Don Collie

In nearly 20 years of practise, Don has worked on a wide variety of transactions, including:

• Public financings (including IPOs)
• Private placement financings, including flow-through share and special warrant transactions
• Takeover bids
• Drafting and implementing shareholder rights plans ("poison pills")
• Acting for local issuers with respect to reverse takeovers, capital pool company transactions, property and asset acquisitions and changes of business
• Cross-border acquisitions and financings
• Amalgamations and plans of arrangement
• Advising on compliance with Multilateral Instrument 61-101 in connection with related-party transactions and business combinations
• Advising on stock option and other share compensation arrangements, including amendments to plans and option re-pricings
• Making exemption applications to the securities regulatory authorities
• Acting for vendors and purchasers in private asset and share sales

Don has particular expertise and experience in mining law. His experience includes drafting and negotiating mining option and joint venture agreements, acquisitions and dispositions of mineral properties, claim staking and other mineral property disputes, environmental due diligence and advising on compliance with disclosure requirements for mineral projects (particularly with respect to National Instrument 43-101 "Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects").