Representing Imperial Oil Resources Limited and another major oil and gas company in respect of trespass and royalty claims valued at approximately $2 billion advanced by a number of Indian Bands seeking declarations that oil and gas leases dating back 60 years are void and claiming restoration of the value of all oil and gas produced and to be produced
Representing Canadian power producer in arbitration of gas pricing dispute with natural gas supplier
Representing number of oil and gas companies in multiple disputes concerning operations and accounting issues under natural gas and natural gas liquids handling and processing agreements
Representing number of oil and gas companies in multiple disputes concerning the operation of rights of first refusal (ROFRs)
Representing a party in an international arbitration of a US$ 1 Billion claim concerning a gas field in Eastern Europe
Representing parties in respect of a dispute under a farmout agreement with respect to earning obligations and breaches of the agreement
Counsel to the Canadian affiliates of a multi-national waste management company in the arbitration of a multi-million dollar royalty dispute
Acted as settlement counsel on behalf of a party in resolving multi-million dollar disputes being litigated in the Alberta Courts
Has represented numerous clients in corporate and securities litigation matters including shareholder disputes, dissent and appraisal proceedings, oppression actions, plans of arrangement, hostile takeovers, proxy battles, and corporate governance matters
Counsel to an international pipeline company in a US$15 million dollar UNCITRAL arbitration of a contract dispute with a Venezuelan agent
Counsel to the Canadian affiliate of a major global oilfield services provider in advancing claims against a competitor and former employees in relation to the alleged misappropriation of confidential and proprietary technology and commercial information, breach of copyright and passing off
Counsel to a multinational industrial equipment manufacturer in a multi-million Euro ICC arbitration against a German equipment supplier concerning mining equipment failures at a Chilean mining operation
Representing the Canadian affiliate of a major global oilfield services provider in defending a claim and advancing a counterclaim in the Federal Court of Canada in relation to patented and proprietary oilfield technology
Counsel to an oilfield services provider in the successful application for and execution of an Anton Piller Order against a competitor and former employees arising from the misappropriation of corporate information and unlawful competition
Counsel to gas pipeline owners in respect of multi-million dollar litigation arising from pipeline failures related to design and construction practices
Counsel to gas facility owner/operator in respect of multi-million dollar litigation concerning operatorship and accounting practices under facility operating agreements that was resolved through negotiation
Counsel to a major oil and gas company in international gas pricing arbitrations
Counsel to a number of Canadian oil and gas companies in respect of the bankruptcy of Enron Corp. and resulting litigation concerning gas and financial contracts in Canada
Counsel to a major oil and gas company in the successful mediation of a multi-million dollar dispute in relation to the purchase and sale of producing property and facilities
Counsel to a U.S. based owner of co-generation facilities in the successful negotiation of disputes concerning the termination of international gas purchase contracts as a result of the deregulation of the electricity industry in the U.S. Northeast
Regularly counsels clients in the drafting and negotiation of the dispute resolution provisions of commercial agreements