Chase Van Sant
Associate
Experience
Chase's practice focuses on business law, including services, projects and transactions related to the energy industry as well as general corporate/commercial work including:
- Negotiating and drafting commercial agreements
- Share and asset acquisitions, mergers and divestitures
- Corporate reorganizations
- Corporate governance
- Corporate and asset due diligence
- General corporate and commercial matters
Professional involvement
Professional Associations
- Member, Law Society of Alberta
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Calgary Bar Association
Community Involvement
Chase coaches minor hockey in Southwest Calgary and volunteers regularly with Inn from the Cold
Representative work
Obsidian Energy Ltd $80.5 million acquisition of Clearwater production assets
Represented Obsidian Energy Ltd. in the successful closing of its $80.5 million acquisition of Clearwater production assets and 148 net sections of land in the Peace River region. The transaction, effective May 1, 2024, adds approximately 1,700 boe/d of 100% oil production to Obsidian's portfolio.
Path2Zero Project
Commercial and construction counsel for Dow Chemical Canada regarding the $8.5 billion Path2Zero petrochemical expansion project in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.
Sale of Viking assets for $153.8 million
Counsel to Baytex Energy Corp. for the sale of Viking assets for $153.8 million
Whitecap and Topaz purchase and sale agreement
Counsel to Whitecap Resources Inc. for the sale of a 50% interest in its Musreau facility to Topaz Energy for gross proceeds of $100 million and a strategic partnership with Pembina Gas Infrastructure Inc. for gross proceeds of $420 million involving the sale of a 50% stake in its Kaybob complex, a commitment by PGI to fund the development of a new battery in the Lator area and related agreements for downstream transportation and processing