Team > Lawyers > Cameron, Joanna
Joanna practices in the corporate and securities area. She has experience advising publicly listed companies with respect to public offerings, private placements, take-over bids, mergers and acquisitions, as well as advising on continuous disclosure and other regulatory requirements.
Joanna has particular experience assisting publicly listed issuers in the mining industry, including those issuers listed on both the TSX and ASX.
Joanna also has experience advising private companies, including early stage technology companies with, share and asset acquisitions, capital investments, shareholders' agreements, stock option plans, management agreements and providing on-going advice on a variety of general business law matters.
Joanna was previously a partner at a large regional law firm in Vancouver.
Recognition and Ranking
- Finalist, Lexpert “Top 40 under 40” (2009)
Professional Activities
- Advisory Committee for the Western Canadian General Counsel Awards, Member (2009)
- Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, Member
Bar Admissions
- British Columbia (1999)
- Saskatchewan (1997)
Education
- University of Saskatchewan (LL.B., 1996)
- Queen’s University (B.A. (Honours), 1992)
Experience
Representative transactions include:
- Initial public offering by Sterling Shoes Income Fund (C$53 million);
- Initial public offering by VCom Inc., a local technology company (C$28 million);
- Acquisition of Black Box Games by Electronic Arts Inc.;
- Private placement of project bonds by Columbia Power Corporation;
- Private placement of secured notes by Seaspan International Ltd.;
- Private placement of unsecured notes by Riverside Forest Products Ltd.;
- Acquisition of Riverside Forest Products Ltd. by Tolko Industries Ltd.;
- Acquisition of Datum Telegraphic Inc. by PMC Sierra, Inc., by way of exchangeable shares and cash
Since joining Lawson Lundell LLP, Joanna has been involved in the following representative transactions:
bcMetals Corporation
- Defence of two competing take-over bids for bcMetals Corporation
Marengo Mining Limited
- Initial TSX listing and concurrent public offering of ordinary shares raising gross proceeds of C$9.8 million
- Public offering of ordinary shares raising gross proceeds of C$14.8 million
Mirabela Nickel Limited
- Initial TSX listing and concurrent public offering of ordinary shares, raising gross proceeds of C$183 million
- Public offering of subscription receipts, raising gross proceeds of C$120 million
- Public offering of ordinary shares raising gross proceeds of C$45.1 million
- Private placement of special warrants, raising gross proceeds of C$12.3 million
Minera Andes Inc.
- Private placement of common shares to a strategic investor, raising gross proceeds of C$40 million
- Public offering of units, raising gross proceeds of C$23 million
Perseus Mining Limited
- Private placement of ordinary shares, raising gross proceeds of A$30 million
- Private placement of subscription receipts and concurrent TSX listing, raising gross proceeds of A$35 million
- Public offering of ordinary shares, raising gross proceeds of C$91 million
Troy Resources NL
- Public offering of ordinary shares and concurrent TSX listing, raising gross proceeds of C$24.7 million
