Rod Talaifar | راد طلایی فر

About Rod Talaifar

Rod builds long-term relationships with clients, their management and boards of directors as a trusted advisor on strategic and general matters. Valued for his results-oriented approach and responsiveness, he advises clients on a variety of complex cross-border capital markets and corporate transactions, including:

• take-over bids;
• mergers and acquisitions;
• initial public offerings;
• project finance; and
• cross-border debt and equity offerings.

He is also regularly called upon to advise in respect of public company governance matters and other special situations, such as internal board investigations and proxy fights.

Education

• LL.B – University of British Columbia
• B.A. – University of British Columbia

Rod has been an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law since 2010, teaching Advanced Corporate Law – Advising Public Companies.

Associations

• British Columbia Bar – 2008
• University of British Columbia – Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, Advanced Corporate Law

Rod has been an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law since 2010, teaching Advanced Corporate Law – Advising Public Companies.

His clients include companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Stock Market, the Toronto Stock Exchange and other international markets, and span various industries, including mining, royalty and streaming, forest products, merchant banking and financial services.

Recognitions & Awards

• IFLR1000 – Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms (2022 to 2024) as a highly regarded practitioner;
• Best Lawyers in Canada (2019-2025) in the area of securities law, corporate law, natural resources law and mining law;
• Chambers Canada (2025) as a leading corporate and commercial lawyer in British Columbia; and
• Named as a “Leading Lawyer to Watch” in the mining sector by Lexpert in 2018.