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Amanda C. McLachlan

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T: 416.777.5393


Toronto

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Amanda McLachlan's general litigation practice focuses on complex corporate and commercial disputes, employment litigation and class actions.

Amanda has motion, application, trial and appeal experience before all courts in Ontario. She regularly appears before a number of administrative and regulatory boards and tribunals, including the Ontario Labour Relations Board and the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. Amanda has experience in matters pertaining to securities regulatory and enforcement matters, internal investigations, shareholder disputes, directors' and officers' liability, professional negligence, oppression proceedings, claims relating to post-employment obligations, including moving for and responding to injunctions, and class proceedings, among others. Amanda also has experience in civil fraud litigation, including Norwich orders, mareva injunctions and enforcement of civil judgments. 

While attending the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, Amanda competed in the Arnup Cup Trial Advocacy Competition as a member of the winning team. Amanda also competed in the Pace International Criminal Law Moot Competition in New York, where she was recognized as the top oralist in her round of the competition; and in the Sopinka Cup advocacy competition.

Education

University of Toronto, BA (Hons., Criminology/Sociology), 2005 University of Windsor, LLB, 2009 

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 2010

Recent Experience

Katanga Mining Limited, in the review by Katanga’s Independent Directors of certain of Katanga’s historical accounting practices, and in connection with the restatement of the Katanga’s previously filed financial statements arising from the review. Katanga is a publicly traded company whose majority shareholder is Glencore, one of the world’s largest mining companies.
Katanga Mining Limited, in its settlement agreement with the Ontario Securities Commission following an investigation by staff of the Ontario Securities Commission into certain of Katanga’s historical public disclosures. Katanga is a publicly traded company whose majority shareholder is Glencore, one of the world’s largest mining companies.

Katanga Mining Limited, in the US$5.6 billion recapitalization plan initiated by its parent Glencore PLC, pursuant to which Katanga issued US$5.6 billion in equity to retire debt owed to its copper-cobalt joint venture partner, the Democratic Republic of Congo state-owned Gécamines, in order to resolve all disputes arising from an action brought by Gécamines in the DRC to dissolve joint venture operating company owned by Katanga (75%) and Gécamines (25%).

The Special Committee of Central GoldTrust, in Sprott Asset Management's $1-billion hostile takeover bid for all the outstanding Units of Central GoldTrust.
The Special Committee of Silver Bullion Trust, in Sprott Asset Management's $62-million hostile takeover bid for all the outstanding Units of Silver Bullion Trust.
Mariann Taylor-Baptiste, in an application for judicial review arising from a decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario involving a conflict of rights between union speech and freedom from discrimination.
Osisko Mining Corporation, in its response to Goldcorp Inc's unsolicited offer and subsequent agreement with Yamana Gold Inc. and Agnico Eagle Mines Limited to jointly acquire 100% of Osisko's issued and outstanding common shares for total consideration of $3.9 billion.

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November 23, 2018
       

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