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Jennifer (Jen) Poirier

Counsel
About

Jennifer (Jen) Poirier represents companies and investment dealers in a range of corporate transactions, including ‎public offerings, private placement financings, initial public offerings and stock exchange listings, reverse take-‎overs and mergers and acquisitions.‎

Jennifer’s experience also includes drafting and advising on a range of commercial agreements, such as ‎partnership agreements, option agreements, earn-in agreements, joint venture agreements and shareholder ‎agreements. She advises clients in a variety of industries, with a particular focus...

Jennifer (Jen) Poirier represents companies and investment dealers in a range of corporate transactions, including ‎public offerings, private placement financings, initial public offerings and stock exchange listings, reverse take-‎overs and mergers and acquisitions.‎

Jennifer’s experience also includes drafting and advising on a range of commercial agreements, such as ‎partnership agreements, option agreements, earn-in agreements, joint venture agreements and shareholder ‎agreements. She advises clients in a variety of industries, with a particular focus on the mining industry. In ‎addition, Jennifer advises private and public companies with respect to general corporate and securities laws ‎issues, including corporate governance and continuous disclosure obligations.‎

Clients value her strong negotiation skills and business-oriented approach, as well her ability to thoughtfully ‎structure and implement transactions that are results-driven and tailored to clients’ particular needs.‎

Bar admissionsBritish Columbia, 2011

EXPERIENCE

  • Major International Copper Producer: Advising the corporation on numerous option and joint venture ‎transactions for copper projects in various jurisdictions, including Canada, Australia, Serbia, Africa and ‎South America.‎
  • Antofagasta Minerals S.A.: Advising Antofagasta on numerous earn-in and joint venture transactions ‎and strategic alliances worldwide.‎
  • Standard Lithium Ltd.: Advising the corporation on the completion of its US$100 million strategic ‎investment from Koch Strategic Pla...
  • Major International Copper Producer: Advising the corporation on numerous option and joint venture ‎transactions for copper projects in various jurisdictions, including Canada, Australia, Serbia, Africa and ‎South America.‎
  • Antofagasta Minerals S.A.: Advising Antofagasta on numerous earn-in and joint venture transactions ‎and strategic alliances worldwide.‎
  • Standard Lithium Ltd.: Advising the corporation on the completion of its US$100 million strategic ‎investment from Koch Strategic Platforms.‎
  • Lithium Americas Corp.: Advising the corporation on its acquisition of Millennial Lithium for US$400 ‎million.‎
  • Total Helium Ltd.: Advising the corporation on its acquisition of the Helisium Project, and completion ‎of its listing on the TSX Venture Exchange and concurrent $12.5 million private placement.‎
  • American Lithium Corp.: Advising the corporation on completing a brokered $35 million private ‎placement.‎
  • Standard Uranium Ltd.: Advising the corporation on the completion of a $5 million private placement.‎
  • ZEB Nickel Corp.: Advising the corporation on the completion its qualifying transaction, listing on the ‎TSX Venture Exchange and concurrent $2.5 million private placement.‎
  • Gold Line Resources Corp.: Advising the corporation on the acquisition of Oijärvi and Solvik Gold ‎Projects from Agnico Eagle for US$10 Million.‎
  • Goldshore Resources Inc.: Advising the corporation on the acquisition of Moss Lake project from ‎Wesdome Gold for $57 Million, and completion of its reverse take-over of Sierra Madre, listing on the ‎TSX Venture Exchange and concurrent $25 million brokered private placements.‎
  • American Lithium Corp: Advising the corporation on its acquisition of Plateau Energy Metals Inc. by ‎way of statutory plan of arrangement.‎
  • American Lithium Corp.: Advising the corporation on the completion of its $15 million private ‎placement.‎
  • Denarius Silver Corp.: Advising the corporation on its acquisition of the Lomero Project in Spain and ‎its concurrent $33.75 million private placement.‎
  • Prime Mining Corp.: Advising the corporation on the completion of its $28.8 million bought deal private ‎placement.‎
  • Electra Battery Materials Corporation: Advising the corporation on the establishment of its $10 ‎million at-the-market offering.‎
  • Denarius Silver Corp.: Advising the corporation on its acquisition of the Guia Antigua and Zancudo ‎projects, the completion of its reverse takeover, listing on the TSX Venture Exchange, and its ‎concurrent $8.4 million private placement.‎
  • Electra Battery Materials Corporation: Advising the corporation on the completion of its $9.78 million ‎bought deal financing.‎
  • Lithium Americas Corp.: Advising the corporation on completion of its US$400 million overnight ‎marketed public offering.‎
  • Maple Gold Mines Ltd.: Advising the corporation on the completion of its $10 million bought deal ‎financing.‎
  • Angold Resources Ltd.: Advising Angold on the completion of its reverse take-over of Federal ‎Goldand listing on the TSX Venture Exchange.‎
  • Standard Lithium Ltd.: Advising the corporation on the completion of its $34.5 million public offering.‎
  • Lithium Americas Corp. : Advising the corporation on the completion of its transaction with Ganfeng ‎Lithium Co., Ltd. to reorganize their joint venture company, Minera Exar.‎
  • Josemaria Resources: Advising the corporation on the completion of its spin-out of the Los Helados ‎project and other exploration properties to NGEx Minerals, and on the subsequent listing of NGEx ‎Minerals on the TSX Venture Exchange.‎
  • IMC International Corp.: Advising the corporation on its listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange.‎
  • Standard Lithium Ltd.: Advising the corporation on the completion of its $11.4 million bought deal ‎financing.‎
  • NGEx Resources Inc.: Advising the corporation on the completion of its $20 million non-brokered ‎private placement.‎
  • Integra Gold Corp.: Advising the corporation in its acquisition by Eldorado Gold Corporation by ‎statutory plan of arrangement.‎
  • Western Lithium USA Corporation: Advising the corporation in its acquisition of Lithium Americas ‎Corp. by statutory plan of arrangement for approximately $80 million.‎
  • HAVN Life Sciences Inc.: Advising the corporation on its acquisition of HAVN Research Inc. and listing ‎on the Canadian Securities Exchange.‎
  • CIBC World Markets Inc: Advising the corporation as agent for FortisBC Inc. in its public offering of ‎‎$200 million principal amount medium term note debentures.‎
 
