Tauna Staniland

Associate

“I bring positive energy, a sharp eye and intellect to every deal I’m on.”

An eye for detail.

With pressing timelines the norm these days, Tauna actively manages transactions, quickly responds when issues arise and pushes through to get the deal done. Clients appreciate her experience and expertise in corporate commercial transactions and securities matters, and trust that she will solve their problems and advise wisely on issues of concern.

Representative matters

Tauna works with her clients on a range of matters, including preparing agreements for various business transactions; acting for corporations in reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions and dispositions; advising corporations on corporate governance and compliance work; acting for clients who are going public (including traditional IPOs, CPC qualifying transactions and RTOs of listed entities); and acting for issuers in brokered and non-brokered private placements and public offering of securities. Her clients include:
  • Mining companies
  • Oil & gas companies
  • Municipalities
  • Engineering and other professional service firms
  • Owner-managed businesses
  • Public companies
  • Other law firms on local jurisdictional work

Areas of practice:

  • Corporate/Commercial
  • Securities/Corporate Finance
  • Energy and Natural Resources
  • Financial Services
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

BAR ADMISSION(S)

Newfoundland and Labrador, 2010
Ontario, 2004

LAW SOCIETY(IES)

Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador
Law Society of Upper Canada

EDUCATION

York University, LL.B., 2003
University of Lethbridge, B.Mgt. (gold medalist), 2000

ACTIVITIES

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Resource member/director, Community Centre Alliance, 2010-present

LANGUAGE(S)

English

Publications

Presentations

  • "Rocks and Stocks - Securities and Mining Law Nuggets" by Stewart McKelvey with presentation on Going Public, National Instrument 43-101 and Joint Venture Agreements by Tauna Staniland at the Mineral Resources Review 2011, St. John's, NL, November 2, 2011
  • "Top Ten Things to Consider if you are Thinking about Taking your Business Public" presented by Tauna Staniland at Stewart McKelvey's Business Boot Camp, St. John's, NL, October 19, 2011
  • “Share Capital: Rights, Privileges and Restrictions", presented by Tauna M. Staniland, Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario Conference, Ottawa, ON, May 12, 2011
  • “Prospectors Short Course on Preparing Option Agreements” presented by Colm St. R. Seviour, Tauna M. Staniland and Steven A. Scruton at the Mineral Resources Review 2010, St. John’s, NL, November 3, 2010
  • “Legal Matters Affecting You and Your Municipality” presented by Tauna Staniland (on bidding/tendering, contract drafting and contract management) and Jonathan  D. Dale (on municipal taxation) at the 39th Annual Convention of the Professional Municipal Administrators, Gander, NL, November 26, 2010

Suite 1100, Cabot Place
100 New Gower Street
St. John's, NL, Canada
A1C 6K3

P 709.570.8842
F 709.722.4565

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LEGAL ASSISTANT(S)

Susan Holden

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