Cameron Belsher* is a partner in our Business Law Group in Vancouver and is a member of the firm's Board of Partners.
Mr. Belsher's recent experience includes acting as lead counsel on:
· mergers and acquisitions involving public and private companies;
· public and private equity and debt financings;
· joint ventures, joint development and commercialization arrangements for technology companies;
· project developments and complex financial arrangements in the mining sector;
· income trust offerings; and
· advising independent committees of board of directors regarding "related party" and significant material transactions and advising governments with respect to privatization initiatives.
Mr. Belsher is featured in numerous publications, such as:
· 2012 The Best Lawyers in Canada in the areas of corporate, securities, and mergers and acquisitions law;
· 2011 The Best Lawyers in Canada Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year, Vancouver;
· 2012 Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading lawyer in the area of corporate/mergers and acquisitions;
· 2011 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, a guide to the leading law firms and practitioners in Canada, as a leading lawyer in the areas of corporate finance and securities, private equity, corporate mid-market, corporate commercial law, income funds, mergers and acquisitions, and technology;
· 2011 Lexpert/The American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada in the areas of corporate commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, income funds, corporate mid-market, and corporate finance and securities law;
· 2010 Lexpert/Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance and securities;
· 2006 Lexpert "Top 100 Industry Specialists" in corporate finance; and
· 2002 Lexpert as one of Canada's "Top 40 Under 40".
In January 2007, he was appointed to the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) Listings Advisory Committee, which is composed of individuals representing legal, brokerage and securities related industries and provides feedback on TSX listings initiatives.
Mr. Belsher has lectured extensively on income trust and public corporation matters and is a former adjunct professor at the Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, instructing in the area of Advanced Corporate Finance.
Mr. Belsher received his LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1987. He was called to the British Columbia bar in 1988.
*denotes Law Corporation