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Mr R. Ian Mitchell
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.
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- Business immigration
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- Environment
- Infrastructure projects
- Media and entertainment
- Energy and natural resources > Power
- Transport > Aviation
- Construction
- Dispute resolution: Alberta
- Dispute resolution: British Columbia
- Dispute resolution: Ontario
- Dispute resolution: Quebec
- Insurance
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Technology
- Corporate and M&A
- International trade
- Labour and employment
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Banking and finance