised and active mining group, providing clients with experience of Canadian inbound work and leading outbound mandates, with a noted strength in M&A and capital markets. A large portion of the law firm's cross-border work orients around energy and resources, and the Sydney and London offices provide an interface to foreign clients and a means to access Canadian-based expertise. The team also displays expertise handling legal issues regarding Latin American resource projects, including offering contentious capabilities where issues arise relating to clients' foreign-held assets.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Stikeman are well coordinated across their global offices and bring in international experts as required."
"Stikeman are well coordinated across their global offices and bring in international experts as required."
Notable Practitioners
Jay Kellerman is a veteran of the Canadian mining space, splitting his time between the Toronto and London offices. He is frequently mandated with sizeable transactions, including mergers and dispositions across Canada, the USA and Latin America.
"Jay Kellerman is an extraordinary capable lawyer - he has exceptional relationship building capabilities and is able to navigate challenging deal and board dynamics."
"Jay has fantastic experience and can provide very useful advice."
"Jay is very client-focused and an expert in his field. Clients will seek to do repeat business with him given their excellent past experiences with him."
Ivan Grbešić frequently acts for clients on a wide range of corporate transactions in the mining and natural resources space throughout Canada and Latin America, advising on M&A and securities mandates.
"Ivan's work is A+ - he is especially client-focused and is an absolute pleasure to work with."
"Ivan is a go-to lawyer in the mining space."
Ranked Lawyers at
Stikeman Elliott LLP
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