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Rodger, J. Mark
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
(416) 367-6190
mrodger@blg.com
Mr. Rodger's energy
practice focuses
on the regulatory,
corporate commercial
and government
relations aspects of
the electricity, natural
gas and water sectors.
He represents private
interests, electricity and
natural gas utilities and
governments.
Rosen, Hillel W.
Davies Ward Phillips
& Vineberg LLP
(514) 841-6443
hrosen@dwpv.com
Mr. Rosen's
transactional practice
embraces renewable
energy projects,
including structuring,
development and
construction of wind
energy projects.
Roth, Robert R.
Dentons Canada LLP
(780) 423-7228
robert.roth@dentons.
com
Mr. Roth advises
power generation,
transmission, oil
and gas and oilfi eld
service clients on
planning, structuring
and implementing
acquisition, divestiture
and mergers; project,
joint venture and
other commercial
agreements; and
governance and policy.
Rogers, R. Ben
Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP
(403) 260-9702
ben.rogers@blakes.
com
Mr. Rogers acts for
energy companies on
commercial matters
across Canada and
internationally. He
has experience in
a range of matters,
including acquisitions
and divestitures,
M&As, joint ventures,
midstream matters and
project development.
Roth, Bernard J.
Dentons Canada LLP
(403) 268-6888
bernard.roth@
dentons.com
Mr. Roth's
administrative law
practice focuses
on the construction
and operation of
unregulated electrical
transmission and
generation facilities,
upstream oil and gas
and oil sands facility
applications, and oil
and gas exporting
and permitting.
Ryan, Maureen E.
Stewart McKelvey
(709) 570-8880
mryan@
stewartmckelvey.com
Ms. Ryan's corporate/
commercial practice
embraces contract
negotiation, buying/
selling businesses,
fi nancing and strategic
advice. Experience
spans a broad range
of industries, oil and
gas and other natural
resources, fi sheries
and construction.
and Jeremy Sculnick (M&A/corporate); Marie-Andrée
Beaudry and Philippe Kattan (tax); Paul Collins and Ash-
ley Piotrowski (competition); Gary Clarke and Kristopher
Noonan (employment); Michael Dyck and Amy Nugent
(banking and finance) and Paula Price (litigation).
PROGRESS ENERGY
ACQUIRES TALISMAN ASSETS
Closing date: March 12, 2014
Progress Energy Canada Ltd. acquired Talisman Energy's
partnership interest and assets comprising approximately
127,000 net acres of its Montney position in the Farrell
Creek and Cypress areas of northeast British Columbia for
$1.5 billion.
Talisman Energy was represented by in-house counsel
Jonathan Horlick, Sabeen Sheikh, Roni Haugen and Jana
Seibel. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP represented Talis-
man with a team including Robert Desbarats, Janice Buck-
ingham, Peter Glossop, Daina Kvisle and Ron Franklin.
Progress Energy was represented by in-house counsel
James Cummings. Progress was also represented by Burnet,
Duckworth & Palmer LLP with a team including Stuart
Money, Alicia Quesnel, Jody Wivcharuk, Ashley Weldon
and Cassandra Calder.
CRESCENT POINT ENERGY
ACQUIRES CANERA ENERGY
Closing date: May 15, 2014
Crescent Point Energy Corp., one of Canada's largest light
and medium oil producers, acquired CanEra Energy Corp,
a privately held oil and gas producer in southeast Saskatch-
ewan, by way of plan of arrangement.
Pursuant to the arrangement, Crescent Point acquired
all of the issued and outstanding shares of CanEra. The
total consideration for CanEra was approximately $1.1 bil-
lion, including approximately 12.9 million common shares
of Crescent Point, approximately $190 million of cash con-
sideration and the assumption of approximately $348 mil-
lion of net debt.
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP represented Cres-
cent Point on corporate, securities, employment, tax and
competition matters with a team led by Mark Eade and in-
cluding Justin Ferrara, Dion Legge, Rashi Sengar, Bradley
Schneider and Krista Treasure.
Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP provided US securities,
antitrust, ERISA and tax advice to Crescent Point with a
team led by Guy Lander and included Austin Keyes, Yoram
Keinan, Patricia Matzye and Christine Jung.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP represented CanEra with
a team including Chad Schneider, Jeff Bakker, Trevor Row-
les, Vladimir Cvijetinovic and Julie Soloway.
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP was tax counsel to
CanEra with a team including Greg Lindsey, Jennifer Han-
na, Gloria Geddes and Carl Hinzmann.
Dan Miller of Dorsey & Whitney LLP provided US se-
curities advice to CanEra.
John Mercury of Bennett Jones LLP led a team that acted
for NGP and Riverstone, the main shareholders of CanEra,
with a team including Brent Kraus, Kahlan Mills, Greg
Johnson and Alan Rautenberg.
Nick Luongo and Nicholas Yunes of Latham & Watkins
LLP acted for the major shareholders on the US side.
