Paul M. Stein

Partner

 | Toronto

Paul Stein* is a partner in the Securities Group at Cassels. Paul 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. 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 by Chambers Global, Chambers Canada, the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, the Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, the Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada, and Best Lawyers in Canada.

Paul was previously 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 was also an adjunct professor at the Western University Law School for Mining Law.

Paul is a member of the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law, 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.

*denotes Professional Corporation

  • Acritas Star, Independently Rated Lawyers
  • Best Lawyers in Canada (Mining, Natural Resources)
  • Best Lawyers in Canada, Lawyer of the Year (Mining Law – Toronto) (2013, 2017 & 2018)
  • Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Corporate Finance & Securities, Mining)
  • Chambers Canada (Mining)
  • Chambers Global (Mining)
  • IFLR1000 (M&A)
  • Legal500 Canada (Mining) (Leading Individual)
  • Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Mining)
  • Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Lawyers in Canada
  • Lexpert Special Edition, Global Leaders in Mining
  • Martindale Hubbell, Distinguished™ Rating
  • Who’s Who Legal: Canada (Mining, Capital Markets)
  • “Paul has excellent judgement in complex matters.” – Chambers Canada (Mining)
  • “He is a very good leader with great bedside manner, but people hire him for results.” – Chambers Canada (Mining)
  • “Great instincts in terms of mining.” – Chambers Global (Mining)
  • “He knows how we work, what we’re looking for and what we’re trying to achieve.” – Chambers Global (Mining)
  • “A ‘very talented’ lawyer. He’s got the ‘type of personality that can put the other side at ease.” – Chambers Canada (Mining)
  • “Very sophisticated in the M&A space.” – Chambers Canada (Mergers & Acquisitions)
  • “Collaborative and easy to work with.” – Chambers Global (Mergers & Acquisitions)
  • “He is very experienced, knowledgeable and very pragmatic.” – Chambers Canada (Mining)
  • “A go-to guy for companies in the mining industry.” – Chambers Global (Mining)
  • “A very creative lawyer who comes up with solutions that work for both sides. Very charismatic – a natural negotiator and leader.” – Chambers Canada (Energy & Natural Resources: Mining)
  • “Paul is widely viewed as a ‘high profile mining lawyer.’” – Chambers Canada (Corporate)
  • “The ultimate professional – he’s been there, he’s done it all and I never feel that a client gets second best with him.” – Chambers Canada (Mining)
  • “His reputation speaks for itself.” – Chambers Global (Mining)
  • “An ‘outstanding’ individual who is ‘really smart and gets into the details – he’s very much a trusted adviser for us.’” – Chambers Global (Mining)
  • LL.B., Western University, 1981
  • Ontario, 1983
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), Securities Section
  • Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation