Joan is a partner in our Securities Group. She practises in the area of corporate and securities law with an emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions transactions.
Prior to joining Cassels Brock, Joan practised law at another major Canadian law firm in the areas of corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. Her previous experience also includes working for the Ontario Securities Commission in the Corporate Finance Branch. During this time, Joan was involved in prospectus and application work as well as takeover/issuer bids and mergers and acquisitions. She also worked on policy matters relating to shelf prospectuses, the Multijurisdictional Disclosure System, cross-border offerings, continuous disclosure requirements for foreign issuers and the Uniform Securities Legislation Project.
After completing her LL.M. at New York University, Joan worked for Shearman & Sterling, a major New York-based international law firm, both in its New York office and in its Toronto office.
Joan has taught securities law courses at the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law and the University of Windsor Faculty of Law.
Associations
· Canadian Bar Association
· Ontario Bar Association
Transactions
Cassels Brock Acts for Yamana Gold Inc. in the Option of Its Agua Rica Project to Minera Alumbrera Limited, 11/17/2011
Cassels Brock Represents Colossus Minerals Inc. in Its $86,250,000 Bought Deal Financing and Over-Allotment Option Exercise, 11/09/2011
Cassels Brock Acts For Calvista Gold Corporation As It Closes Its Initial Public Offering, 06/22/2011
Cassels Brock Acts For The Underwriters In Pacific & Western Credit Corp.'s $16.8 Million Offering, 06/18/2011
AUX Completes Offer for Ventana Gold Shares, 03/30/2011
Goldcorp Acquires Andean Resources for Approximately $3.6 Billion, 01/19/2011
Lithium Americas Corp. Closes its Initial Public Offering, 07/12/2010
Uranium One Completes $260 Million Bought Deal Financing of Convertible Unsecured Subordinated Debentures, 07/07/2010
Bennett Environmental Inc. Completes $25 Million Bought Deal Offering, 06/11/2010
Aura Minerals Inc. Closes Joint Treasury and Secondary Bought Equity Financing for $100.8 Million, 06/10/2010
Royal Gold Announces the Completion of the Andacollo Gold Transaction, 02/24/2010
New Gold Completes US$1.6 Billion Business Combination with Metallica Resources and Peak Gold, 06/30/2008