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Overview

James Clare has a corporate commercial and securities law practice, with an emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, focused on assisting clients in the mining and oil and gas sectors. His transactional experience includes domestic and cross-border public and private corporate finance transactions representing issuers and underwriters as well as merger and acquisitions transactions. He also advises public issuers on general corporate and securities law matters including stock exchange listings, continuous disclosure obligations and other regulatory compliance issues.

In 2002, James was seconded to the Corporate Finance Branch of the Ontario Securities Commission.

James is a member of the Canadian Bar Association.

,,He has a strong work ethic and is experienced in corporate and securities matters.,,

What Clients Say

Client Work

Cantor Fitzgerald Canada, as lead agent, in the establishment of a US$100-million at-the-market equity distribution program of Seabridge Gold
Cantor Fitzgerald Canada, as sole agent and bookrunner, in its US$30-million brokered private placement of common shares of Gold Reserve
The initial purchasers, led by Cantor Fitzgerald, in the US$115-million upsized offering of convertible senior notes of enCore Energy
A syndicate of underwriters co-led by BMO Capital Markets, J.P. Morgan, and National Bank Financial, in a cross-border US$172.5-million bought deal prospectus offering of common shares of Ivanhoe Electric
 
The initial purchasers, led by Cantor Fitzgerald, in the US$120-million private placement offering of convertible senior notes of Ur-Energy
Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation, acting as lead agent and sole bookrunner, together with a syndicate of underwriters including BMO Nesbitt Burns, National Bank Financial and Canaccord Genuity, in connection with a C$13-million bought deal private placement of units of Falco Resources

Recognitions & Awards

Chambers Canada

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining

Chambers Global

Mining (International & Cross Border)

The 500 Legal Canada

Recognized, Mining

Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Repeatedly Recommended, Corporate Finance & Securities
Repeatedly Recommended, Corporate Mid-Market
Consistently Recommended, Mining
 

 

Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Global Mining Lawyers

Recognized as a leading Mining lawyer

Lexpert Special Edition

Recognized, Energy

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • Acadia University, BA (Hons.), 1998
  • University of Western Ontario, LLB, 2002

Bar Admissions

  • Ontario, 2003

Insights

Mining Interest in ATMs Spikes in CanadaBlog

Mining Interest in ATMs Spikes in Canada

December 20, 2019
James D. BeebyJames Clare
James D. Beeby & James Clare
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TSX Outlines Proposed Venture Exchange Reform

December 21, 2015
James ClareChristopher J. Doucet
James Clare & Christopher J. Doucet

News, Events & Speaking Engagements

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Chambers Global Ranks Bennett Jones Lawyers in 2026 Guide

February 12, 2026
Melanie L. AitkenAbbas Ali KhanSabrina A. Bandali
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Canadian Fast-Track Mining Initiatives Amid Global Trade Uncertainty

November 4, 2025
James ClareWilliam A. EdwardsChloe SooYun Cho
James Clare, William A. Edwards & Chloe SooYun Cho