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John J. Poetker

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1 Unknown, Calgary, AB M5H 3Y4

Corporate Finance and Securities, Business and Corporate Commercial, Oil and Gas and 2 more

About John J. Poetker

John J. Poetker is a lawyer practicing corporate finance and securities, business and corporate commercial, oil and gas and 2 other areas of law. John J. received a B.A. degree from Carleton University in 1977, and has been licensed for 44 years. John J. practices in Calgary, AB.

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John J. Poetker got this award in 2021

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Natural Resources 1
    • Oil and Gas
  • Other 4
    • Corporate Finance and Securities
    • Business and Corporate Commercial
    • Corporate Governance and Special Committees
    • Purchase and Sale of a Business

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Senior Counsel
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Work
    Advising both multinational
    small business in corporate
    commercial matters
    in the negotiation of
    drafting of related agreements. Transactional matters involving both oil & gas
    oil & gas service companies in their domestic
    international operations. Co-advising
    acting on behalf of major contractors with respect to public private partnership construction contracts
    initiatives. Acquisition
    disposition of oil & gas interests. Mergers
    acquisitions of public
    private companies. Acting as counsel to publicly traded
    private companies
    providing day-to-day advice on a broad range of corporate matters. Acquisition
    disposition of businesses. Reorganization of corporate groups, including creating
    restructuring corporations, partnerships
    limited partnerships within the group.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1982, Alberta
    Memberships

    Professional Involvement

    •Member, Canadian Bar Association
    •Member, Law Society of Alberta
    •Director, oil field service company
    •(Past) Director, publicly traded oil and gas companies

    Community Involvement

    •Director of Seaman Hotchkiss Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation focused on the grassroots development of hockey

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Ottawa
    Class of 1982
    LL.B.
    cum laude
    Other Education
    Carleton University
    Class of 1977
    B.A.
    Economics

    Carleton University
    Class of 1977
    B.A.
    with Distinction

John J. Poetker

Senior Counsel
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Centennial Place, East Tower1 UnknownCalgary, AB M5H 3Y4Canada

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