Global legal solutions from a boutique Canadian law firm.
Focusing on complex corporate and commercial matters, compliance with securities law and exchange requirements, debt and equity financings, strategic investments, and more.
Practice Areas
Securities & Corporate Finance
Initial public offerings, exchange listings, and equity and debt financing, including private placements, bought deals and cross-border financings...
Corporate & Commercial
Incorporation of companies, acquisitions and divestitures, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, documenting and assisting in corporate reorganizations...
Mining & Natural Resources
Access to capital markets via public offerings, exchange listings and exempt distributions; royalty (NSR, GRR and NPI), earn-in, and property option agreements; cross-border financings...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Asset and share purchase transactions, management buy-outs, divestments and sales of non-core assets, corporate reogranizations and amalgamations...
International Law & Arbitration
Arbitral award set-aside and foreign judgment enforcement matters, advisory work to international companies and foreign states...
Immigration
Advising individuals and business entities on immigrating to Canada, PR and citizenship applications, LMIA applications...
Client-driven, strategic legal advice
Lotz & Company is a Vancouver-based law firm dedicated to helping local, national and international clients.
Since 2013, we have been representing public and private companies, facilitating major cross-border transactions, guiding our clients through complex securities and exchange regulations, debt and equity financings, strategic investments, corporate reorganizations and more.
Ontario Court of Appeal Decides an Application Court must De Novo Determine the Validity of Arbitration Agreement in International Commercial Arbitration
The decision of the Court of Appeal in Russian Federation v. Luxtona Limited, 2023 ONCA 393 clarifies an important issue on court proceedings pursuant to
Iconic Minerals Completes Plan of Arrangement with Nevada Lithium to Transfer its 50% Interest in the Bonnie Claire Lithium Project
Lotz & Company acted for Iconic Minerals Ltd. (“Iconic”) in connection with its court-approved plan of arrangement with Nevada Lithium Resources Inc. (“Nevada Lithium”) under
HighGold Mining Inc. Completes Private Placement
Lotz & Company acted for HighGold Mining Inc. in connection with its $9.259 million private placement of common shares.
AD4 Capital Corp. Completes Initial Public Offering and TSXV Listing
Lotz & Company acted for AD4 Capital Corp., a capital pool company, in connection with its initial public offering of common shares and the concurrent
Acme Gold Company Limited Completes Initial Public Offering and CSE Listing
Lotz & Company acted for Acme Gold Company Limited in connection with its initial public offering of common shares and the concurrent listing of its
- Initial public offerings and exchange listings
- Complex equity and debt financing, including private placements, bought deals and cross-border financings
- Compliance with securities law, exchange policies and continuous disclosure requirements
- Documenting and assisting in corporate reorganizations
- Advising on regulatory matters
- Structuring and advising on going-private transactions
- Secured lending transactions
- Proxy contests, take-over bids, issuer bids, mergers, shareholder agreements, and other change of control transactions
- Assisting Capital Pool Companies on exchange listing and completion of a qualifying transaction
- Incorporation of companies in British Columbia and under the Canada Business Corporations Act (federal), and extra-provincial registrations in British Columbia
- Acquisitions and divestitures
- Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
- Documenting and assisting in corporate reorganizations
- Advising on corporate governance policies and strategies
- Public and private equity and debt financings
- Compliance with securities law and continuous disclosure requirements
- Shareholder, partnership and joint venture agreements
- Project financing and agreements
- Securities based compensation plans and executive compensation
- Access to capital markets via public offerings, exchange listings and exempt distributions
- Royalty (NSR, GRR and NPI), earn-in, and property option agreements
- Equity and debt financing, including private placements, bought deals, cross-border financings, and the issuance of flow-through units or shares
- Advising and due diligence on the acquisition of properties, mineral rights and claims, domestic and abroad
- Regulatory compliance
- Joint ventures and strategic alliances
- Assisting with technical and project disclosure per securities law requirements, including National Instrument 43-101
