Bernhard J. Zinkhofer *
Partner
Vancouver
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Tel :
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604.691.7483
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Fax :
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604.893.2395
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Professional Activities
Corporate securities law and related commercial matters including natural resources and technology transfer and/or involvement with international, national Canadian and local offerings, Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, New Zealand Stock Exchange, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, and Vancouver Stock Exchange listings matters, private offerings, corporation re-organizations, take-over bids, and Canadian liaison Counsel for U.S. securities matters including exempt offerings, registration statements; other reporting and disclosure matters as well as acting for NASDAQ listings and OTC Bulletin Board issuers.
Special Recognition
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 as a leader in Natural Resources Law.
- Listed in Who's Who Legal: Canada 2010 Report on Canada's Leading Business Lawyers (Mining).
- Listed in The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers - Mining 2010 as an expert in Mining Law.
- Listed in Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2007 , a directory of leading practitioners and law firms in Canada, as a leader in Mining Law.
- Accepted as expert witness in mining case, BC Supreme Court, 2006.
Memberships
- Vancouver Bar Association
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia
- Canadian Bar Association
Teaching Engagements
- Former part-time accounting lecturer, University of Victoria.
- Speaker, Continuing Legal Education and Insight publications.
Representative Transactions
- Acted for Great Basin Gold Ltd. in the previously announced bought deal offering of senior unsecured 8% convertible debentures yielding gross proceeds of C$126.5 million, November 2009.
- Acted for Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. in signing a joint venture with Anglo American plc to develop the Pebble Project in Alaska, July 2007.
- Represented Great Basin Gold in a public offering of 57.5 million units for gross proceeds of C$149.5 million, April 2007.
- Acted for Continental Minerals Corporation in its merger with Great China Mining. December 2006.
- Counsel to Farallon Resources Ltd. in completing a public equity offering of C$80 million, December 2006.
- Acted on behalf of Taseko Mines Ltd. in an offering of US$30 million convertible bonds, September 2006.
- Represented Northern Dynasty Minerals to complete sale of common shares, value of C$87.5 million, July 2006.
- Provided counsel to TAG Oil Ltd. during a C$15 million private placement;
- Counsel to Continental Gold Corp. regarding its C$180 million takeover by Placer Dome Inc.
- Foran Mining Corporation - acted as counsel and corporate secretary to this emerging base-metal producer which raised over C$10 million in financing from 1998 to the present, including private placements and prospectus offerings.
- International client mining acquisitions, including Mexico, USA and South Africa.
- Inex Pharmaceutical Corp., 1995 – assisted Inex as counsel in raising C$50 million in private funding and in connection with Toronto Stock Exchange listing.
- Numerous mining mergers and acquisitions including Pacific Sentinel Gold Corp and Consolidated North Coast Industries Ltd. to form Great Basin Gold Corp. (VSE and NASDAQ).
publications and presentations
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