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James D. Beeby

Corporate Finance, M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital Lawyer

Partner

Yannick Beaudoin

Project Development, Energy and Infrastructure Lawyer at Bennett Jones Montreal

Angela Blake

M&A, Securities and Corporate Finance Lawyer at Bennett Jones Toronto

Sixteen Bennett Jones lawyers have been ranked in the 2025 Lexpert Special Edition: Global Mining. This recognition highlights our decades of experience providing practical, strategic legal advice to global mining companies, investors and developers.

Sixteen Bennett Jones Lawyers Ranked in Lexperts Mining Special Edition

Sixteen Bennett Jones Lawyers Ranked in Lexpert's Global Mining Special Edition

Marshall Eidinger

Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Markets Lawyer at Bennett Jones Toronto

Benjamin J. Gal

Corporate Commercial Lawyer at Bennett Jones Toronto

Associate

Geoffrey (Geoff) Davis

Commercial Transactions Lawyer at Bennett Jones Toronto

Silver Viper Minerals Corp. has entered into an agreement with CSAC Holdings Inc. and all of the shareholders of CSAC dated May 8, 2025 to acquire the Cimarron Project in Sinaloa, Mexico, a property hosting a porphyry gold-copper system.

Silver Viper Minerals to Acquire Cimarron Gold Copper Project from CSAC Holdings Inc

Silver Viper Minerals to Acquire Cimarron Gold-Copper Project from CSAC Holdings Inc.

James Clare

Corporate Commercial and Securities Lawyer at Bennett Jones Toronto

Christopher J. Doucet

Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities Lawyer at Bennett Jones Toronto

Alkane Resources Limited and Mandalay Resources Corporation have announced that they have agreed to combine in a proposed “merger of equals” transaction and have executed a definitive arrangement agreement whereby Alkane will acquire all the issued and outstanding common shares of Mandalay pursuant to a court-approved plan of arrangement.

Alkane and Mandalay Propose Combination to Create Growing Gold and Antimony Producer

Steven Bodi

Corporate Commercial Lawyer at Bennett Jones Calgary

Vanessa Trépanier

Commercial Transactions Lawyer at Bennett Jones Montréal

Against the current backdrop of global market uncertainty, on April 17, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced new incremental measures aimed at reducing regulatory burden for reporting issuers, facilitating capital raising for new reporting issuers and supporting the competitiveness of Canadian capital markets (collectively, the CSA Measures).

Canadian Securities Regulators Take Further Incremental Steps to Promote Access to Capital Markets

Luke Morrison

Energy Project Development, M&A, and Commercial Transaction Lawyer at Bennett Jones Calgary

Ashley M. White

Corporate, Commercial Transactions, Power & Energy Lawyer at Bennett Jones Calgary

Pamela Clark

Lawyer at Bennett Jones Calgary 

Associate 

On June 6, 2025, the federal government introduced Bill C-5, An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act, which proposes new legislation aimed at strengthening Canada's economy by removing interprovincial trade and labour mobility barriers and advancing major projects.

Wind In The Sails of Canadian Energy Project Development

Wind In The Sails of Canadian Energy Project Development: Major Projects Office Open For Business, and Details of Fast-Tracked Projects Emerging

Stephen D. Burns

Technology Lawyer, Intellectual Property Lawyer at Bennett Jones Calgary

Partner, Trademark Agent

Matthew Flynn

Technology Transaction Lawyer at Bennett Jones Toronto

J. Sébastien A. Gittens

Intellectual Property and Technology Commercialization Lawyer at Bennett Jones Calgary

AI transcription tools offer efficiency and accuracy in the boardroom but create risks to confidentiality, privacy and legal privilege. Organizations should adopt clear policies, safeguards and training to ensure responsible use and compliance with governance standards.

AI Notetaking in the Boardroom

Lorelei Graham

Food and Agribusiness Lawyer, IP Lawyer, Litigation Lawyer at Bennett Jones Toronto

The United States Patent and Trademark Office's decision to cancel its Climate Change Mitigation pilot program for patents has not gone unnoticed in Canada. For Canadian policymakers and agri-tech innovators, this move by the United States raises two big questions: (1) How might this affect Canada&rsquo;s own intellectual property&nbsp; strategy for green tech, and (2) could it create opportunities for Canada (and others) to take the lead in certain climate-tech domains?
A particular area of interest is carbon-capture agri-tech, technologies that help farming not just reduce emissions but actively capture carbon (for instance, special crops or soil treatments that lock away carbon dioxide or farm machinery that traps greenhouse gases). These innovations are crucial for meeting climate goals and could become a competitive arena internationally.

Fast Tracks and Green Gaps Part IV

Fast Tracks and Green Gaps Part IV: Shifting Gears: How the United States' Exit from Climate Protection Fuels Canada's IP Advantage

Martin Ignasiak KC

Regulatory Lawyer at Bennett Jones Calgary

Jessica Kennedy

Larissa D. Lees

Alberta&rsquo;s updated self-supply rules create new opportunities for on-site power generation. This blog highlights key regulatory issues, risks, and opportunities developers need to consider.

So You Want to Supply Your Own Power Key Considerations for On Site Generation in Alberta

So You Want to Supply Your Own Power: Key Considerations for On-Site Generation in Alberta

Across the Atlantic, the European Union (EU) and its member states have also been encouraging climate-resilient agri-tech innovation, but their approach to intellectual property incentives has been a bit different. The European Union has set ambitious climate goals (like achieving climate neutrality by 2050) and launched the European Green Deal, a broad policy agenda to support sustainable technologies. While funding and regulations (such as support for sustainable farming practices) are big parts of the EU strategy, there is also recognition that IP rights play an important role in fostering innovation. However, unlike Canada or the recent US pilot program, Europe has not implemented a unified “green channel” for patent examination at the European Patent Office.

Fast Tracks and Green Gaps Part III

Fast Tracks and Green Gaps Part III: Green Without the Label: Europe's Pragmatic IP Approach to Agri-Tech Innovation

SolGold & Cornerstone Announce Friendly Merger Transaction

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Bennett Jones Client Work SolGold & Cornerstone Announce Friendly Merger Transaction October 17, 2022 Authors James ClarePartner Christopher J. DoucetPartner Marshall EidingerPartner Jessica ThrowerAssociate Philip B. WardPartner SolGold plc and Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. announced they have entered into a definitive agreement, where SolGold will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Cornerstone, other than Cornerstone shares already held, directly or indirectly, by SolGold, pursuant to a court-approved plan of arrangement. Bennett Jones is acting for SolGold on the deal. The merger of the two companies will significantly strengthen their ability to create value for shareholders by consolidating 100% of the Cascabel copper-gold project, along with a robust portfolio of other projects, primarily across Ecuador. The Bennett Jones team is led by James Clare, Christopher Doucet and Marshall Eidinger (Corporate/M&A) and includes Jessica Thrower, Bikaramjit Sandhu and Evan Stein (Corporate/M&A) and James Morand and Phil Ward (Tax). More details on the transaction are available in SolGold's news release. Share by Email Social Media Download Download Subscribe Republishing Requests For permission to republish this or any other publication, contact Amrita Kochhar at kochhara@bennettjones.com. For informational purposes only This publication provides an overview of legal trends and updates for informational purposes only. For personalized legal advice, please contact the authors. Authors James Clare, Partner Toronto • 416.777.6245 • clarej@bennettjones.com Christopher J. Doucet, Partner Toronto • 416.777.7449 • doucetc@bennettjones.com Marshall Eidinger, Partner Toronto • 416.777.5389 • eidingerm@bennettjones.com Jessica Thrower, Associate Toronto • 416.777.6235 • throwerj@bennettjones.com Philip B. Ward, Partner Toronto • 416.777.7476 • wardp@bennettjones.com