Brian E. Abraham, Q.C. is a lawyer practicing environment and natural resources, securities and corporate finance, energy and 1 other area of law. Brian E. received a degree from University of British Columbia in 1967, and has been licensed for 55 years. Brian E. practices at Dentons Canada LLP in Vancouver, BC.
Activities and Affiliations
•Partner of Dentons LLP since 2002, and prior to that, a partner in another national law firm since 1985
•Director of Mining Association of British Columbia
•Director of Aboriginal Mine Training Association
•Chaired and participated as a speaker in many conferences nationwide and internationally on the subject of mining and energy law
•Member of Mineral Tenure Advisory Committee to Ministry of Energy and Mines for British Columbia
•Presently a member of a number of committees established to advise the mining industry regarding government and related issues
•Member of Industry/Government Committee on Regulations under the Mining Rights Amendment Act of 1998
•Chair of B.C.'s mining industry response to OSC/TSE Mining Standards Task Force Report (1998) and National Instrument 43-101 Proposal
•Past Provincial Chair (B.C. branch) of Canadian Bar Association Natural Resources and Energy Subsection
•Past National Chair of Canadian Bar Association Committee on Natural Resources and Energy Section
•Member of Securities Committee and Lands Regulation, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada
•Member of Canadian Securities Administrators Mining Technical Advisory and Monitoring Committee (NI 43-101 Committee)
•Member of Committee Respecting Species at Risk Federal Legislation for the Mining Association of Canada
•Past member of Provincial Council of Canadian Bar Association (B.C.)
•Past member of National Council of Canadian Bar Association (National)
•Past Adjunct Professor of Mining Law at the University of British Columbia
•Thesis Advisor to the first student to receive a Ph.D in Mineral Economics in the Mineral Processing Department of the Engineering Faculty (UBC)
Community Involvement and Pro Bono
•Sancta Maria House
•Agape Street Ministry
In the Media
•Quoted in, Royalty Deals 'Best Game in Town , Article by Anthony Davis, Lexpert, July 2012
•Quoted in, What's hot, hot, hot, Canadianlawyermagazine.com, June 2012
• Pipeline project approval is open and public , The Vancouver Sun, May 2012
Insights Activities and Affiliations Community Involvement and Pro Bono •Sancta Maria House In the Media • Quoted in,Royalty Deals 'Best Game in Town, Article by Anthony Davis, Lexpert, July 2012 • Quoted in, What's hot, hot, hot, Canadianlawyermagazine.com, June 2012 • Pipeline project approval is open and public, The Vancouver Sun, May 2012 Insights • Access Rights to Mineral Tenures in British Columbia • Knock, Knock? Making Sense of the New Private-Land Requirements Notice • Legal Brief - Challenges and Opportunities in Mexico and Central America • Challenges and Opportunities in China - 7 Steps to Consider When Investing in China • Current Issues Affecting Mining Issuers • New British Columbia Coalbed Gas Act • Proposed National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuer's Annual and Interim Filings • Update on Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Coalbed Methane Development in British Columbia • Author, Due Diligence Deskbook; CLE, Mining Titles, 1994 - 2013 • ''Mineral Claims and the Duty to Consult in Yukon'', January 2013 • Mining Report British Columbia Securities Commission, 2012 • Proposal to Make QPs Submit to Jurisdiction, Focus on Mining, September 2011 • International Mining Congress in Mexico, October 2011 • Comparison of Joint Venture Models, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, July 2010 • Canadian Mining Law and Financing Canadian Executive Forums, 2009 • Recent Developments of Importance, The 2008 LEXPERT/ALM Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, 2008 • Reporting for Natural Resource Issues, Canadian Institute, 2008 • Insight, Pacific Canada Gas Forum, 2008 • Canadian Mining Law and Financing Canadian Executive Forums, 2008 • Reduced CFO and CEO Certification for Venture Issuers, Focus on Securities, December 2007 • Vancouver Island Exploration Group, Mining Seminar, 2007 • Insight, Western Canadian Securities Forum, 2006 • Mining Law, CLE, 2005 • Insight, Mining Forum, 2005 • Western Canadian Securities Forum, 2005 • 2004 BCCA 497 - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has Confirmed Principles of Valuation that Apply to Claims for Compensation by Surface Owners for Loss or Damage Caused by Exploitation of Mineral Rights Bepple v. Western Industrial Clay Products Ltd., 2004 • Western Canadian Securities Forum, 2004 • B.C. Natural Gas Symposium, 2004 • Northwest Mining Association Annual Meeting - First Nations Consultation, 2003 • Understanding the Business of Coalbed Methane, Conference Board of Canada, Calgary, 2003 • Insight, Western Canadian Securities Forum, Calgary, 2003 • Insight, Coalbed Methane Conference, 2003 • British Columbia Natural Gas Symposium, Canadian Institute, 2003 • New Disclosure Rules for Mining Companies, Conference Board of Canada, British Columbia, 2002 • New Disclosure Rules for Mining Companies, Conference Board of Canada, Toronto, 2002 Member: Activities and Affiliations • Partner of Dentons LLP since 2002, and prior to that, a partner in another national law firm since 1985 • Director of Mining Association of British Columbia • Director of Aboriginal Mine Training Association • Chaired and participated as a speaker in many conferences nationwide and internationally on the subject of mining and energy law • Member of Mineral Tenure Advisory Committee to Ministry of Energy and Mines for British Columbia • Presently a member of a number