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About Jamie

Jamie advises clients on a range of business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and public and private financings. He also provides ongoing advice to issuers regarding corporate governance, continuous disclosure obligations, and various other Canadian corporate and securities law compliance matters. Jamie has extensive expertise advising clients in the mining and biotechnology industries.

Jamie spent over a year in the Firm's New York office, where he focused on Canada/U.S. cross-border M&A transactions and financings.

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Recent representative transactions include acting as counsel to:

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Orla Mining Ltd. in connection with the acquisition of the Musselwhite Mine from Newmont Corporation for US$850-million

  • Bluestone Resources Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Aura Minerals

  • Fission Uranium Corp. in connection with its proposed C$1.1-billion acquisition by Paladin Energy

  • Equinox Gold Corp. in connection with its acquisition of 40% of the Greenstone Mine for US$995-million and the associated US$299-million bought deal equity offering and US$500-million debt facility
  • Maverix Metals Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. for US$600-million

  • Great Bear Resources Ltd. in connection with its acquisition by Kinross Gold Corporation for C$1.8-billion

  • Great Bear Royalties Corp. in connection with its proposed acquisition by International Royalty Corporation for C$200-million in cash

  • Capstone Mining Corp. in connection with its C$1.1-billion business combination with Mantos Copper

  • Equinox Gold Corp. in connection with its C$1.3-billion merger of equals with Leagold Mining Corporation and its C$700-million acquisition of Premier Gold

  • Equinox Gold Corp. in connection with the acquisition of the Mesquite mine from New Gold Inc. for US$158-million and its sale of the Mercedes Mine to Bear Creek Mining Corporation

  • PlayAGS Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Integrity Gaming Corp.

Corporate Finance

  • Solaris Resources Inc. in connection with the US$80-million financing package made available by Orion Mine Finance to fund the Warintza Project in Ecuador

  • Capstone Copper Corp. in connection with its C$328-million secondary offering of common shares

  • AbCellera Biologics Inc. in connection with its US$555.5-million initial public offering of common shares on NASDAQ

  • Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. in connection with its US$345-million public offering of common shares and pre-funded warrants

  • Zymeworks Inc. in connection with its US$320.8-million cross-border public offering of common shares and pre-funded warrants

  • Ero Copper Corp. in connection with its C$127-million initial public offering

Awards & Recognition

Jamie has been recognized as a leading lawyer in the following publications:

  • The Best Lawyers in Canada (2025: Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law; 2023–2024: Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2024: Mining; 2023: Corporate Mid-Market; 2021: Mining)

  • Lexpert Special Edition: Energy and Mining 2024

  • Lexpert Special Edition: Mining 2023

  • Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences 2023

Education

Admitted to the British Columbia Bar – 2010
LLB, University of Calgary – 2009
BA, University of British Columbia – 2005

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