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Corbett, Leland P. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(403) 266-9046 lcorbett@stikeman.com
Mr. Corbett is a partner in the Corporate Group. He frequently acts
in public and private financing and other capital markets transactions,
including corporate and investment banking transactions, share and asset
acquisitions and dispositions, securities transactions and other merger
and acquisition activity.
Clarke, QC, Colin J. Cox & Palmer
(902) 491-4215 cclarke@coxandpalmer.com
Mr. Clarke provides litigation and regulatory advice to major energy produ-
cers. He appears before all levels of court, NS Utility and Review Board, and
administrative tribunals. His practice includes institutional and government
litigation including representation of parties in complex administrative inquir-
ies. Lead counsel for the Canadian Medical Protective Association and its
members throughout NS.
Clark, Heidi Dentons Canada LLP
(416) 863-4626 heidi.clark@dentons.com
Ms. Clark is a partner and department manager in the Toronto office of the
Firm's Banking and Finance group. Her practice includes advising domestic
and foreign financial institutions, institutional investors, corporate and insti-
tutional borrowers, and governments on a broad range of complex
and structured financing transactions.
Clare, James Bennett Jones LLP
(416) 777-6245 clarej@bennettjones.com
Mr. Clare is a corporate and securities lawyer with a focus on the mining
sector and an emphasis on domestic and cross-border corporate finance and
M&A. He also represents issuers and underwriters on general corporate
and securities law matters.
Christian, Jeff Lawson Lundell LLP
(604) 631-9115 jchristian@lawsonlundell.com
Mr. Christian is a partner, practising in the energy & natural resource sectors.
He represents clients before regulatory tribunals such as the BC Oil & Gas
Commission, NEB and AUC. He advises on regulatory/legislative reform initia-
tives, cross-border project development and cross-border litigation. He is
recognized by Chambers Global, Lexpert and Best Lawyers. He is called
to the Bar in BC, AB and NWT.
Chatwin, Keith R. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(403) 266-9088 kchatwin@stikeman.com
Mr. Chatwin is a partner in the Corporate Group. His practice involves a broad
array of securities and general corporate transactions, ranging from public
and private debt and equity financing to mergers and acquisitions, corporate
restructuring and recapitalizations, and shareholder activism and defense.
He is co-chair of the firm's Korea Group and an active member of the firm's
Japan Group.
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processes and increasing efficiency by reducing
utilization of some of the inputs required, such
as water and energy, which not only reduces costs
but is good for the environment," he says.
e future also looks bright. As Slaney sees it,
the oil and gas sector has barely begun to scratch
the innovative surface.
"When it comes to creating efficiencies through
innovation, there's a lot of low-hanging fruit out
there," he says.
Not surprisingly, the oil and gas industry has
been counting on its lawyers to innovate as well.
"Because of the downturn, Canadian produc-
ers and midstreamers have had to come to new
and innovation risk-sharing agreements, and at
the same time be a little more collaborative than
has historically been the case," Warrier says. "In-
dustry lawyers can play an important role here."
By way of example, producers have tradition-
ally had to commit a fixed amount of product
when contracting for pipeline access, the so-
called "take or pay" model.
"e difficulty with the model, of course, is
that producers have to pay whether they use the
capacity or not, and that's increasingly frustrat-
ing in today's volatile environment," Warrier says.
So, arrangements between producers and mid-
streamers have evolved. One of many solutions is
