Jennifer Traub

Partner

 | Vancouver

Jennifer Traub* is a partner in the Securities Group at Cassels and serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Mining Group. Jennifer represents both issuers and investment dealers in connection with public and private securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions and other financing transactions. She has particular expertise and experience in the resource sector and has played an integral role in managing some of the largest and most complex corporate finance and M&A deals in the mining industry in Canada. Jennifer has completed the Osgoode Certificate in Mining Law. In addition to transactional work, Jennifer regularly advises public companies regarding general corporate and securities law matters, including continuous disclosure, corporate governance and Canadian stock exchange issues.

Jennifer was selected as one of Lexpert’s Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40 in 2011 and received a Lexpert Zenith Award for Mid-Career Excellence in 2018. She is also recognized as a leading lawyer by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Chambers Canada, and Best Lawyers in Canada. At Cassels, Jennifer is a past member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Corporate Responsibility Committee. Jennifer currently sits on the board of directors at Denison Mines Corp.

*denotes Law Corporation

  • Best Lawyers in Canada (Mining, Natural Resources)
  • Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Corporate Finance & Securities, Corporate Mid-Market, Mining)
  • Chambers Canada (Mining)
  • Chambers Global (Mining)
  • Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Mining)
  • Lexpert Special Edition, Global Leaders in Mining
  • Lexpert, Rising Stars Award (2011)
  • Lexpert, Zenith Award (Mid-Career Excellence) (2018)
  • Who’s Who Legal: Canada (Mining)
  • “Very experienced and looks for solutions in problems.” – Chambers Canada (Mining)
  • “Experienced, talented and creative when it comes to the solutions needed to close a deal.” – Chambers Canada (Mining)
  • “A significant force in the mining legal community in Vancouver.” – Chambers Canada (Mining)
  • “Phenomenal – her advice goes beyond legal.” – Chambers Canada (Mining)
  • Canadian Cancer Society Daffodil Ball – chair of gala in support of the Canadian Cancer Society presented by Wheaton Precious
  • Sarah McLachlan School of Music – director for the Sarah McLachlan School of Music which offers music programming at no cost to under served children and youth in Vancouver, Edmonton, and Surrey
  • Sports Celebrities Festival – past committee member of gala in support of Special Olympics BC and Canucks for Kids Fund presented by Wheaton Precious
  • Power To Be – advisory board member for Power To Play, a race in Stanley Park raising money for adventure-based programs designed for youth and families in need of support
  • LL.B., Osgoode Hall Law School, 1998
  • B.A. (Hons), University of Guelph, 1995
  • Ontario, 2000
  • British Columbia, 2012
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Denison Mines Corp., Board of Directors
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • Western Canada General Counsel Awards, Advisory Board Member