Kari MacKay
Canada Guide 2025
Band 5 : Energy & Natural Resources: Mining
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About
Provided by Kari MacKay
Practice Areas
Kari MacKay is a partner in a business law group and heads the Mining Group at Goodmans. Her practice is transaction based, involving all aspects of corporate and securities law, with a particular emphasis on the structuring and execution of a variety of transactions, including complex international mergers and combination transactions and multi-creditor financing arrangements.
Kari also assists companies with their governance and disclosure work. She often represents issuers, private companies and financing parties, many of which are in the Mining and Natural Resource sector.
In connection with her mining practice, Kari has extensive experience at all stages of project development, including with respect to acquisitions, royalty agreements, joint ventures, project financing, including royalty and streaming transactions, technical reporting, off-take agreements and dispositions of assets.
Career
Kari is recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers Global, Chambers Canada, IFLR1000, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Lexpert Special Edition: Energy and Mining, The Legal 500 Canada and Best Lawyers in Canada.
Personal
Kari participated as a member of Canada's national sailing team and continues to be involved in the sport as the founder of Warrior Sailing Canada and Commodore of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club.
Chambers Review
Canada
Head of Goodmans' mining group, Kari MacKay is sought out for her handling of corporate and securities matters, including M&A and intercreditor agreements. She acts from the firm's Toronto office on behalf of significant mining clients.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kari is excellent. She is very good client service-wise and commercially."
"Kari is excellent. She is very good client service-wise and commercially."