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pstein@casselsbrock.com

Telephone: 416 869 5487
Fax: 416 350 6949

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
2100 Scotia Plaza
40 King Street West
Toronto, ON M5H 3C2
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Paul M. Stein

Paul is a securities lawyer practising in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. He acts as lead counsel for a number of public clients that have been involved in mergers, acquisitions, takeover bids, going-private transactions, spin-off transactions, corporate reorganizations, corporate finance and corporate governance matters. In addition, he acts as counsel for several investment dealers on both corporate finance and securities regulation matters. Paul's practice also involves assisting mining clients in the negotiation of joint ventures, farm-in agreements and financing of exploration and development projects, both domestically and internationally.

Paul is listed as one of the world's leading mining practitioners in The International Who's Who of Mining Lawyers publication, and is recognized in the area of mining by the Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. Paul is also recognized by Chambers Global for mergers and acquisitions, and as one of the Best Lawyers in Canada for Natural Resources Law, which has been published in the National Post.

Paul is a member of the Mining, Metals and Cleantech Committee of the Toronto Financial Services Alliance which is chaired by the President of TSX Markets and Group Head of Equities, TMX Group. He has previously been seconded as a lawyer to the staff of the Ontario Securities Commission and has been a lecturer at various seminars and public conferences on corporate, securities and mining law matters.

Paul is a member of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, an educational organization dedicated to the study of the legal system in issues affecting natural resources law, and is also a member of the securities section of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada.

Education

LL.B., University of Western Ontario, 1981

Achievements

• The Best Lawyers in Canada 2011 (Natural Resources Law)
• 2010 Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada (Mining)
• Who's Who Legal: Canada 2010 (Mining)
• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2010 (Corporate Mid-Market; Corporate Finance & Securities; M&A; Mining)
• Chambers Global 2010 (Corporate/M&A; Energy: Mining)
• The International Who's Who of Mining Lawyers 2010
• The 2010 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Mining, Corporate Mid-Market)
• 2009 Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada (Mining)
• The Best Lawyers in Canada 2010 (Natural Resources Law)
• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2009 (Corporate Mid-Market; Corporate Finance & Securities; M&A; Mining)
• The 2009 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Mining, Corporate Mid-Market)
• Chambers Global 2009 (Corporate/M&A; Energy: Mining)
• The Best Lawyers in Canada 2009 (Natural Resources Law)
• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2008 (Corporate Mid-Market; Corporate Finance; M&A; Mining)
• The 2008 Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada (Mining)
• The 2008 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Mining, Corporate Mid-Market)
• Chambers Global 2008 (Corporate/M&A)
• The Best Lawyers in Canada 2008 (Natural Resources Law)
• Martindale-Hubbell, BV Distinguished™ rating
• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2007 (Corporate Mid-Market; Corporate Finance; Mining)
• The 2007 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Mining)
• The 2006 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Mining)
• Lexpert’s 2006 Guide to the Top 100 Industry Specialists in Canada (Mining)
• The International Who's Who of Mining Lawyers 2006
• The Best Lawyers in Canada 2006/2007 (Natural Resources Law)

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Associations

• Canadian Bar Association
• Ontario Bar Association
• Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (Securities Section)
• Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute
• Toronto Stock Exchange Listings Advisory Committee

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