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Thompson, QC,
Peter C.P.
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
(613) 787-3528
pthompson@blg.com
Mr. Thompson's
particular litigation
and administrative
law expertise is in the
regulation of natural
gas and electricity
utilities. Moreover, he
appears at all court
levels and for 25
years managed BLG's
Ottawa office.
Tidball, John R.
Miller Thomson LLP
(905) 415-6710
jtidball@
millerthomson.com
Mr. Tidball's practice is
devoted exclusively to
environmental law, with
special expertise in
regulatory compliance,
environmental
assessment and
approvals, nuclear
licensing, renewable
energy approvals,
contaminated land and
waste management.
Turmel, André
Fasken Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
(514) 397-5141
aturmel@fasken.com
Mr. Turmel
practises energy
law. He negotiates
generation, supply
and transmission
agreements for
producers in the
biomass, cogeneration,
biogas, hydro and wind
sectors, and advises
oil and gas clients on
permitting and licences.
Thrasher, QC,
R.J. (Jack)
Osler, Hoskin &
Harcourt LLP
(403) 260-7019
jthrasher@osler.com
Mr. Thrasher focuses
on corporate,
commercial and
energy law matters
for Canadian and
international clients.
He has extensive
experience as
project counsel on
complex resource and
infrastructure projects,
as well as in M&A and
joint ventures.
Turcotte, Maxime
Stikeman Elliott LLP
(514) 397-2421
mturcotte@stikeman.
com
Mr. Turcotte's energy
practice focuses
mainly on advising
clients in the context
of the development of
energy projects, project
fi nance and M&A and
other monetization
opportunities.
Turnbull, QC,
Gregory G.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
(403) 206-5555
gturnbull@mccarthy.
ca
Mr. Turnbull's practice
focuses on securities
matters, public and
private share and debt
fi nancings, take-overs,
initial public offerings,
board governance
issues, and mergers
and acquisitions
of Canadian and
international energy
companies.
holders received 0.975 of a Surge common share for each
Longview common share resulting in the issuance of ap-
proximately 38 million Surge common shares. In addi-
tion, Surge assumed $155 million of Longview net debt,
including transaction costs.
Surge Energy is a Calgary-based oil-focused E&P com-
pany that has a high-quality crude oil reserve, production
and cash flow base.
Longview Oil, also headquartered in Calgary, is an oil
and natural gas production and exploration company.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP represented Surge Energy with
a team including Jim Pasieka, Tom Cotter, Mark Franko,
Hass Keshavji and Xiaodi Jin.
Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP represented
Longview Oil Corp. with a team including Jay Reid, Ed-
ward Brown, Lindsay Cox, Gina Ross and Jeff Sharpe.
LEGACY OIL + GAS ACQUIRES
CORINTHIAN EXPLORATION
Closing date: July 2, 2014
Legacy Oil + Gas Inc. acquired Corinthian Exploration
Corp for approximately $225 million by way of a three-
cornered amalgamation.
Through the acquisition, Legacy acquired high netback,
light oil assets focused in its North Dakota Spearfish core
area for total consideration of approximately 20.1 million
Legacy common shares and assumed net debt of approxi-
mately $34 million.
The acquisition also includes a position in the Dunvegan
light oil play in the Elmworth area of northwest Alberta,
with production, undeveloped land and drilling upside and
owned and operated key facilities and infrastructure.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP represented Legacy with a team
including Jim Pasieka, Mark Franko, Ron Mar, Jeremy Ho
and Matthew Harris.
Burstall Winger Zammit LLP represented Corinthian
with a team including Keith Templeton, Sabina Shah and
Jacqueline Chow.
PAREX RESOURCES
ACQUIRES VERANO ENERGY
Closing date: June 25, 2014
Parex Resources Inc. and Verano Energy Limited completed
a plan of arrangement pursuant to which Parex acquired all
the issued and outstanding shares of Verano for an approxi-
mate total value of $198 million.
Parex is a Canadian oil and gas company that is in-
volved in crude oil exploration, development and produc-
tion with properties focused in south America and the
Caribbean region.
Verano is a privately owned oil and gas exploration and
production company headquartered in Calgary, with opera-
tions exclusively in Colombia.
Parex was represented by Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer
LLP with a team including Bruce Allford, Lindsay Cox and
Sylvie Welsh (securities), Mark Houston (energy) and Jody
Wivcharuk (competition); and by Anthony Strawson of Fe-
lesky Flynn LLP (tax).
Verano was represented by Dentons Canada LLP with
a team including Chris Manderville, Adrienne O'Reilly,
Bruce MacPhail, Peter Yates and Danielle Mayhew (securi-
ties) and Sebastian Elawny (tax).
