John Wilkin
Canada Guide 2025
Band 5 : Energy & Natural Resources: Mining
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About
Provided by John Wilkin
Practice Areas
John's practice focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions for public companies, and advising Canadian and international companies on a wide range of corporate governance and securities law compliance matters. He is regularly engaged by special committees of public companies to advise on complex change of control transactions and also advises on alternative forms of financings including royalty and streaming transactions. John has deep experience in the mining and power and utilities industries, and an active international practice advising clients in Australia, Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America.
Chambers Review
Canada
John Wilkin is the head of Blake, Cassels & Graydon's mining group and is noted for his expertise in relation to both domestic and cross-border acquisitions and refinancings. He has additional significant experience in royalty and streaming financing transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"John is a very commercially aware and reflective lawyer who provides strong, considered advice."
"John Wilkin is an excellent lawyer who shows great commercial acumen in addition to his legal role."
"John is a very commercially aware and reflective lawyer who provides strong, considered advice."
"John Wilkin is an excellent lawyer who shows great commercial acumen in addition to his legal role."