Languages
  • English
Education
  • JD, University of British Columbia, 2010
  • BA, University of British Columbia, 2006

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

  • Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Mining), 2024
  • Listed in Lexpert Special Edition: Energy and Mining, 2024
  • The Legal 500 Canada (Energy and Natural Resources - Mining), 2022-2023

Publications and media

  • Co-author, Canada chapter, Chambers’ Mining Practice Guide, 2020 and 2021‎
  • Contributing author and co-editor, Globe Law and Business Mining & Minerals: A Practical Guide to the Life ‎Cycle of a Mining Project

Seminars

  • AME Podcast: Exploration Matters - Ep 1 with Association for Mineral Exploration BC, June 22, 2022‎
  • Speaker,  “Joint Operations: Challenges and Trends”, Special Institute on Legal Opportunities and Challenges in ‎Mining in the 21st Century virtual event, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, October 29, 2021‎
  • Speaker, “Mining Agreements Part II: Joint Venture Trends”, Faculty of the Mining Law 2021 webinar, Pacific ‎Business & Law Institute, September 16th, 2021‎

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Former officer, Young Mining Professionals Association (a not-for-profit organization that assists young ‎members of the mining industry to network with, and learn from, experienced industry leaders) 
  • Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum ‎
  • Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada
  • Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law
  • Canadian Bar Association, Young Lawyers, Securities and Women Lawyers Sections
  • Law Society of British Columbia

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Location

Vancouver
Suite 2700 1133 Melville Street
Vancouver
British Columbia
V6E 4E5
Canada