In The NewsThe Firm's Involvement in Recent High Profile Mining Deals Lauded by The Globe and MailPublished: 01/20/2011 On January 18, 2011, The Globe and Mail remarked that Cassels Brock has been advising like one of Canada’s Seven Sisters, a term for the country’s biggest law firms, in the past few weeks. The firm's strong mining work was noted in an article entitled, "Mining Deals Prop Up Cassels Brock." The newspaper observed that of the three big deals announced last week, Cassels Brock advised on two of them. The firm is acting for Lundin Mining Corp. in its $9-billion merger with Inmet Mining Corp. and advising Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines's board in its $4.7-billion takeover by Cliffs Natural Resources. In December, Cassels Brock also advised on Franco-Nevada’s purchase of Gold Wheaton and for Eike Batista’s $1.2-billion takeover bid for Ventana Gold Corp. |