R. Ian Mitchell Partner Head of Mining


Speaks:  English

Year of Call: 2004 - Ontario

Primary phone: +1 416 862 3546

Fax: +1 416 862 7661

Email: ian.mitchell@gowlingwlg.com

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Primary office:  Toronto




R. Ian Mitchell

Ian Mitchell is a partner* in the capital markets practice in Gowling WLG's Toronto office working primarily with clients who operate in the mining, technology, digital asset and energy spaces.

Ian holds in-depth expertise in all aspects of securities law, including:

  • Public offerings
  • Private placements
  • Reverse takeovers and qualifying transactions
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Stock exchange listings and other securities regulatory compliance matters

Ian works collaboratively with companies at all stages of development. His clients include issuers, dealers and advisers, underwriters, targets, special committees, and independent directors.

Ian is a member of the firm's external management committee and also leads the firm's Mining Industry Sector Group.

In 2015, Ian was recognized as one of Canada's Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40. More recently, he was named a Corporate Lawyer to Watch in the 2016 Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada.

*Partner through a professional corporation

Career & Recognition

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Articles & presentations

  • "Risks of International Tort Litigation at Home," Canadian Lawyer Magazine, December 2013
  • "Quiz: Securities, Sports and Leisure - Get in the Game," Canadian Lawyer InHouse Magazine, October 2010 (with Wayne Egan)
  • "Secured Parties and Trust Assets - How Secure is Your Security?" Journal of Credit and Banking Litigation, Volume IX, No. 2, 2003

Speaking engagements

  • Co-lecturer, 17th Reinventing the Corporate Secretary Course, Federated Press, Oct. 28-29, 2015

Representative Work

  • Counsel to Minera Alamos Inc. in its private placement of common shares with Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. for aggregate gross proceeds of $6 million.
  • Counsel to Karmin Exploration Inc. in a plan of arrangement with Nexa Resources S.A.
  • Counsel to Cummins Inc. in its cross-border acquisition of fuel cell and hydrogen production technologies provider Hydrogenics Corporation.
  • Counsel to Minera Alamos Inc.  in its non-brokered private placement offering of commons shares for aggregate gross proceeds of $4,994,750.
  • Counsel to Kraken Robotics Inc. with respect to its bought deal short form prospectus offering of common shares for gross proceeds of $6 million.
  • Counsel to agents in a US$12.6 million equity offering by IntelGenx Technologies Corp.
  • Counsel to Chilean Lithium Salars SpA with respect to its Definitive Option Agreement to sell 50% of its issued shares to MGX Minerals Inc.
  • Counsel to Largo Resources Ltd. in connection with its secured US$150M high yield note offering.
  • Counsel to Largo Resources Ltd. in connection with a $96.6M secondary offering of common shares by key investors.
  • Counsel to Kraken Robotics in connection with various private placement financings, including, the recent acquisition of 9.99% of Kraken Robotics by Ocean Infinity Ltd.
  • Counsel to Karmin Exploration Inc. in connection with the sale of Peruvian assets to VI Mining PLC for consideration of US$27.5M.
  • Counsel to Minera Alamos Inc. in connection with its acquisition by plan of arrangement of Corex Gold.
  • Counsel to Minera Alamos Inc. in connection with their option and joint venture agreement with Vista Gold Corp. in respect of the Guadalupe de Los Reyes project.
  • Counsel to Peeks Social in its acquisition of Personas.com.
  • Counsel to Echelon Wealth Partners Inc. and National Bank Financial Inc. in connection with the $10M bought deal financing with ImmunoVaccine Inc.
  • Counsel to Largo in connection with the negotiation of amendments to its previously secured project financing (approximately US$170M) from the Brazilian Development Bank guaranteed by a syndicate of Brazilian commercial banks, led by Banco Itau BBA for the construction of its vanadium mine in Brazil. This transaction was selected for Project Finance Magazine's Latin American Mining Deal of the Year 2012 award.
  • Counsel to Largo Resources Ltd in connection with various equity financings for aggregate proceeds of approximately $315M.
  • Counsel to Zaff, LLP as financial sponsor and resulting controlling shareholder of MBAC Fertilizer Corp. ("MBAC") in connection with the concurrent restructuring of MBAC under the CCAA in Canada and parallel proceedings in Brazil resulting in a reduction of approximately USD$307M of debt.
  • Acted for Honeywell (NYSE:HON) in the acquisition by plan of arrangement of COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX:CDV), a leading satellite and space components provider of switches and multiplexers, February 2016.
  • Acted for a syndicate of underwriters consisting of GMP Securities L.P.(TSE: GMP), Paradigm Capital Inc., INFOR Financial Inc. and Cormark Securities Inc. in connection with a $30M bought deal private placement of Dealnet Capital Corp. (TSX:DLS).
  • Counsel to Kraken Sonar Systems Inc. in connection with the reverse take­over of Anergy Capital Inc., a capital pool company, listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. Lead counsel to Grandview Gold Inc., subsequently PUDO Inc., in connection with the reverse take­over of Grandview by My Courier Depot Inc. and subsequent listing on the common shares on the CSE.
  • Canadian counsel to tilr Corporation a new and exciting technology company seeking to connect employers with workers on an on demand basis.
  • Canadian counsel to Canadian Solar Inc. in connection with its concurrent offerings of common shares and convertible senior notes for aggregate proceeds of approximately US$250M.
  • Acted as counsel for a TSX listed company in connection with a dissident shareholder action and contested shareholder meeting.
  • Counsel to Exall Resources Limited with its $433M merger with Southern Star Resources.