Herbert I. Ono 

overview

As a U.S. qualified partner with the firm's Corporate Finance/Securities Law Group, Herb has a varied cross-border corporate finance and securities practice. He routinely assists clients in negotiating and implementing mergers and acquisitions, corporate spin-offs, and public and private financing transactions. His experience includes advising publicly-traded clients on corporate governance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance, Canadian and U.S. securities filings, and stock exchange listings.

Prior to joining the firm, Herb spent two years with a Tokyo law firm now known as Nagashima, Ohno and Tsunematsu, where, as a foreign lawyer on secondment from the Toronto office of a national law firm, he was engaged in international commercial transactions, including joint ventures between U.S. and Japanese parties.

Representative Matters

Herb's experience includes acting as U.S. counsel on registered business combination transactions and public offerings under the Securities Act of 1933 (including cross-border Multi-Jurisdictional Disclosure System offerings registered with the SEC on Form F-10), unregistered private placement offerings effected in reliance on Rules 144A and 506 under the Securities Act of 1933, continuous disclosure filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and U.S. stock exchange listings.

Some examples of his representative work include:

• Acted as U.S. securities counsel in the listing of Tahoe Resources Inc. on NYSE.
• Acted as U.S. securities counsel in the listing of Primero Mining Corp. on NYSE.
• Acted as U.S. securities counsel to Tahoe Resources Inc. in connection with its $1.1 billion acquisition of Rio Alto Mining Limited and its $894 million acquisition of Lake Shore Gold Corp.
• Acted as U.S. securities counsel to Detour Gold Corporation in a US$500 million cross-border convertible note financing.
• Acted as U.S. securities counsel to Semafo Inc. in a $100 million cross-border equity financing.
• Acted as U.S. securities counsel to Tahoe Resources Inc. in a US$55 million cross-border equity financing.
• Acted as U.S. securities counsel to Bear Creek Mining Corporation in a $29.9 million cross-border equity financing.
• Acted as U.S. securities counsel to Nautilus Minerals Inc. in a $103 million cross-border rights offering that was registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form F-7.
• Acted as U.S. securities counsel to Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. $17.1 shelf offering take down that was qualified by a Canadian short form prospectus and registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form F-3.

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Education

• London School of Economics, LLM - 1987
• University of British Columbia, LLB - 1986
• Simon Fraser University, BA - 1983

Year Of Call

• Called to the California bar - 1999
• Called to the British Columbia bar - 1994
• Called to the Ontario bar - 1990

Directorships and Professional Associations

• American Bar Association
• Inter Pacific Bar Association

Community Involvement

• Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre
  Director: Since 2018
  President: Since 2019
• North Vancouver Minor Hockey Association
  Coach / Assistant Coach: 2008-9, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13
• Hollyburn Minor Hockey Association
  Coach: 2016-17
  Assistant Coach: 2013-14; 2015-16