Cases
Representative Work: The Government of Canada in its $4.5 Billion acquisition of the Trans Mountain
Puget Sound Pipelines,
related terminals.
Lead Advisor to joint venture participant in Hibernia Offshore Oil Project (off Newfoundl
Coast) on matters related to ownership/operation of project, including federal
provincial royalty
net profits interest matters,
an array of commercial agreements dealing with crude lifting, vessel transportation, crude storage,
marketing of crude.
Lead Advisor on two large hydro-electric projects in Canada involving private developers
First Nations with estimated capital costs of $5 billion
$2 billion, respectively. Included providing advice on alternative legal structures, Aboriginal issues, joint venture agreements, power purchase agreements
projects' foundational operating
financing agreements.
Lead Advisor on acquisition by Husky Energy Inc. from BP plc of 50% interest in Toledo, Ohio oil refinery in exchange for 50% interest in Sunrise Oil S
s Project (reported transaction value $10 billion+), including advising on material agreements governing the parties to jointly develop
operate the Project.
Lead Advisor to AutoCanada Inc., Canada's largest publicly traded group of auto dealerships, with over 20 dealerships representing six different OEMs, operating in various provinces across Canada.
Lead Advisor on two different Liquefied Natural Gas Projects proposed to be constructed on the West Coast of North America with production capacity of 1.5 million mtpa
12 million mtpa, respectively, including advising on the key project agreements that will govern the joint venture participants in each project.
Lead Advisor on mergers & acquisitions transactions in the electricity sector, including sale by EPCOR to ENMAX of its interest in Alberta's Battle River coal-fired power plant's 660 MW Power Purchase Arrangement,
acquisition by international utility of 300 MW gas-fired power plant in Calgary
285 MW power plant in BC.
Lead Advisor in the creation of a corporate joint venture between a US Fortune 500 energy company
a diversified energy services company operating in the commercial
industrial gas
electricity marketing sectors,
the ultimate sale of the business to a publicly traded entity.
Lead Advisor in the reorganization
/or sale of a number of municipal electric utilities in Ontario pursuant to the provisions of Ontario's Energy Competition Act .
Lead Advisor in the construction of a large long-term care facility by way of a three-way public private partnership among a large Ontario municipality, a developer,
a facility operator.
Lead Advisor in the completion of a governance review of Ontario's third-largest municipal electric utility, including chairing a public consultation process
preparing the final report to the council of the municipal shareholder.
