Overview
JASON ASSISTS CLIENTS IN RAISING FUNDS THROUGH CAPITAL MARKETS TRANSACTIONS, MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS AND PROVIDING ADVICE ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, GENERAL CORPORATE LAW AND PUBLIC COMPANY DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS.
Jason represents companies, underwriters, agents and investors. He counsels both domestic and foreign public companies with respect to U.S. securities laws, corporate governance matters, periodic reporting obligations, mergers and acquisitions, public and private financings, takeover defense, and access to foreign capital markets.
Jason has extensive experience in counseling foreign companies and institutions engaging in cross-border mergers and acquisitions or seeking to access public and private financial markets in the United States, including listing on U.S. stock exchanges and conducting securities offerings under the Multijurisdictional Disclosure System (MJDS), Rule 144A, Regulation S, Regulation D and Regulation A.
Education & Admissions
University of Southern California, Gould School of Law (J.D., 2004), Hale Moot Court Honors Program
University of Colorado, Boulder (B.A., Political Science & Philosophy, 2000)
Admissions
- California
- Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, and Central Districts of California
Experience
Client Achievements
- Golden Queen Mining completes key financing
- Vista Gold equity offering provides funds to advance its Australian gold project
- Eldorado Gold buys European Goldfields to create premier gold producer
- Endeavour Silver funds growth projects through equity offering
- Golden Queen Mining forms joint venture to develop and operate the Soledad Mountain project
Representative Transactions
- Represented an Alaska native corporation in the acquisition of two technology companies with operations in Texas (March 2015)
- Represented a Canadian biotech corporation in $20 million At-the-Market Facility (October 2014)
- Represented a Canadian mining corporation in a Cdn$6.2 million U.S. initial public offering (August 2014)
- Represented a Delaware mining corporation with operations in Montana, Idaho and Nevada in its acquisition of a Canadian mining corporation with operations in Nevada (August 2014)
- Represented a Canadian mining corporation with operations in Nevada in a $25 million bought deal common share offering (July 2014)
- Represented an underwriter in a $173 million equity offering of Canadian mining corporation with operations in Africa (March 2014)
- Represented a Canadian biotech corporation in a $25 million Share Purchase Agreement (February 2014)
- Represented a Nevada uranium mining corporation with operations in Wyoming in a $20 million At-the-Market Equity Offering (November 2013)
- Represented a Canadian mining corporation in its Cdn$69.4 million acquisition by a Canadian mining corporation (August 2013)
- Represented a Canadian mining corporation with operations in Australia in a $15 million equity financing (December 2012)
- Represented a Canadian mining corporation in a $70 million preferred equity financing (December 2012)
- Represented a Canadian mining corporation in its $1.5 billion acquisition by a Canadian mining corporation (March 2012)
News & Resources
Articles
News & Press Mentions
Events & Speaking Engagements
Select Presentations
- Investor Relations Support Seminar, Denver Gold Group, Presentation, “An IR Baseline for Regulatory Compliance”, Toronto (June 2014)
- Improving American Mining Competitiveness, Denver Gold Group, Presentation, “Benefits for Mining Companies Trading Publicly on American Markets”, Denver (December 2011)
- Modern Energy Forum 2011, Geopolitical Panel, Moderator (September 2011)
- OTCQX Listing Workshop for Canadian Issuers, Toronto (February 2011)
- Short Course on Financing & New Energy Finance Series, Denver, TSX Panelist (May 2010)
- TSX Group U.S. Road Show, Denver and Atlanta Panel Participant (2008)
- American Stock Exchange Listing and Continued Listing Compliance, Dorsey & Whitney LLP and AMEX. Vancouver, BC (June 2007)
Industries & Practices
Canada Cross-Border Transactions
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- Capital Markets
- Corporate Governance & Compliance
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mining
- Public Finance
