Jennifer (Jen) Poirier

Counsel

About

Areas of FocusEnergy and Natural Resources Mining and Mineral Resources Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Finance Private Equity Equity Capital Markets

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 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

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