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Spitznagel, QC, Perry Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3153 spitznagelp@bennettjones.com
Mr. Spitznagel is Vice Chairman of Bennett Jones, Calgary Managing Partner
and a member of its Partnership Board, and has a transactional and advisory
practice focusing primarily on mergers and acquisitions and corporate
governance. He has extensive national and cross-border experience
and has acted for clients in some of the largest transactions in Canada.
Spector, Charles R. Dentons Canada LLP
(514) 878-8847 charles.spector@dentons.com
Mr. Spector's wide-ranging transactional practice includes a focus on
energy and oil & gas. His expertise embraces public and private corporate
and project financing, including private power project financing; M&A;
and corporate governance.
Smitheman, Neal J. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
(416) 868-3441 nsmitheman@fasken.com
Mr. Smitheman's civil and criminal litigation practice includes representation
in white-collar crimes, and under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials
Act, Competition Act, Environmental Protection Act and the OHSA.
Smith, QC, Lawrence E. (Laurie) Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3315 smithl@bennettjones.com
Mr. Smith is former firm vice-chair/founder of the regulatory department.
He acts for utilities, pipeline/LNG projects before federal and provincial
regulators and all levels of court including the SCC. He has testified
as an expert witness in Canada/US.
Smellie, James H. Gowling WLG
(403) 298-1816 james.smellie@gowlingwlg.com
Mr. Smellie's practice focuses on energy regulatory matters, commercial
arbitrations and litigation. With extensive experience before federal and
provincial regulatory tribunals, he represents a wide range of stakeholders
on energy-related issues.
Simard, Chris D. Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-4485 simardc@bennettjones.com
Mr. Simard is co-head of the firm's Restructuring and Insolvency group.
His practice encompasses all areas of restructuring and bankruptcy as well
as energy litigation. He acts for creditors, debtors, court-appointed monitors,
receivers and trustees.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
RBC Dominion Securities Inc. On March 29, 2016,
the offering closed and Pembina issued 10,148,750
common shares for total gross proceeds of approxi-
mately $345 million, including the exercise of the un-
derwriters' option in its entirety.
Paramount was represented in-house by Mitchell
Shier (General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Man-
ager, Land), Anne Love and Reid Yester and Bennett
Jones LLP by a team led by Patrick Maguire and in-
cluding Donald Greenfield, Tom McInerney, Jana
Prete and Megan Bertram (corporate/oil & gas) and
Beth Riley (competition).
On the acquisition, Pembina was represented in-
house by Tim Nelson (Senior Legal Counsel) and
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP by a team consisting
of Mungo Hardwicke-Brown, Chris Harris and Paul
Blyschak (corporate/oil & gas) and Jason Gudofsky and
Litsa Kriaris (competition).
On the common-share financing, Pembina was rep-
resented in-house by Chelsea Hunter (Legal Counsel)
and a Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP team consist-
ing of Jeff Bakker, Chad Schneider and Chris Salamon
(corporate/securities).
e underwriters were represented by Stikeman
Elliott LLP with a team that comprised Christopher
Nixon, Keith Chatwin, Andrew Beamer and Zhuo
Chen (corporate/securities) and Julie D'Avignon (tax).
ATHABASCA OIL AND MURPHY OIL
LIGHT OIL COMPLETE JOINT VENTURE
CLOSING DATE: MAY 13, 2016
On May 13, 2016, Athabasca Oil Corporation (Atha-
basca) and Murphy Oil Company Ltd. (Murphy), com-
pleted the previously announced light oil joint venture
to develop Duvernay and Montney plays in the Kaybob
area of northwestern Alberta for around $486 million.
Athabasca is a Canadian energy company based in
Calgary with a focused strategy on the development of
thermal and light oil assets.
Murphy owns and operates extensive upstream ex-
ploration and production assets in Canada and is the
Canadian subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corp., which is
based in El Dorado, Arkansas.
Athabasca was represented by Athabasca's Anne
Schenkenberger, VP General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary, and Sarah Nossiter, Senior Legal Counsel,
and by Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP with a
team that included Sean Korney, Jody Wivcharuk,
Ashley Weldon, Cassandra Calder and Jon Ozirny (en-
ergy), John Wilmot and Nancy Smith (banking) and
Bill Maslechko and Lindsay Cox (securities).
Murphy was represented by Murphy's in-house legal
team consisting of Walter Compton (Executive Vice
President and General Counsel), Mike Jackson (Senior
Attorney) and iago Cooper (Attorney) and by Ben-
nett Jones LLP with a team that included Vivek War-
rier, Kieran Ryan, Domenic Puglia (energy), Will Os-
ler (securities), Phil Backman (banking), Darcy Moch
(tax) and Beth Riley (competition).
