Erin Eccleston

Partner

(she/her)

Saskatoon

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Education & Qualifications

  • Certificate in Mining Law (Osgoode Hall, 2013)
  • Saskatchewan Bar (2012)
  • JD with distinction (2011)
  • BA with high honours (2008)

Erin is a partner in the MLT Aikins corporate group. She practises in the areas of corporate finance and corporate/commercial law. Although Erin acts for clients across a diverse range of industries, she has a particular focus on energy and aviation. 

  • Counsel to various financial institutions on multi-million dollar loans
  • Counsel to various property developers with respect to commercial real estate purchases, development and financing
  • Associate counsel to mining supplier on joint venture in Latin America
  • Associate counsel to uranium miner on commercial contracts
  • Associate counsel to potash miner on commercial contracts
  • Counsel to rural municipality on commercial development
  • Saskatchewan counsel on $33-million sale of royalty interests
  • Associate counsel to major potash producer regarding construction contract for the construction of a new mine shaft
  • Counsel to property developer on $20-million commercial construction project

Erin acts for a range of lenders, including banks and private equity firms, on various financing transactions including term debt, subordinated debt and equity investments. She also advises business clients, ranging from owner-managed businesses to larger organizations, on corporate financings.

With respect to the energy sector, Erin advises Canadian and international companies on a variety of matters, including acquisitions and dispositions of mineral dispositions and projects, joint venture and option agreements as well as royalty and commodity agreements.

Erin’s practice includes experience in the aviation sector.  Her asset/equipment finance and leasing experience includes many cross-border transactions, structured finance transactions, the implications of the Cape Town Convention and all-inclusive management agreements.  In the mergers and acquisitions context, Erin has particular experience advising purchasers and investors in Canadian aviation operations.

  • Member-at-large, Saskatoon Road Runners’ Association (Saskatoon, 2023-present)
  • Vice-chair, Royal University Hospital Foundation (2021-present)
  • Director, Royal University Hospital Foundation (2021-present)
  • Director, Country Kids Co-operative Preschool (2019-present)
  • Chair, Recruiting Committee, MLT Aikins (2023-present)
  • Director, Royal University Hospital Foundation
  • Member, Ukrainian Canadian Professional Business Association
  • Member, Commercial Real Estate Women (Saskatoon)
  • Board Member, Country Kids Co-operative Preschool (2019-2020)
  • Member, Uniform Commercial Tenancies Act, Uniform Law Conference of Canada Working Group (2017-2018)