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  • Finalist, "Up and Coming Stars," Law Week Colorado, 2009

  • University of Southern California, Gould School of Law (J.D., 2004), Hale Moot Court Honors Program - Quarterfinalist; Hale Moot Court Honors Program- Editor
  • University of Colorado, Boulder (B.A., Political Science & Philosophy, 2000), Phi Beta Kappa; Golden Key National Honors Society; Dean’s List

  • Colorado
  • California
  • The United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit
  • The United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, and Central Districts of California

Jason Brenkert

Partner
Denver
P: (303) 352-1133
F: (303) 629-3450
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Jason Brenkert is a Partner in the corporate department of Dorsey’s Denver office and a member of Dorsey's Cross-Border practice group. His practice focuses on securities regulation, mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance and general corporate law. Mr. Brenkert is an experienced international corporate finance attorney, who represents companies, underwriters, agents and investors.

Mr. Brenkert’s practice is devoted to counseling foreign companies and institutions seeking to access public and private financial markets in the United States or engaging in cross-border mergers and acquisitions with respect to securities laws and corporate governance compliance issues. Mr. Brenkert also counsels domestic public companies with respect to periodic reporting obligations, mergers and acquisitions, public and private financings, takeover defense, and access to foreign capital markets.

Representative Transactions

Recent Finance Transactions
  • International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. in Cdn$30.0 million Equity Offering (April 2010); Cdn$10.5 million Equity Offering (March 2009)
  • Augusta Resource Corporation in Cdn$32.5 million Registered Equity Offering (March 2010); Cdn$28.75 million Registered Equity Offering (August 2009); Cdn$5 million Equity Offering (April 2009); Cdn$35 million Equity Offering (June 2007)
  • Alexco Resource Corporation in Cdn.$25.7 million Registered Equity Offering (February 2010); Cdn$9.5 million Flow Through Share Offering (December 2009); Cdn$6 million Equity Offering (March 2009); Cdn$7 million Equity Offering (October 2008)
  • Westport Innovations Inc. in $57.4 million Registered Equity Offering (December 2009)
  • BMO Nesbitt Burns in $75 million Equity Offering by Golden Star Resources Ltd. (December 2009) and $125 million Convertible Debt Offering by Golden Star Resources Ltd. (November 2007)
  • Oncolytics Biotech, Inc. in $12.75 million Registered Equity Offering (November 2009); Cdn$6.9 million Registered Equity Offering (May 2009); Cdn$12 million Unit Offering (February 2007); Cdn$16.48 million Unit offering (December 2005)
  • Exeter Resource Corporation in Cdn$50 million Equity Offering (November 2009); Cdn$29 million Equity Offering (February 2009)
  • Ventana Gold Corp. in Cdn$40 million Equity Offering (October 2009)
  • Uranerz Energy Corp. in $20 million Registered Equity Offering (October 2009)
  • CGA Mining Limited in Cdn$25 million Equity Offering (October 2009); Cdn$20 million Equity Offering (June 2009); Cdn$25 million Equity Offering (February 2009)
  • Endeavour Silver Corp. in Cdn$18.5 million Equity Offering (October 2009); Cdn$20.3 million Equity Financing (April 2009)
  • Vista Gold Corp. in $23 million Registered Equity Offering (September 2009)
  • Cooper Mountain Mining Corporation in Cdn$52.5 million Equity Offering (September 2009)
  • Minefinders Corporation in Cdn$69.75 million Registered Equity Offering (September 2009); Cdn$40 million Registered Equity Offering (December 2008); $85 million Convertible Debenture Offering by JPMorgan (October 2006)
  • Mercator Minerals, Ltd. in Cdn$80.5 million Registered Equity Offering (September 2009); Cdn$40 million Equity Offering (May 2009); $23.3 million Registered Equity Offering (January 2009); Cdn$139 million Debt and Equity Offering (February 2007)
  • Bayou Bend Petroleum Ltd. in Cdn$105 million Subscription Receipt Financing (September 2009); Cdn$200 million Equity Offering (February 2007)
  • International Royalty Corporation in Cdn$57.5 million Equity Offering (July 2009); Cdn$63 million Equity Offering (October 2007); Cdn$45 million Unit Offering (February 2007)
  • Underworld Resources in Cdn$16 million Equity Offering (June 2009)
  • Capstone Mining Corporation in $51.8 million Equity Financing (May 2009)
  • Africa Oil Corp. in Cdn$32.3 million Equity Offering (May 2009)
  • Pearl Exploration and Production Ltd. in in Cdn$46 million Equity Offering (April 2009); Cdn$110 million Equity Offering (October 2007); in Cdn$95.6 million Equity Offering (November 2006)
  • First Majestic Silver Corp. in Cdn$21.1 million Equity Offering (March 2009); Cdn$32 million Unit Offering (May 2007)
  • Endeavour Financial Corporation in Cdn$115 million Equity Financing (February 2009)
  • Alamos Gold Inc. in Cdn$83.2 million Bought Deal Financing (February 2009)
  • Timberline Resources Corp. in Shelf Registration of $6.8 million Equity Offering (February 2009)

Recent Mergers & Acquisitions 
  • Brett Resources Inc. in acquisition by Osisko Mining Corp. (April 2010)
  • Underworld Resources Inc. in acquisition by Kinross Gold Corporation (March 2010)
  • Linear Gold Corp. in merger with Apollo Gold Corp. (March 2010)
  • Counsel to IC Potash Corp. in acquisition of Trigon Uranium Corp. (December 2009)
  • Eldorado Gold Corporation in disposition of Brazilian assets to AngloGold Ashanti (December 2008)
  • Golden Cycle Gold Corporation in acquisition by AngloGold Ashanti (June 2008)
  • Eldorado Gold Corporation in tender offer acquisition of Frontier Pacific Mining Corporation (July 2008)
  • Pearl Exploration and Production Ltd. in acquisition of heavy oil assets of PetroHunter Energy (November 2007)
  • Forbes Medi-Tech in acquisition of TheraPei Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (October 2006)
  • Canada Energy Partners in acquisition of various Oil & Gas property interests (October 2006)
  • Rubicon Minerals Corp. in spin-off of Paragon Minerals and Africo Resources Ltd. (December 2006)

Recent Initial Public Offerings 
  • Westport Innovations Inc. in U.S. Initial Public Offering (2008)
  • Underwriter Counsel to Canaccord Capital Corporation in Initial Public Offering by BE Resources Inc. (2008)

Presentations

  • TSX Group U.S. Road Show, Denver and Atlanta Panel Participant (2008)
  • American Stock Exchange Listing and Continued Listing Compliance, Dorsey & Whitney LLP and AMEX. Vancouver, BC (June 2007)