R. Ian Mitchell

R. Ian Mitchell

Partner at Gowling WLG
(416) 862-3546
(416) 862-7661
100 King St W, Suite 1600, 1 First Cdn Pl, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 2004 (ON)
Ian Mitchell is a highly experienced partner in Gowling WLG’s capital markets practice in Toronto and is head of the firm’s Mining Industry Sector Group. Ian’s practice consists of advising on corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, commercial and securities law matters, with particular emphasis on the mining, technology, digital asset and energy sectors. Ian regularly acts on public and private securities offerings, stock exchange listings and securities regulatory compliance matters, plans of arrangement, reverse takeovers, qualifying transactions, M&A and related-party transactions as well as commercial arrangements. Ian has extensive experience in a number of industries and is able to help his clients – who include issuers, dealers and advisers, underwriters, targets, special committees, and independent directors – navigate a complex and constantly evolving landscape. Ian regularly works with his clients’ legal and executive teams to find solutions that also manage their risk and achieve their objectives. He is also a member of the firm’s external management committee. Ian has been recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and the Legal 500 Canada. In 2015, he was named one of Lexpert’s Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40.
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