William T. Cahill

Associate St. John's Phone: (709) 570-5577 Fax: (709) 726-3156 coxandpalmer.com Administrative Assistant Rebecca Pennell coxandpalmer.com Phone: (709) 570-5346 Fax: (709) 738-7999

Practice Areas

William is an associate in the St. John’s office of Cox & Palmer. William has a corporate and commercial practice focusing on mining, corporate finance, commercial real estate, and fisheries & marine.  William’s experience includes:

Mining – the acquisition, disposition and restructuring of mining companies including corporate and environmental due diligence; the purchase and sale of specific mining assets including mining leases, mineral licences and royalty interests including corporate and title opinions with respect to same; project financing including drafting relevant security documents and flow-through share offerings; negotiating and drafting various agreements including royalty agreements, purchase agreements, assignment agreements, option agreements and joint venture agreements; securities matters particular to junior mining companies; dealing with local communities and indigenous peoples; and mining taxation.

Corporate Finance – advising financial institutions and corporate borrowers on financings and secured transactions; and representing financial institutions on security enforcement, debt collections and judgment enforcement.

Commercial Real Estate – the purchase, sale and development of commercial properties and due diligence in relation to same; the creation and financing of commercial condominiums; the negotiation and drafting of commercial leases; and acting for commercial landlords in lease enforcement including distraint.

Fisheries & Marine – the purchase and sale of vessels both domestically and internationally; chartering of vessels; advising financial institutions and other lenders in relation to the financing of vessels and fishing enterprises; advising secured lenders in relation to security enforcement; and advising trustees in bankruptcy and receivers in relation to fishing enterprises and fishing licences.

In addition to his legal endeavors, William is a private pilot and an officer in the CIC, a branch of the Canadian Forces Reserves.

Law Society Memberships

Canadian Bar Association
Law Society of Newfoundland & Labrador

Bar Admission

Newfoundland and Labrador, 2008

Law School

Dalhousie University

Education

• Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A. History/Political Science, 2004
• Dalhousie University (LL.B., 2007)
• Dalhousie University (Specialization Certificate in Marine Law, 2007)
• Osgoode Hall Law School (Certificate in Mining Law, 2012)

Industry Recognition and Awards

Past President’s Award – Canadian Transportation Research Forum Student Paper Competition (2006-2007)

Publications

• William T. Cahill, “Stop the Invasion! An Analysis of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ship’s Ballast Water and Sediments and Canada’s Ballast Water Control and Management Regulations”, Proceedings of the 43rd CTRF Annual Conference: Shaking Up Canada’s Transportation Systems to Meet Future Needs, p. 655-670.
• Robert P. Stack and William T. Cahill, “SCC Confirms that Fisheries Licenses are Property”, Commercial Insolvency Reporter, Vol. 21, No. 2 (December 2008), p. 18-20.
• William T. Cahill, “Treatment of Student Loans under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act”, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Update, Winter 2010.
• William T. Cahill and Mandy Woodland, “Disclosure of Mortgage Information to Third Party Creditors”, Financial Services Update, Winter 2011.
• William T. Cahill, “Jumping the Queue, The Commercial Landlord’s Right of Distraint”, BOMA Newfoundland & Labrador Newsletter, May 2011.
• William T. Cahill, “A Modern Approach, Newfoundland and Labrador’s New Condominium Act”, Real Estate Update, November 2011.
  
  
  

Lectures & Presentations

"Catch This: New Licencing and CRA Policies for Atlantic Fishers", February 2012

Professional Activities & Affiliations

• Director/Secretary - Mining Industry NL
• Chair – National Maritime Law Section, Canadian Bar Association
• Honourary Legal Counsel and Director, St. John Ambulance - Newfoundland & Labrador
• Member – Canadian Maritime Law Association
• Member – Canadian Transportation Research Forum
• Member – Canadian Bar Association Law Day Committee (2008 - 2010)
• Past Chair – Marine/Admiralty Law Section, Canadian Bar Association NL Branch
• Chair – National Maritime Law Section, Canadian Bar Association
• Instructor, Real Property, Bar Admission Course
  
  
  

Community and Volunteer Activities

• Former Chairperson – St. Bonaventure’s College Alumni Committee
• Volunteer – Royal Canadian Air Cadet Program