Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP advises multinational mining and metals companies with international joint ventures, project financings, acquisitions and divestitures. ESG is another focus of the firm, alongside Indigenous co-operation agreements and dealing with foreign governments. The practice typically acts on bet-the-farm transactions and day-to-day issues in the mining sector, such as royalties and streaming, mineral and surface rights, strategic investments and privacy and data security issues. Over the last year, the practice has been active in the gold sector, acting for a number of significant gold producers as well as advising international critical mineral firms on doing business in Canada. Melanie Shishler co-leads the Toronto team alongside Richard Fridman. Shishler is noted for her work on complex M&As, with extensive experience acting as counsel to international mining companies. Fridman handles a slew of transactions for mining clients and handles government negotiations with regards to mining rights, land claims and licence to operate.