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Davit Akman, Jeremy Barretto, and David Redford Quoted in Lexpert’s Special Edition on Energy and Mining; Multiple Partners Recognized as Leaders in the Field

09/09/2024

Davit Akman, David Redford, and Jeremy Barretto have been quoted in Lexpert’s Special Edition on Energy and Mining as part of an article titled “Progress on Critical Minerals, But Foreign Investment Scrutiny Squeezing Capital Access.”

Writes Aidan McNab: “Lawyers say federal and provincial policies to strengthen and nurture Canadian production of critical minerals are steadily progressing toward their goal of turning Canada into a hub. However, some caution that policies aimed at preventing investment in Canada from state-owned enterprises are squeezing access to capital for Canadian companies and projects.”

In the article, Davit notes that “some market participants are concerned that the Critical Minerals Strategy and Canada’s policies toward critical minerals more broadly have chilled inbound investor interest in Canadian companies and projects.” David adds that the “lack of clarity on certain items within Canada’s critical minerals policies and their extraterritorial reach has had a significant impact on the junior end of the market.” While Jeremy indicates “that the federal and provincial critical minerals strategies have yet to achieve their goals of expediting project approval and assessment processes.” You can read the full article here.

We are also proud to note that many of our partners have been identified as leaders in their field by this Special Edition, including:

  • Chad Accursi
  • Matthew Alter
  • Jeremy Barretto
  • Mark Bennett
  • André Boivin
  • David Budd
  • Gordon Chambers
  • Lindsay Clements
  • Brian Dominique
  • Andrea FitzGerald
  • Sandra Gogal
  • Jay Goldman
  • Jen Hansen
  • Thomas Isaac
  • Jay King
  • Cathy Mercer
  • Alexander Pizale
  • Darrell Podowski
  • Carla Potter
  • David Redford
  • Jeffrey Roy
  • Paul Stein
  • Jennifer Traub
  • John Vettese

Cassels has distinguished itself in the vanguard of the mining industry, offering the largest and most experienced dedicated mining group of any major Canadian law firm. Learn more about our Mining Group here.

Find the full 2024 Lexpert Special Edition: Energy and Mining here.