Dec. 19, 2024 - Despite a strong start to the year, activist activity in Canada in 2024 tapered to pre-pandemic levels. This reversion to more historic annual totals follows a notable resurgence of shareholder demands directed at Canadian public companies in 2023, when shareholder engagement reached its...
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Melanie Shishler Featured in Lexpert’s Special Feature on the Art of the Deal
In Lexpert’s annual Art of the Deal feature, Davies partner Melanie Shishler is profiled for her role as lead counsel to Barrick Gold Corp. in the wave of consolidation that has transformed the gold sector over the past year. Melanie, who appears on the cover of the issue, takes readers behind the scenes into Barrick’s historic joint venture with Newmont Goldcorp Corp. to form the world’s largest gold-producing complex.
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