Jerrold W. Schramm*

Jerry has a broad corporate/commercial practice, with an emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions.

He has particular experience in the energy and mining industries, and divides his time between our Calgary and Vancouver offices serving clients active in those sectors. Over the years, Jerry has also worked closely with clients in the financial services, technology and airline industries, among others.

In addition to assisting clients in special project transactions such as public offering and private placement financings, acquisitions, divestitures and takeover bids, Jerry provides ongoing advice on securities law, stock exchange compliance and corporate governance to companies and their boards of directors.

He has also advised investment dealers and special committees of boards of directors on a range of capital markets transactions.

Recognition and Ranking

• Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory: BV Peer Review rated
• Best Lawyers in Canada: recognized for securities law and natural resources law

Professional Activities

• Canadian Petroleum Law Foundation, Member
• Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Member

Community Activities

• Calgary Boys and Girls Club Community Services, Past Vice-Chair

Bar Admissions

• British Columbia (1987)
• Alberta (2002)

Education

• University of British Columbia (B.Comm., 1983)
• University of Toronto (LL.B., 1986)

Transactions in which Jerry has been involved include:

• The acquisition by two government-sponsored fund managers in an oil sands developer
• The $310 million sale of an oil sands project to a national oil company
• The acquisition of more than $720 million of oil sands and petroleum and natural gas assets by oil sands developers
• The spin-off by IPO of the Canadian oil and gas assets of a major international mining company
• The acquisition by an overseas consortium of a significant interest in a Mexican copper/cobalt project
• Numerous public and private debt and equity financings for mining and oil and gas exploration and production companies
• $300 million in cross-border equity offerings and a $138 million cross-border convertible note offering by a silver company
• Public offerings of $405 million of equity and convertible debt by a forest products company
• The $545 million acquisition by a major gold mining company of the minority interest in a public subsidiary
• The $1.4 billion acquisition of a casino trust (representing the Special Committee)
• The sale by a fuel cell developer of its automotive business (representing the Special Committee)
• A $1.8 billion mining company merger forming a diversified entity with the world's largest zinc mine and coal, copper and gold mining operations (representing the Special Committee)
• The $310 million privatization of a commercial property development and management company (representing the Special Committee)
• The establishment of the worldwide management company for an international airline alliance