Fred Pletcher

Associé

Vancouver
FPletcher@blg.com
604.640.4245

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Fred has 30 years of experience helping public companies and investment dealers achieve successful outcomes on a broad range of transactions and issues, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, continuous disclosure and general commercial matters.

Although Fred acts for clients across a diverse range of industries, he has a particular focus on mining. In the mining field, Fred advises for Canadian and international mining companies on a variety of situation, including:

  • acquisitions and dispositions of mines, development projects and exploration properties
  • joint venture and option agreements
  • royalty and metal streaming agreements
  • expropriations
  • NI 43-101 reporting obligations.

With his vast experience in the industry, Fred is the national leader of our Mining Group.

Testimonials

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Experience

  • Counsel to Pan American Silver Corp. in its US$4.8 billion acquisition of Yamana Gold Inc. and contemporaneous sale of Yamana’s Canadian assets to Agnico Eagle Mines Limited by way of a plan of arrangement.
  • Underwriter’s counsel on a US$747.6 million bought deal offering of common shares by Cameco Corporation.
  • Counsel to Cameco Corporation in its $187 million acquisition with Orano Canada Inc. of a 7.875 per cent participating interest in the Cigar Lake Joint Venture from Idemitsu Canada Resources Ltd.

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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)

Bar Admission & Education

  • Colombie-Britannique, 1993
  • LLM, Faculté de droit de l’Université Columbia, 1993
  • LLB, Université de Toronto, 1991
  • AB (magna cum laude), Harvard University, 1988