Lexpert®Ranked Lawyers
Boykiw, Donald M.
Osler, Hoskin &
Harcourt LLP
(403) 260-7084
dboykiw@osler.com
Mr. Boykiw's practice
focuses on M&A,
Special Situations and
major transactions. He
advises independent
boards and domestic
and international
clients in the energy,
coal and power
industries in friendly
and hostile situations
and governance
matters.
Braul, Waldemar
Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-4436
braulw@bennettjones.
com
Mr. Braul advises and
litigates on projects
that include oil and gas
production, pipelines,
LNG, oil terminals,
marine shipping, shale
gas "fracking", water,
contaminated sites
disputes and Aboriginal
law issues.
Bridger, Irene T.
Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-8157
bridgeri@
bennettjones.com
Dr. Bridger is an
energy and resource-
focused intellectual
property lawyer and
patent agent working
with a wide range of
oil, gas, oil sands and
alternative energy
clients to assist them
in protecting and
commercializing
their technology.
Braithwaite,
William J.
Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5654
wbraithwaite@
stikeman.com
Chair of the fi rm
and member of the
Executive Committee.
Senior partner in the
Toronto office with
transactional practice
focusing primarily
on public M&A. Also
advises boards and
shareholders, as well
as governments
and regulators on
policy matters.
Brennan, Patrick J.
Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3433
brennanp@
bennettjones.com
Mr. Brennan acts in
banking and debt
fi nancing transactions,
asset-based fi nancing
and leasing, personal
property security,
debt restructuring,
aircraft acquisition,
disposition, leasing and
fi nancing, commercial
transactions and
aviation law.
Buckingham, Janice
Osler, Hoskin &
Harcourt LLP
(403) 260-7006
jbuckingham@osler.
com
Ms. Buckingham's
practice focuses on
the development,
acquisition and
divestiture of complex
energy projects
in, and exporting
from, Canada. She
also advises on
independent power
development and
issues arising from
industry standard
agreements.
8 | Energy Deals
The federal government's new rules on foreign investment may have caused a slowdown
in foreign investment in 2013, but foreign state-owned enterprises have found
new ways to do deals By Brian Burton
BACK IN
BUSINESS
ENERGY-SECTOR MERGERS and acquisitions activity
sprang from its deathbed in the fi rst half of 2014, a er dicing
with extinction through all of 2013. Asked what's changed
this year, Calgary M&A lawyers say it's just about every-
thing, but mostly it adds up to market sentiment.
"Everything just feels better this year than it did this time
last year," says Perry Spitznagel of Bennett Jones LLP.
e nuclear winter of 2013 – when energy deals plunged
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