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David C. Whelan, QC

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1 Unknown, Calgary, AB M5H 3Y4

Business and Corporate Commercial, Banking and Financial Services, Lending and 5 more

About David C. Whelan, QC

David C. Whelan, QC is a lawyer practicing business and corporate commercial, banking and financial services, lending and 5 other areas of law. David C. received a degree from Queen's University in 1979, and has been licensed for 42 years. David C. practices in Calgary, AB.

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David C. Whelan, QC got this award in 2021

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Natural Resources 1
    • Oil and Gas
  • Other 7
    • Business and Corporate Commercial
    • Banking and Financial Services
    • Lending
    • Electricity Markets
    • Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Restructuring
    • Derivatives
    • China

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Work: Acted for the lead bank in a $300, 000, 000 syndicated-loan transaction.
    Acted as Alberta counsel on behalf of a foreign bank in connection with a $140, 000, 000 financing involving Alberta-based corporations
    partnerships.
    Acted on behalf of foreign lending institutions in connection with a restructuring of indebtedness in excess of $100, 000, 000 with a major airline.
    Acted as co-counsel on behalf of secured debenture holders in connection with the restructuring of $1.2 billion of indebtedness of a major real estate-based corporation.
    Acted on behalf of the secured lender in the receivership of a public oil & gas company involving indebtedness of $120, 000, 000.
    Acted on behalf of secured lenders, monitors
    receivers generally in numerous corporate restructurings
    receiverships.
    Acted for a multi-national corporation in the establishment of a new manufacturing facility in Alberta, including acting as project counsel for all corporate, leasing, construction
    financing work.
    Acted for corporations
    partnerships in acquisitions
    dispositions involving oil & gas properties, drilling rigs, chemical plants
    other businesses.
    Acted for Owners
    Buyers in relation to Power Purchase Arrangements.
    Negotiating International Swaps
    Derivatives Association (ISDA) agreements.
    Negotiating
    drafting energy contracts, including green power contracts
    agreements for the purchase
    sale of emission offsets
    verified emission reductions.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1984, Alberta
    Memberships

    Professional Involvement

    •Member, Canadian Bar Association
    •Chair, Canadian Bar Association's Southern Alberta Insolvency Subsection, 1989-90
    •Instructor, Alberta Bar Admission Course (Creditors' Rights), 1989-2000
    •Member, Calgary Bar Association
    •Past Member, Calgary Export Club

    Community Involvement

    •Past Member, Calgary Airport Business Development Advisory Board
    •Member, BLG's United Way Fundraising Committee
    •Past Director, Fernie Alpine Ski Team
    •Past Member, Lake Louise Ski Club

  • Education & Certifications
    Other Education
    Queen's University
    Class of 1979
    B.Sc.

    Queen's University
    Class of 1979
    Hons.

    Queen's University
    Class of 1979
    Mechanical Engineering

    McGill University
    Class of 1983
    B.C.L. and LL.B.

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