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Mr Brett Kagetsu
Position
Partner
Career
Brett Kagetsu is a partner in Gowling WLG’s Vancouver office and is the head of the Business Department of the Vancouver office. He previously served as former vice-chair of the firm’s Corporate Finance, M&A and Private Equity Practice Group. He has over 20 years’ experience in leading the successful completion of financings, stock exchange listings and merger transactions.
Brett assists his public company clients with all legal aspects of their businesses, including securities law and stock exchange policy compliance, as well as with the conduct of shareholder meetings. He has also provided strategic advice to dissident shareholders in connection with contested shareholder meetings.
Brett has been included in legal directories such as Lexpert, The Legal 500, The Best Lawyers in Canada and Who’s Who Legal: Mining, and is a regular presenter for the TSX Venture Exchange on corporate governance and listings related topics.
Within Gowling WLG, Brett is an active member of the firm’s China Initiative Group and Japan Country Desk. Brett has assisted several Asian-based companies that have invested in Canada or that have sought a Canadian stock exchange listing.
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > Energy and natural resources > Mining
With 7 national locations and a presence spanning the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, the mining practice at Gowling WLG brings strength to mid-market matters, assisting domestic and multinational mining operations with matters ranging from mineral exploration and project finance to environmental issues, joint ventures and high-value, multi-jurisdictional M&A. Securities expert Ian Mitchell leads the team, advising on M&A, public offerings, private placements and regulatory compliance. Other key figures include Erik Goldsilver, who brings over 20 years to the practice space; France Tenaille, who brings expertise in Latin America, having practiced in both Ontario and Venezuela; and, in Vancouver, business department head Brett Kagetsu and Cyndi Laval, a specialist in advising publicly-listed companies in the resources industry. Unless noted, all lawyers mentioned work in the Toronto office.
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