Mr John Turner > Fasken > Toronto, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Fasken is active in debt and equity capital markets work across Canada, with specialists in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver and Calgary. The firm’s formidable mining strength is reflected in its securities work, while it also handles a steady stream of offerings — on behalf of both issuers and managers — in the financial services, tech and food and beverage spheres. Calgary’s Sarah Gingrich co-leads the team alongside Toronto-based Sean Stevens. Additional key contacts include global mining head John Turner (Toronto) and Jean-Pierre Chamberland, who leads the securities and M&A group in Montreal.

Specialists in the mining sector, with 7 national offices and a presence in London and Johannesburg, the corporate group at Fasken brings expertise to advising major public and private companies, private equity funds, investors, business owners and project sponsors involved in domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity transactions, corporate reorganizations and infrastructure projects. The firm’s client roster spans sectors ranging from mining, financial services and manufacturing to tech, construction and telecoms. The team is headed in Toronto by Sean Stevens, who brings experience to M&A, restructurings and complex infrastructure transactions, such as public private partnerships (PPP); and Sarah Gingrich in Calgary, an expert in securities and capital markets, shareholder activism and corporate governance. Other key figures of notes include mining sector authority John Turner; public M&A and shareholder activism expert Brad Freelan and Claire Gowdy in Toronto; and Jean Michel Lapierre and Caitlin Rose in Montreal.

The powerhouse mining practice at Fasken remains a market leader, harnessing the deep bench strength of locations in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Quebec City, as well as offices overseas in London, Johannesburg and Beijing, to advise issuers, underwriters and major international mining companies (such as Barrick Gold, Glencore, BHP) involved in high-value, multi-jurisdictional transactions. The practice is headed in Toronto by M&A and project finance authority John Turner, who brings experience to assisting resources companies active throughout Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe; and Andrew Gabrielson in Vancouver, who specializes in transactions and commercial agreements related to the exploration, development, acquisition and divestiture of mining and energy projects. Brian Graves in Toronto manages plans of arrangement, complex takeover bids, public and private securities offerings and securities regulatory matters. Other key figures include Johanna Fipke in Vancouver, who provides expertise in M&A, land tenure, finance and project exploration; Frank Mariage, who specializes in mineral exploration in Montreal; and Michael Bourassa in Toronto, an expert in international mining due diligence issues.