- Asset purchase and share purchase transactions
- Management buy-outs, divestments and sales of non-core assets
- Private equity acquisition and disposition
- Documenting and assisting in corporate reorganizations
- Advising in and preparing documentation for a broad range of business arrangements, including shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, restrictive covenants, agency agreements and distribution arrangements
- Developing employee incentive programs including security based compensation plans
- Incorporation of companies in British Columbia and under the Canada Business Corporations Act (federal) and extra-provincial registrations in British Columbia
- Share transfers, share capital alterations, corporate reorganizations and amalgamations
- Litigation before Canadian courts in jurisdictional matters, including arbitral award set-aside matters and arbitral award and foreign judgment enforcement matters
- Investor-state arbitration under foreign investment protection treaties
- Advisory work to international companies and foreign states
- Public international law advisory work
- Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications for all positions, including Global Talent Stream applications
- LMIA-exempt work permits under international trade agreements
- Permanent Residence applications, including:
- Express Entry
- Provincial Nominee Programs
- Family Class Sponsorship
- Start-up Visa Program and business, investor, and entrepreneur immigration assistance, including:
- British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Entrepreneur Immigration (EI)
- Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) Entrepreneur Stream (ES)
- Quebec business/ investor immigration program
- Applications for Permanent Residence as a self-employed person
- Citizenship applications
- Work permit extensions pending Permanent Residence application
- Permanent Resident card extension applications
- Travel, study and business visa applications
- Temporary residence and work permit applications
Client-driven, strategic legal advice
Lotz & Company is a Vancouver-based law firm dedicated to helping local, national and international clients.
Since 2013, we have been representing public and private companies, facilitating major cross-border transactions, guiding our clients through complex securities and exchange regulations, debt and equity financings, strategic investments, corporate reorganizations and more.
Jonathan Lotz
LAWYER
Alexander Paterson
LAWYER
Amina Younas
LAWYER
Ontario Court of Appeal Decides an Application Court must De Novo Determine the Validity of Arbitration Agreement in International Commercial Arbitration
The decision of the Court of Appeal in Russian Federation v. Luxtona Limited, 2023 ONCA 393 clarifies an important issue on court proceedings pursuant to
Iconic Minerals Completes Plan of Arrangement with Nevada Lithium to Transfer its 50% Interest in the Bonnie Claire Lithium Project
Lotz & Company acted for Iconic Minerals Ltd. (“Iconic”) in connection with its court-approved plan of arrangement with Nevada Lithium Resources Inc. (“Nevada Lithium”) under
HighGold Mining Inc. Completes Private Placement
Lotz & Company acted for HighGold Mining Inc. in connection with its $9.259 million private placement of common shares.
AD4 Capital Corp. Completes Initial Public Offering and TSXV Listing
Lotz & Company acted for AD4 Capital Corp., a capital pool company, in connection with its initial public offering of common shares and the concurrent
Acme Gold Company Limited Completes Initial Public Offering and CSE Listing
Lotz & Company acted for Acme Gold Company Limited in connection with its initial public offering of common shares and the concurrent listing of its
- Initial public offerings and exchange listings
- Complex equity and debt financing, including private placements, bought deals and cross-border financings
- Compliance with securities law, exchange policies and continuous disclosure requirements
- Documenting and assisting in corporate reorganizations
- Advising on regulatory matters
- Structuring and advising on going-private transactions
- Secured lending transactions
- Proxy contests, take-over bids, issuer bids, mergers, shareholder agreements, and other change of control transactions
- Assisting Capital Pool Companies on exchange listing and completion of a qualifying transaction
- Litigation before Canadian courts in jurisdictional matters, including arbitral award set-aside matters and arbitral award and foreign judgment enforcement matters
- Investor-state arbitration under foreign investment protection treaties
- Advisory work to international companies and foreign states
- Public international law advisory work
- Incorporation of companies in British Columbia and under the Canada Business Corporations Act (federal), and extra-provincial registrations in British Columbia
