Fred Pletcher

Partner

Location
Vancouver
Phone

Testimonials

Presentations & Publications

Beyond Our Walls

Professional Involvement

  • Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mining’s Mining Working Group, 2018 – present
  • Member, Toronto Stock Exchange Listings Advisory Committee, 2014-2020
  • Trustee, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 2009-2011
  • Member, Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum

Community Involvement

  • Director, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, 2013-present

Awards & Recognitions

  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2008) of The Best Lawyers in Canada® (Corporate Governance Practice; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Mining Law; Natural Resources Law; Securities Law).
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2010) of Chambers Global — The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (Mining (International & Cross-Border)) and in the 2025 and 2024 edition (Corporate/ M&A)
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2015) of Chambers Canada  Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business (Energy & Natural Resources: Mining and Corporate/Commercial - British Columbia).
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2013) of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance & Securities; Corporate Mid-Market; Mergers & Acquisitions; Mining)
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2021) of Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A.
  • Recognized in the 2024 edition (and since 2015) of the Legal 500 Canada as a "Leading individual" (Energy and natural resources: mining)
  • Recognized in the 2024 edition of Lexpert Special Edition: Energy and Mining.
  • Recognized in the 2023 edition (and since 2015) of Lexpert ® Special Edition on Mining
  • Listed in the 2022 edition (and since 2021) of Business in Vancouver’s BC 500, recognizing the 500 most influential business leaders in British Columbia.
  • Recognized as a 2023 edition (and since 2017) Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer
  • Recognized in the 2024 edition (and since 2013) of Who's Who Legal: Canada (Mining).
  • Recognized in the 2023 edition (and since 2013) of Who's Who Legal: The International Who's Who of Mining Lawyers.
  • Recognized in the 2023 edition of Lexpert® Special Edition: Energy
  • Ranked in the 2021 and 2020 MergerLinks Top 10 M&A Lawyers in Canada League Table.
  • Ranked in the 2022 edition (and since 2020) of MergerLinks Top 10 M&A Lawyers in Canada League Table.
  • Recommended in the 2022 and the 2019 editions of The Legal 500 Canada as a "Leading Lawyer" (Energy: Mining). Also recognized in the 2018, 2017 and 2016 editions (Corporate; Capital Markets, Energy: Mining).
  • Recognized in the 2024 edition (and since 2012) of The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Finance & Securities, Mining).
  • Recognized as a Lawyer of the Year in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada® (Securities Law) and in the 2020 edition (Corporate Governance Practice).
  • Recognized in the 2022 edition (and since 2017) of IFLR1000 — The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms (Highly regarded - Capital Markets: Equity, M&A).
  • Recognized in the 2019 edition (and since 2015) of the Lexpert® Guide to US/Canada Cross-border Lawyers in Canada.
  • Recognized in the 2019 and 2018 editions of the Lexpert®/ROB Special Edition – Canada's Leading Corporate Lawyers.
  • Recognized in the 2017 edition (and since 2014) of Chambers Latin America — Latin America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Latin America-wide, Projects: Mining — Leading Canadian Firms).

Bar Admission & Education

  • British Columbia, 1993
  • LLM, Columbia Law School, 1993
  • LLB, University of Toronto, 1991
  • AB (magna cum laude), Harvard University, 1988