Advanced Securities 2026: Day 1

Course Chairs
Cory Kent — McMillan LLP, Vancouver
Fred R. Pletcher — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

About the Course Chairs
Cory Kent's practice focuses on corporate and securities law with an emphasis on the natural resources, cannabis and technology sectors. He provides counsel on all matters relating to capital markets, including listings on the Canadian stock exchanges (TSX, TSX-Venture), private offerings, corporate reorganizations, reactivations, hostile takeovers, reverse takeovers, plans of arrangement and amalgamations, mergers and acquisitions, and continuous disclosure obligations. He is a leader of McMillan’s Mining Group.

Highly regarded for the depth of his corporate governance experience, Cory advises shareholders as well as boards of directors in connection with shareholder activism and contested transactions.

Cory provides multi-faceted counsel to his clients, having acted on both sides of the deal-making table. He has proven skills in dealing with boards of directors, management teams, stakeholders and regulatory bodies alike.

Fred Pletcher is chair of the Mining Group and a partner in the Securities and Capital Markets Group at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.  Fred has over 30 years' experience advising public companies, boards and underwriters in connection with a broad range of transactions and issues. He has a particular focus on companies in the mining industry, both domestically and internationally, and also has considerable experience in the field of shareholder activism. Fred is recognized as a leading lawyer by all major ranking publications, including Chambers, Best Lawyers, IFLR 1000, The Legal 500, Lexpert and Reuters. He has degrees from Columbia University (LLM), University of Toronto (LLB) and Harvard University (AB) and was called to the BC bar in 1993.

Full Agenda to follow!