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jking@casselsbrock.com

Telephone: 416 869 5480
Fax: 416 640 3183

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
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Toronto, ON M5H 3C2
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Jay King

As an associate in the Securities Group, Jay’s practice focuses on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and regulatory compliance, including corporate governance, continuous disclosure and Canadian stock exchange related matters. Jay has developed specialized skills in the mining sector, and also represents clients in the aviation, real estate and technology sectors. He routinely acts as counsel to both public and private issuers and investment banks.

Jay has worked on a number of significant M&A transactions, including:

• Representing Silver Wheaton Corp. in its $190 million acquisition of Silverstone Resources Corp.
• Representing Katanga Mining Limited in its approximately US$2.7 billion take-over of Nikanor Plc
• Representing Katanga Mining Limited in its defence of a hostile take-over bid by Central African Mining Exploration Plc
• Representing Goldcorp Inc. in its acquisition of assets of Placer Dome from Barrick Gold
• Representing Blue Pearl Mining (now Thompson Creek) in its US$575 million acquisition of Thomson Creek Metals Company
• Representing Lundin Petroleum in its US$700 million acquisition of Valkyries Petroleum
• Representing Dundee Precious Metals, a major shareholder of Goldbelt Resources Ltd., in connection with the approximately $118 million take-over bid by Wega Mining of Goldbelt Resources Ltd.

Jay has worked on a number of significant financing transactions, including:

• Representing Katanga Mining Limited in its US$250 million rights offering, US$265.3 million exchangeable credit facility and US$50 million bridge loan
• Representing Yamana Gold Inc. in a $135 million bought deal financing
• Representing the underwriting syndicate in two bought deal financings by Denison Mines for aggregate proceeds of approximately $56 million
• Representing the underwriting syndicate in two bought deal financings by Red Back Mining Inc. for aggregate proceeds of approximately $225 million
• Representing the underwriting syndicate in a $73 million bought deal financing of Aecon Group Inc.
• Representing Cargojet Income Fund in its $35 million convertible debenture financing
• Representing Phoenix Coal Inc. in its reverse take-over of Marimba Capital Corp. and concurrent public financing of approximately $100 million

During his law studies, Jay was the recipient of several awards, most notably the Harold G. Fox Bursary and the McMillan Binch LLP, Torkin Manes Cohen Arbus LLP, and McTague LLP Awards for academic excellence and commitment to the community and the life of the school.

Prior to attending law school, Jay earned an honours degree in music (B.Mus.) from Wilfrid Laurier University, studying voice under the direction of Dr. David Falk. In 2000, Jay performed the title role of Thesee in the Canadian premiere of Jean Baptist Lully’s opera by the same name.

Prior to joining Cassels Brock as an associate, Jay worked as a summer and articling student at the firm.

Education

LL.B., University of Windsor, 2003 
B.Mus. (Hons.), Voice, Wilfrid Laurier University, 2000

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Associations

• Canadian Bar Association (Business Law Section)
• Ontario Bar Association (Business Law Section)

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