David Overall is an associate in the Capital Markets, Mining and Aboriginal Groups at Cassels, practicing in the areas of corporate, commercial, and securities law. He has experience in a range of public and private company transactions with a particular focus on the mining sector both domestically and abroad. He also maintains a practice in Aboriginal law, offering expertise in consultation and regulatory matters as well as the negotiation and drafting of commercial arrangements for both industry and Indigenous clients.
David’s recent experience includes acting for:
- multiple international mining companies, including Freeport McMoRan Inc., Antofagasta Minerals S.A. and Newmont Corporation, with respect to earn-in, joint venture, and royalty transactions in jurisdictions worldwide
- Hecla Mining Company in the sale of its subsidiary operating the Casa Berardi gold mine for up to US$593 million
- Corvus Gold Inc. in its US$370 million all-cash acquisition by AngloGold Ashanti Limited
- Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. in its US$160 million project investment and offtake agreements with Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited and Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd. regarding the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium brine project in Argentina
- Euro Manganese Inc. in the $8.5 million strategic investment by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to develop the Chvaletice manganese project in the Czech Republic
- multiple First Nations and industry proponents with respect to negotiation and implementation of impact benefit agreements and related arrangements concerning mining and energy projects across Canada
- multiple TSX and TSX Venture Exchange-listed companies with respect to continuous disclosure obligations, corporate governance, private placements, rights offerings and prospectus financings
David holds undergraduate and law degrees from the University of British Columbia and has completed the Osgoode Certificate in Mining Law. While in law school David received multiple academic awards and was the first law student in Canada to be awarded the Canadian Mineral Industry Education Foundation Scholarship.
Prior to his legal career, David worked as a project manager serving Indigenous communities and natural resource companies throughout British Columbia and northern Canada.
