Practice Focus
- Energy and Commercial Transactions
- Oil & gas transactions
- Commercial agreements pertaining generally to the oil & gas sector
- Commercial and corporate reorganizations and restructurings
- Energy project developments, including partnerships, joint ventures and other business combinations for both conventional and unconventional resources
- Aboriginal Law
- Negotiation and preparation of Impact Benefits and Participation Agreements in the energy and oil & gas sector
- Negotiation and preparation of various commercial agreements involving First Nations and Industry proponents.
- Advice on corporate governance matters for First Nations owned businesses.
- Negotiation and preparation of Joint Venture Agreements for First Nations in the energy, oil & gas and communications sectors
- Advice to First Nations on advantageous business structures, including general partnerships, limited partnerships and non-profit entities
Practice Areas
Education
- University of Calgary, Bachelor of Laws, 2003
- York University, Master of Arts, Political Science, 1994
- Queen's University, Bachelor of Arts, Honours, Politics, 1992
Bar Admission
Professional Associations
- Member, Law Society of Alberta
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Calgary Bar Association
- Past Chair, Alberta Branch of the Canadian Bar Association Natural Resources Section
Honours & Recognition
- Named in Lexpert's Special Edition of Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers, 2018
- Named in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading lawyer in the area of Energy (Oil & Gas), 2018
- Named in Best Lawyers in Canada in Energy Law, 2018 and 2019
- Named in The Legal 500 Canada as a recommended Energy lawyer in Canada, 2018
Presentations
- Panel Member, Redwater-The Responsibility for the End of Life Environmental Obligations, CBA Environmental, Energy & Resources Law Summit, Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 2018
- Co-Presenter, The AER and Asset Transfers: What You Need to Know Before, During & After Insolvency, Association of Corporate Counsel Alberta, June 2016
- Presenter, Risky Business: Protecting Against Counterparty Default and Insolvency Risk, BD&P Client Seminar, March 2015
- Panel Member, Mitigating Directors' Exposure for Personal Environmental Liability, BD&P Client Seminar, February 2014
- Co-Presenter, What in the World is a ROFR?: An Introduction to Pre-emptive Rights, at the Canadian Energy Law Foundation Energy Fundamentals Seminar, Canmore, Alberta, February 2014
Professional & Firm Involvement
- Co-Leader, Energy and Project Development Business Unit, BD&P
- Director, Canadian Energy Law Foundation, President, 2013-2014 and Chair of the 2012 Jasper Seminar
- Panelist, Canadian Energy Law Foundation Energy Fundamentals Seminar, Canmore, Alberta, 2013
- Course Instructor in Rights of First Refusal, Canadian Association of Professional Landmen
