Jeffery A. Snow

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  IAMGold Corporation
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Transactions

  US$20 billion combination of Falconbridge and Inco (largest merger in Canadian history); US$40 billion three-way combination of Falconbridge/Inco/Phelps Dodge (largest takeover in Canadian history); C$27 billion takeover of Falconbridge by Xstrata; US$1.25 billion Issuer Bid and Take-over Bid of Falconbridge by Noranda; Falconbridge C$750 million Bond Issue; Completion of acquisition and joint venture of Kabanga Nickel in Tanzania between Falconbridge and Barrick (US$200 million); Falconbridge acquisition of New Caledonia Koniambo Project; Sale of numerous Noranda and Falconbridge mining operations; Acquisition of various mining operations in foreign jurisdictions; Conclusion of EPCM Agreement between Falconbridge and Hatch/Technip and other major supply agreements for Koniambo Project in New Caledonia (US$2.8 billion); Negotiation of significant joint venture agreements in Indonesia for Falconbridge (Gag Island with BHP and Buli with Antam); Conclusion of significant custom feed agreements between Falconbridge and Botswana producers; C$1.4 billion IPO of Falconbridge; U.S. Department of Justice Anti-Trust Investigations in Copper, Potash, and SO2 ; Anti-Trust Class Action Litigation in SO2 (1999) and Potash (1992); EPA Superfund Litigation; Environmental Class Action Litigation; Pension Class Action Litigation; Criminal Investigations (Fatalities, Fraud, and Health & Safety); Civil Actions against major contracting firms; Major Arbitrations with other mining companies.