June 3, 2010


Toronto (Canada) Fasken Martineau, a leading international business law and litigation firm, announced today that Who's Who Legal has named Michael Bourassa the Mining Lawyer of 2010. Michael is a partner with Fasken Martineau in Toronto and is the coordinator of the firm's Global Mining Group.

"This award recognizes Michael's leadership role in the global mining industry as a top 'dirt lawyer.' Our clients trust his advice and, as a firm, we continue to rely on his expertise as a driving force behind our global mining practice," said David Corbett, Fasken Martineau's managing partner.

Who's Who Legal is the Strategic Research Partner for the American Bar Association's Section of International Law.

Michael is also widely recognized as one of Canada's leading lawyers in mining law by Chambers Global and the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. He is a Director of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), a Trustee of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, a member of the Mining Law Committee of the International Bar Association, and member of the Mining, Metals and Energy Financing Working Group of the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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