Bio

Karen Macmillan is Lawson Lundell's Deputy Managing Partner and Chair of its Executive Committee, as well as Co-Leader of the firm's Mining Group. Karen practices corporate/commercial, mining and energy law with an emphasis on commercial arrangements in the mining sector including asset level acquisitions and dispositions, negotiation of earn-in, option and joint venture agreements, royalty agreements, procurement, construction and engineering agreements, and other strategic ownership arrangements. She also regularly advises clients in the energy sector in connection with the ownership and development of major power generation projects, power purchase and sale agreements, renewable energy transactions and a variety of related commercial/contracting matters. In addition, Karen has represented domestic and foreign-based clients in various industries on general business law matters involving domestic and cross-border transactions. Karen’s experience includes advising on share and asset acquisitions and divestitures, licensing arrangements, corporate and contractual joint venture arrangements, and debt and equity financings. Her experience covers a range of sectors and industries including energy, mining, forestry, pulp and paper, financial services, consumer products manufacturing and distribution, recreation and resorts, transportation and education. Karen has also had the opportunity during the course of her career to work in-house with clients in the energy and forest-products sectors where she focused primarily on procurement, construction and engineering and other contracting matters. In addition to her practice, Karen was Lawson Lundell’s first Chief Inclusiveness Officer. In this capacity, she was responsible for designing, implementing and measuring the success of the firm’s diversity and inclusiveness improvement programs.