Cases
Representative Work: General securities
capital market solicitor's practice including preparation
clearance of capital pool, short-form
long-form prospectuses offerings up to $100 million, private placement of equity
debt securities up to $100 million,
private equity exempt offerings up to $75 million.
Preparation of filing of listing applications
filing statements for domestic
foreign stock exchange listings
negotiation/preparation of underwriting agreements
due-diligence counsel, issuer bids, including both normal course
substantive bids on domestic
international stock exchanges.
Take-over bids both friendly
hostile.
Corporate/commercial solicitor's practice, including purchase
sale of private
public companies involving transactions up to $750 million
corporate re-organizations involving reverse take-overs of companies, amalgamations
mergers, plans of arrangement, negotiation/preparation of limited partnership agreements, joint venture agreements, shareholder
governance agreements, for a variety of commercial ventures.
Oil & gas solicitor's practice, including the purchase
sale of oil & gas assets, including working interests, production facilities, pipelines, underground storage facilities ranging in size up to $1 billion, negotiation/preparation of domestic/international/offshore exploration agreements, operating agreements, limited partnership agreements, farm-out agreements, royalty agreements, drilling contracts,
construction, ownership
operating agreements.
Negotiating
drafting of option agreements, joint venture agreements, purchase
sale agreements,
finance agreements for the acquisition, exploration
financing of mining projects both domestic
international.
Extensive experience with respect to all aspects of corporate governance
advising boards of directors in related matters.
Dissident shareholder disputes, including advising management
board of directors in all matters related to dissident shareholder disputes, conduct of dissident of shareholder meetings, including acting as special counsel to several corporate trust companies, issuers
special shareholder groups in respect of dissident shareholder disputes
dissident shareholder meetings.
Experience acting for borrowers in negotiation/preparation of various lines of credit ranging in size to $100 million
repatriation of debt between domestic
foreign jurisdictions.
Significant experience related to debt restructurings
corporate reorganizations, including negotiations/preparation of documents relating to debt restructuring, debt work outs, plans of arrangement under CCAA
the bankruptcy proceedings,
sale of assets under CCAA, bankruptcy
receivership proceedings for transactions ranging between $5 million to $300 million.
