Dan Anderson provides legal and strategic business advice to corporations, joint ventures, partnerships and other business organizations in the natural resources, financial services and manufacturing sectors. Dan is counsel to two of the world's leading uranium mining and exploration corporations, one of the world's largest potash mining companies and Saskatchewan's two leading gold exploration and production companies. He has led numerous securities and other transactions for gold and other mineral mining and exploration entities, and has developed significant experience with international joint venture arrangements for companies in the natural resources sector.
Dan has acted on a number of significant corporate transactions, including numerous public and private equity and debt offerings, public and private company mergers, take-over bids, joint venture arrangements, and corporate and joint venture restructurings. He has experience with the TSX, TSX Venture and other stock exchanges.
Dan has provided Competition Act compliance advice on a number of significant transactions, including mergers. His experience includes preparing notifications to the Competition Bureau and drafting arguments in support of applications for no action letters and advance ruling certificates from the Commissioner of Competition.
Representative Work
· Counsel to The Mosaic Company on Canadian potash mining matters.
· Ongoing counsel to Cameco Corporation on various uranium joint venture and other matters.
· Ongoing counsel to AREVA Resources Canada Inc. on various uranium joint venture and other matters.
· Ongoing legal advisor to Claude Resources Inc. on various gold exploration, development and mining matters.
· Ongoing counsel to Rallyemont Energy Inc. on various oil and gas exploration and development matters.
· Ongoing legal advisor to Pacific & Western Credit Corp. and Pacific & Western Bank of Canada.
· Ongoing counsel to Golden Band Resources Inc. on various gold exploration, development and mining matters.
· Legal advisor to Canada's largest manufacturer of potassium sulfate, including the company's acquisition by a large US mining company.
· Legal advisor on competition law matters to Concentra Financial Services and CUETS on acquisition of credit card acquiring issuing business by First Data Resources (2008) and credit card issuing business by MBNA Canada Bank (2007).
· Competition Act advice to Saskferco Products LLC on $1.6 billion sale to Yara International ASA (named the 2008 Canadian Inbound Acquisition of the Year by Lexpert Magazine).
Leadership
· PrimeWest Mortgage Investment Corporation - Director (since 2009)
· Royal University Hospital Foundation - Director (since 2006)
· Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce - Former President and Director
Papers & Presentations
· "Director and Officer Liability", Institute of Corporate Directors (2009, 2010).
· "Corporate Governance 101", Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, Fall and Spring Training Camps (2009, 2010).
· "Drafting Tips Related to Common Contractual Provisions", Insight (2005).
· "Corporate Governance", Saskatchewan Legal Education Society Inc. (2004).
Awards & Distinctions
· Selected as one of the Best Lawyers in Canada - Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions; Securities Law; Structured Finance Law (since 2010)
· Lexis-Nexis / Martindale-Hubbell - "BV Peer Review Rated"