Joanna Cameron*

Joanna is a partner in the Corporate Group of Osler’s Vancouver office. She practices corporate and securities law with a focus primarily on capital market transactions and business law matters, including equity and debt financings, reverse take overs, initial public offerings as well as public and private mergers and acquisitions.

Joanna provides ongoing advice to public and private companies regarding corporate governance, continuous disclosure obligations, Canadian stock exchange issues and various other corporate and securities law compliance matters. Joanna has particular expertise and experience in the resource sector having previously been Vice-President Legal and General Counsel for a pre-development stage mining issuer listed on both the TSX and NYSE but has also been involved in transactions for clients of all stages in the technology, cannabis, retail, forestry and shipping industries.

Joanna is a member of the Canadian Securities Administrators’ Mining Technical Advisory and Monitoring Committee, which provides guidance to the provincial securities commissions on technical mining matters.

Joanna was named in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, achieved the Martindale-Hubbell, BV Distinguished rating, named in Best Lawyers in Canada, and was a finalist in the Lexpert “Top 40 Under 40” and the Western Canada General Counsel Awards for Dealmaking and named as a “Stand-out Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters.

Joanna was granted the GCB.D designation in March 2022, upon successful completion of the Competent Boards ESG Designation Program.


Awards and Recognition

  • Best Lawyers in Canada: Recognized in Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Mining Law; Securities Law; Corporate Governance Practice
  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Recognized in Corporate Finance & Securities; Mining
  • Lexpert Rising Stars – “Top 40 Under 40”: Finalist (2009)
  • Martindale Hubbell: BV Distinguished Rating
  • Western Canadian General Counsel Awards: Deal Making Category (Finalist)
  • Thomson Reuters: “Stand-out Lawyer”
  • Lexpert Special Edition: Recognized in Energy

Community Involvement

  • Cause We Care (non-profit organization dedicated to helping single mothers achieve financial security), Director
  • District Metals Corp. (TSX-V), Director
  • Durango Resources Inc. (TSX-V), Director

Credentials

Education

  • University of Toronto, MBA
  • University of Saskatchewan, LL.B.
  • Queen’s University, B.A.(Honours)

Languages

  • English

Professional Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Law Society of British Columbia