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About Jennifer

Based in our London office, Jennifer represents private and public companies and investors on a wide variety of Canadian business law matters, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, divestments, investments, capital market financings, joint ventures, restructurings, securities regulatory matters, and general commercial matters.

Jennifer regularly acts for issuers and underwriters on offerings of Canadian and international debt and equity, including private placements, public financings, initial public offerings, and cross-listings of foreign companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V). She also advises Canadian public issuers with respect to compensation, governance and disclosure matters.

Jennifer has expertise in a diverse range of sectors, including technology, mining, energy, private equity, defence and financial services.

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  • Oxford Economics on its acquisition of a majority stake in Alpine Macro

  • EPAM Systems on its purchase of First Derivatives

  • H2 Equity Partners on the sale of its interests in RAM Tracking

  • A major U.S. financial institution and a major Canadian financial institution on maple bond issuances by EDF

  • Ocado on its agreement with McKesson Canada to provide AI-powered fulfilment technology

  • Vision Blue Resources on its various equity investments into TSX listed NextSource Materials

  • Playtech Plc on its investment in TSXV listed in NorthStar Gaming Inc.

  • Initial public offerings, secondary listings, public financings, private placements, and/or corporate governance advice for TSX and TSX-V issuers, including Rupert Resources, Condor Gold and Perseus Mining

  • Gresham House and the Mobeus VCTs on their exit from Proactive Group Holdings

  • An international defence manufacturer on the sale of its electronic intelligence business

  • Impact Oil & Gas on the sale of offshore energy interests to Africa Energy Corporation

  • Hancock Prospecting on its acquisition of Riversdale Resources

  • Chalice Gold on the acquisition and eventual sale of its Quebec portfolio of mining properties to O3 Mining for shares and royalties

  • SDX Energy on its combination with Madison PetroGas, equity financings, AIM listing, acquisition of energy assets from Circle Oil, and restructuring and redomicile

  • Reservoir Minerals on its acquisition of an increased interest in the Timok copper gold project in Serbia, and its acquisition by Nevsun to create a US$1.1-billion company

  • TSX-V listed GB Minerals on its acquisition by Itafos and various financings and corporate matters

  • TSX-V listed Afferro Mining on its agreed take-over by International Mining and Infrastructure Corporation

  • Chalice Gold on the acquisition and sale of the Cameron Gold Project in Ontario

  • ASX listed Toro Energy on the acquisition from the Sentient Group of debt and equity-based interests in TSX listed uranium explorer Strateco Resources

  • Solway Investment Group on its acquisition of the Fenix ferro-nickel project from HudBay Minerals

  • Oranje-Nassau Energie on its take-over of TSX-V listed Cirrus Energy

Awards & Recognition
  • Lexology Index: Energy 2025 (Energy – Power/Electricity)

  • The Legal 500 Canada – 2022–2025 (International Expertise)

  • Lexology Index: Energy – 2022–2024

  • Lexology Index: Mining – 2021–2024

Professional Activities

Jennifer is co-chair of the Lex Mundi Cross-Border Transactions Group and the chair of the Canada Club.

Jennifer was the founder of the Women's Network of AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers) and was a member of the executive committee of Women in Mining UK.

Education

Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2004
LLB, University of Ottawa – 2003
BComm, University of Ottawa – 1999

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