Michael Bourassa was named “Mining Lawyer of 2010” by Who’s Who Legal. He is the coordinator of Fasken Martineau’s Global Mining Group. Michael has extensive experience with international mining due diligence issues concerning title, technical matters and environmental risks. He has negotiated and drafted, and advised clients on issues in connection with, public financings, commercial mining agreements (joint venture, option, purchase and sale, royalty, and other mining-related agreements) and litigation support. As legal counsel to the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, he participated in drafting the 1990 Amendments to the Ontario Mining Act. Michael is a frequent speaker and author on topics related to mining law and is a member of many industry organizations including the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM); Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC); International Bar Association’s Mining Committee; Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation; and the Mining, Metals and Energy Financing Working Group of the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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