Senior Statespeople
Senior Statespeople
About
Provided by Chris Baldwin
Practice Areas
Corporate Commercial Law, Indigenous Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mining, Northern Group
Career
Founder of the firm’s Mining Group, Chris advises on acquisitions and dispositions of mines and mining companies, project development and mine operations throughout Canada and the world. He has assisted in the structuring and negotiation of hundreds of transactions, including farm-ins and joint ventures, corporate acquisitions and mergers and royalty sales. He has extensive experience with all legal aspects of the development, construction and financing of mines (including diamonds, coal and uranium), royalties, marketing contracts, ore sales contracts, impact benefit agreements with Indigenous Peoples and environmental and regulatory matters. Chris has experience with tendering for mineral concessions and negotiating mining contracts with sovereign governments. His practice also includes acting as an expert witness in mining-related litigation.
Professional Memberships
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Newsletter 'Reporter' for Canada
Osgoode Hall Law School Certificate in Mining Law, Advisor and lecturer
Advisory Council of World Association of Mining Lawyers, Member
Chambers Review
Canada
Chris Baldwin continues to advise clients on transactions within the mining space. His longstanding expertise in the market also includes providing counsel on mine development and operations from his base in the firm's Vancouver office.
Chris Baldwin continues to advise clients on transactions within the mining space. His longstanding expertise in the market also includes providing counsel on mine development and operations from his base in the firm's Vancouver office.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Chris Baldwin is exceptional."
"He has incredible knowledge."
"He is the mining law guru of Canada; probably the most knowledgeable lawyer in Canada on mining law."
"Chris Baldwin is exceptional."
"He has incredible knowledge."
"He is the mining law guru of Canada; probably the most knowledgeable lawyer in Canada on mining law."