Liam James Droney Churchill

Liam's practice focuses on international and domestic mergers and acquisition and capital markets transactions. He advises Canadian and foreign companies on acquisitions, dispositions and strategic investments, public financings and private placements, and corporate governance and securities law compliance matters.

Liam has experience across a variety of industries such as financial services, pharmaceuticals, technology, utilities and mining. In recent years, he has acted for producers, investors and potential acquirors in the growing battery-metals space.

From 2016 to 2017, Liam was seconded to the Firm's office in London, where he focused on cross-border M&A and corporate finance transactions and advised both Canadian and foreign companies conducting business or offerings in Canada.

Liam previously completed a secondment in the corporate finance branch of the Ontario Securities Commission.

The special committee of New Gold Resources in connection with its pending acquisition by Coeur Mining by way of a transaction in which New Gold shareholders will receive shares of Coeur Mining, with Coeur Mining shareholders and New Gold shareholders owning approximately 62% and 38% respectively of the combined company

The special committee of First National Financial Corporation, one of Canada’s largest non-bank mortgage originators and underwriters, in connection with the acquisition of the company by Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc. and private equity funds managed by Brookfield Asset Management, together with the participation by First National’s controlling stakeholders, in a transaction valuing the equity of First National at C$2.9-billion