Jeremy Fraiberg

Jeremy Fraiberg, Partner, Corporate

Contact Information

  • tel: 416.862.6505
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Areas of Expertise

Bar Admission

Ontario, 2000

Education

  • University of Toronto, LL.B.
  • Harvard University, A.B.

Office

Toronto

Language(s)

English

Biography

Jeremy is Chair of Osler’s Mining Group. His practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. Jeremy has acted for public and private companies and investment bankers on a range of acquisitions, securities offerings and other corporate transactions. He was a senior policy advisor to the “Wise Persons’ Committee”, which was appointed to recommend the best securities regulatory system for Canada. Jeremy has taught at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law on contested mergers and proxy contests and has spoken and written about a range of legal issues. After graduating from law school he served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Antonio Lamer at the Supreme Court of Canada.

Notable Matters

  • The board of directors of Addax Petroleum Corporation in connection with the sale of Addax to Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation.
  • Lundin Mining Corporation on its private placement to and proposed business combination with HudBay Minerals Inc.
  • Kinross Gold Corporation on its acquisition of Aurelian Resources Inc.
  • Royal Bank of Canada on its acquisition of Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management Ltd.
  • Magna International Inc. on the investment by OJSC Russian Machines.
  • Canwest Global Communications Corp. on the acquisition and reorganization of Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.
  • IPSCO Inc. on its sale to SSAB Svenskt Stål AB.
  • Novelis Inc. on its sale to Hindalco Industries Limited.

Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Law Society of Upper Canada
  • Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada
  • Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation

Industry Recognition

  • Named as one of Lexpert Magazine’s Rising Stars – Leading Lawyers Under 40 in 2009

Publications/Events/Education

  • Proxy Contests, Presentation, The Advanced Legal Guide to Advising the Public Company Board of Directors, February 2010 
  • Fiduciary Outs and Maximizing Shareholder Value Following BCE, (2009) 48(2) Canadian Business Law Journal 213
  • Not One Regulator But Two, Editorial, The Globe and Mail, October 28, 2009
  • A Canadian Understanding of Director Duties, Online Editorial, The Globe and Mail, January 6, 2009, co-authored with Emmanuel Pressman.
  • When to Tell: The OSC’s Ruling in the AiT Case Confirms Existing Practice for Merger Disclosure, Editorial, Financial Post, January 16, 2008, co-authored with Robert Yalden.
  • Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc.: Disclosure, Deference and the Duty to Update Forward-Looking Information, (2006) 43(1) Canadian Business Law Journal 106, co-authored with Robert Yalden

Pro Bono/Community Work

  • Canadian Business Law Journal, Board of Trustees

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