- Acquisitions and divestitures
- Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
- Documenting and assisting in corporate reorganizations
- Advising on corporate governance policies and strategies
- Public and private equity and debt financings
- Compliance with securities law and continuous disclosure requirements
- Shareholder, partnership and joint venture agreements
- Project financing and agreements
- Securities based compensation plans and executive compensation
- Asset purchase and share purchase transactions
- Management buy-outs, divestments and sales of non-core assets
- Private equity acquisition and disposition
- Documenting and assisting in corporate reorganizations
- Advising in and preparing documentation for a broad range of business arrangements, including shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, restrictive covenants, agency agreements and distribution arrangements
- Developing employee incentive programs including security based compensation plans
- Incorporation of companies in British Columbia and under the Canada Business Corporations Act (federal) and extra-provincial registrations in British Columbia
- Share transfers, share capital alterations, corporate reorganizations and amalgamations
- Access to capital markets via public offerings, exchange listings and exempt distributions
- Royalty (NSR, GRR and NPI), earn-in, and property option agreements
- Equity and debt financing, including private placements, bought deals, cross-border financings, and the issuance of flow-through units or shares
- Advising and due diligence on the acquisition of properties, mineral rights and claims, domestic and abroad
- Regulatory compliance
- Joint ventures and strategic alliances
- Assisting with technical and project disclosure per securities law requirements, including National Instrument 43-101
- Asset and share purchase transactions
- Complex equity and debt financing and products, including private placements, bought deals and cross-border financings
- Equipment, property, and project financing and leasing
- Property option agreements
- Securitization and structured finance
- Cross-border financing transactions
- Public and private equity and debt financings
- Advising on effective corporate governance
- Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications for all positions, including Global Talent Stream applications
- LMIA-exempt work permits under international trade agreements
- Permanent Residence applications, including:
- Express Entry
- Provincial Nominee Programs
- Family Class Sponsorship
- Start-up Visa Program and business, investor, and entrepreneur immigration assistance, including:
- British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Entrepreneur Immigration (EI)
- Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) Entrepreneur Stream (ES)
- Quebec business/ investor immigration program
- Applications for Permanent Residence as a self-employed person
- Citizenship applications
- Work permit extensions pending Permanent Residence application
- Permanent Resident card extension applications
- Travel, study and business visa applications
- Temporary residence and work permit applications
Client-driven, strategic legal advice
Lotz & Company is a Vancouver-based law firm dedicated to helping local, national and international clients.
Since 2013, we have been representing public and private companies, facilitating major cross-border transactions, guiding our clients through complex securities and exchange regulations, debt and equity financings, strategic investments, corporate reorganizations and more.
Ontario Court of Appeal Decides an Application Court must De Novo Determine the Validity of Arbitration Agreement in International Commercial Arbitration
The decision of the Court of Appeal in Russian Federation v. Luxtona Limited, 2023 ONCA 393 clarifies an important issue on court proceedings pursuant to
Iconic Minerals Completes Plan of Arrangement with Nevada Lithium to Transfer its 50% Interest in the Bonnie Claire Lithium Project
Lotz & Company acted for Iconic Minerals Ltd. (“Iconic”) in connection with its court-approved plan of arrangement with Nevada Lithium Resources Inc. (“Nevada Lithium”) under
HighGold Mining Inc. Completes Private Placement
Lotz & Company acted for HighGold Mining Inc. in connection with its $9.259 million private placement of common shares.
AD4 Capital Corp. Completes Initial Public Offering and TSXV Listing
Lotz & Company acted for AD4 Capital Corp., a capital pool company, in connection with its initial public offering of common shares and the concurrent
Acme Gold Company Limited Completes Initial Public Offering and CSE Listing
Lotz & Company acted for Acme Gold Company Limited in connection with its initial public offering of common shares and the concurrent listing of its