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Farris LLPSenior Counsel
Albert J. Hudec, CFA
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Albert J. Hudec, CFA

4.1
12 reviews

25th Floor, 700 W Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3

Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Corporate Finance & Securities and 5 more

About Albert J. Hudec, CFA

Al Hudec currently focuses his practice on commercial transactions involving Indigenous parties and has been lead lawyer on many of Canada’s most significant Indigenous transactions over the last 12 years. He is also a prominent legal advisor to the BC wine industry, advising on purchase and sale transactions and regulatory matters. Al is an M&A and Corporate Governance practitioner with 40 years of experience in all legal aspects of securities and corporate finance, including mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance and independent committee representation, with emphasis on the North American resource (mining, forestry, oil and gas), infrastructure, and technology industries. His practice focuses on cross-border mergers & acquisitions (take-overs and arrangements), board and special/independent committee representation and venture capital financings. Al writes and speaks frequently on a variety of legal topics relating to wine law, aboriginal law, corporate finance and corporate governance.

Year of Call

1981

Legal Recognition

•Lexpert Leading Lawyers in Canada (2026)
•The Best Lawyers in Canada (2026)
•Lexpert Leading Mining Lawyers (2025)
•Lexpert Leading Infrastructure Lawyers (2025)
•Lexpert Leading Finance and M&A Lawyers (2025)
•Lexpert Leading Energy & Mining Lawyers (2024)
•Martindale-Hubbell Ranking (BV)

Pro Bono and Community Work

•Advocacy work on behalf of the BC wine industry

In the News

Transactions

Farris Advises City of Delta on Landfill Agreement Extension

January 30, 2026

Recognition

61 Farris Lawyers Recognized in the 2026 Best Lawyers in Canada Directory

September 4, 2025

Announcements

Five Farris Lawyers Named as Leading Mining Lawyers

September 3, 2025

 

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Areas of Law

  • Corporate Law 1
    • Corporate Governance
  • Other 7
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Corporate Finance & Securities
    • First Nations Business Law
    • Forestry
    • Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
    • Private Equity
    • Technology

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Senior Counsel
    Firm Name
    Farris LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Work: Represented Victoria Distillers Inc., local Vancouver Isl
    producers of Empress 1908 Gin, on their sale to Milestone Br
    s, LLC.
    Counsel to David
    Cynthia Enns on their purchase of the iconic Naramata General Store
    Counsel to Heidi Noble, proprietor of JoieFarm Winery, in their recent strategic transaction
    US $1 billion sale of Avigilon Corporation, a leading Canadian technology company, to Motorola Solutions pursuant to a Plan of Arrangement.
    Significant benefits agreements for various Indigenous Groups in connection with LNG projects
    associated natural gas pipelines including, First Nations Limited Partnership' a $500 million benefits package for the 16 First Nations along the route of the Pacific Trails natural gas pipeline
    benefits agreements with LNG Canada, Kitimat LNG, Petronas
    TransCanada Pipelines.
    Various forest industry transactions in including the sale of Wynndel Logging to Canfor
    the Sumitomo investment in Pacific Biotechnology
    sale of Aboriginal forest tenures.
    Various wine industry transactions
    representations including the sales of Laughing Stock
    Road 13, representation of BCWI
    other industry associations in connection with various regulatory
    policy matters including Wine in Grocery.
    Corporate governance - regularly represents the Boards of significant Canadian public
    private companies with respect to sensitive transactions
    matters involving conflicts of interest.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1981, Alberta Bar
    1994, British Columbia Bar
    Memberships

    Affiliations

    •Member of the Law Society of British Columbia
    •Member of the Law Society of Alberta
    •Member of the Institute of Corporate Directors
    •Member of the Vancouver Society of Financial Analysts
    •Member of the American Bar Association, Business Law Section (Mergers & Acquisitions Committee)
    •Member of The Association for Corporate Growth
    •Member of the British Columbia Wine Institute

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Toronto
    Class of 1979
    J.D.

    University of Toronto
    Class of 1981
    LL.M.
    Other Education
    Chartered Financial Analyst
    Class of 1994

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Senior Counsel at Farris LLP
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Pacific Centre South, 25th Floor, 700 W Georgia StreetVancouver, BC V7Y 1B3Canada

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