Roger R. Taplin

Biography

Roger Taplin is a partner in McCarthy Tétrault’s Business Law Group and is the co-leader of the Global Mining Group. His practice is primarily focused on the areas of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and securities, particularly in the mining sector. Roger’s experience includes advising on significant mining M&A transactions, including friendly and hostile takeover bids, business combinations, share or asset sales and joint ventures. He acts for issuers and underwriters on public and private securities offerings as well as providing general securities regulatory and corporate advice to public companies. He has acted for mining clients and banks in relation to sizeable mining projects in numerous international jurisdictions. Roger is consistently recognized in several prominent legal directories and guides including Chambers Global and Chambers Canada, both listing him in their current editions as a leading lawyer in the area of mining. He is also listed as leading lawyer in the current editions of The Best Lawyers in Canada in the area of M&A law, in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in the areas of corporate mid-market and mining, and in The Legal 500 – Canada in the area of mining. He is also listed as one of the world’s leading mining lawyers by Who’s Who Legal in the current editions of their Who’s Who Legal Canada and Who’s Who Legal Mining sections. He was also named by Who’s Who Legal as one of the world’s Thought Leaders in Mining in 2017. For the sixth consecutive year, Roger received the Client Choice Award for his leadership in energy and natural resource law in British Columbia from International Law Office’s (ILO) Lexology 2017 Client Choice Awards. He also received the 2012 Client Choice Award for Energy & Natural Resources in Canada from International Law Office (ILO). He is a fellow of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and a member of the Mining Law Committee of the International Bar Association. Prior to joining McCarthy Tétrault in May, 2003, Roger was a partner at Deneys Reitz Attorneys in Johannesburg, South Africa. During 1998, he was seconded to Slaughter and May solicitors in London, U.K. as a visiting lawyer. He received a BA in Political Science (cum laude) and Law in 1992, and his LLB in 1994 (cum laude) from the University of the Witwatersrand. Roger was called to the British Columbia bar in 2003, and was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 1997.

Research Interest

Business