Mr R. Ian Mitchell > Gowling WLG > Toronto, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Gowling WLG
1600 – 1 FIRST CANADIAN PLACE
100 KING STREET WEST
TORONTO, ONTARIO, M5X 1G5
Canada

Position

Partner
Head of Mining

Career

Ian Mitchell is a partner* in the capital markets practice in Gowling WLG’s Toronto office working primarily with clients who operate in the mining, technology, digital asset and energy spaces.

Ian holds in-depth expertise in all aspects of securities law, including:

  • Public offerings
  • Private placements
  • Reverse takeovers and qualifying transactions
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Stock exchange listings and other securities regulatory compliance matters

Ian works collaboratively with companies at all stages of development. His clients include issuers, dealers and advisers, underwriters, targets, special committees, and independent directors.

Ian is a member of the firm’s external management committee and also leads the firm’s Mining Industry Sector Group.

In 2015, Ian was recognized as one of Canada’s Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40. More recently, he was named a Corporate Lawyer to Watch in the 2016 Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada.

*Partner through a professional corporation

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.