of committees established to advise the mining industry regarding government and related issues • Member of Industry/Government Committee on Regulations under the Mining Rights Amendment Act of 1998 • Chair of B.C.'s mining industry response to OSC/TSE Mining Standards Task Force Report (1998) and National Instrument 43-101 Proposal • Past Provincial Chair (B.C. branch) of Canadian Bar Association Natural Resources and Energy Subsection • Past National Chair of Canadian Bar Association Committee on Natural Resources and Energy Section • Member of Securities Committee and Lands Regulation, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada • Member of Canadian Securities Administrators Mining Technical Advisory and Monitoring Committee (NI 43-101 Committee) • Member of Committee Respecting Species at Risk Federal Legislation for the Mining Association of Canada • Past member of Provincial Council of Canadian Bar Association (B.C.) • Past member of National Council of Canadian Bar Association (National) • Past Adjunct Professor of Mining Law at the University of British Columbia • Thesis Advisor to the first student to receive a Ph.D in Mineral Economics in the Mineral Processing Department of the Engineering Faculty (UBC) Community Involvement and Pro Bono • Sancta Maria House • Agape Street Ministry
•“Access Rights to Mineral Tenures in British Columbia”
•“Knock, Knock? Making Sense of the New Private-Land Requirements Notice”
•“Legal Brief - Challenges and Opportunities in Mexico and Central America”
•“Challenges and Opportunities in China - 7 Steps to Consider When Investing in China”
•“Current Issues Affecting Mining Issuers”
•“New British Columbia Coalbed Gas Act
•“Proposed National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuer's Annual and Interim Filings”
•“Update on Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Coalbed Methane Development in British Columbia”
•Author, “Due Diligence Deskbook; CLE”, Mining Titles, 1994 - 2013
•'' Mineral Claims and the Duty to Consult in Yukon '', January 2013
•“Mining Report British Columbia Securities Commission”, 2012
•Proposal to Make QPs Submit to Jurisdiction, Focus on Mining, September 2011
•“International Mining Congress in Mexico”, October 2011
•“Comparison of Joint Venture Models”, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, July 2010
•“Canadian Mining Law and Financing Canadian Executive Forums”, 2009
•Recent Developments of Importance, The 2008 LEXPERT/ALM Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, 2008
•“Reporting for Natural Resource Issues”, Canadian Institute, 2008
•Insight, Pacific Canada Gas Forum, 2008
•Canadian Mining Law and Financing Canadian Executive Forums, 2008
•Reduced CFO and CEO Certification for Venture Issuers, Focus on Securities, December 2007
•Vancouver Island Exploration Group, Mining Seminar, 2007
•Insight, Western Canadian Securities Forum, 2006
•Mining Law, CLE, 2005
•Insight, Mining Forum, 2005
•Western Canadian Securities Forum, 2005
•“2004 BCCA 497 - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has Confirmed Principles of Valuation that Apply to Claims for Compensation by Surface Owners for Loss or Damage Caused by Exploitation of Mineral Rights” Bepple v. Western Industrial Clay Products Ltd., 2004
•Western Canadian Securities Forum, 2004
•B.C. Natural Gas Symposium, 2004
•Northwest Mining Association Annual Meeting - First Nations Consultation, 2003
•“Understanding the Business of Coalbed Methane”, Conference Board of Canada, Calgary, 2003
•Insight, Western Canadian Securities Forum, Calgary, 2003
•Insight, Coalbed Methane Conference, 2003
•British Columbia Natural Gas Symposium, Canadian Institute, 2003
•“New Disclosure Rules for Mining Companies”, Conference Board of Canada, British Columbia, 2002
•“New Disclosure Rules for Mining Companies”, Conference Board of Canada, Toronto, 2002 Member:
•Partner of Dentons LLP since 2002, and prior to that, a partner in another national law firm since 1985
•Director of Mining Association of British Columbia
•Director of Aboriginal Mine Training Association
•Chaired and participated as a speaker in many conferences nationwide and internationally on the subject of mining and energy law
•Member of Mineral Tenure Advisory Committee to Ministry of Energy and Mines for British Columbia
•Presently a member of a number of committees established to advise the mining industry regarding government and related issues
•Member of Industry/Government Committee on Regulations under the Mining Rights Amendment Act of 1998
•Chair of B.C.'s mining industry response to OSC/TSE Mining Standards Task Force Report (1998) and National Instrument 43-101 Proposal
•Past Provincial Chair (B.C. branch) of Canadian Bar Association Natural Resources and Energy Subsection
•Past National Chair of Canadian Bar Association Committee on Natural Resources and Energy Section
•Member of Securities Committee and Lands Regulation, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada
•Member of Canadian Securities Administrators Mining Technical Advisory and Monitoring Committee (NI 43-101 Committee)
•Member of Committee Respecting Species at Risk Federal Legislation for the Mining Association of Canada
•Past member of Provincial Council of Canadian Bar Association (B.C.)
•Past member of National Council of Canadian Bar Association (National)
•Past Adjunct Professor of Mining Law at the University of British Columbia
•Thesis Advisor to the first student to receive a Ph.D in Mineral Economics in the Mineral Processing Department of the Engineering Faculty (UBC)
•Agape Street Ministry Fellow: of Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy for outstanding contribution to mining in Canada, 1994
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