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Morillon, Chantal Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
(418) 640-5160 chantal.morillon@nortonrosefulbright.com
Ms. Morillon practises principally in the areas of bank financing and real estate
law. She also advises a number of businesses on commercial law matters.
She has acted for clients in various domestic and cross-border financings in a
variety of sectors, including manufacturing, natural resources (including mining),
renewable energy and commercial construction.
Morency, Claude Dentons Canada LLP
(514) 878-8870 claude.morency@dentons.com
Mr. Morency is managing partner of Dentons Canada LLP's Montréal office
and a member of its Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. His practice
focuses on corporate, commercial and construction litigation.
Moore, J. Alexander Davies Ward Phillips
& Vineberg LLP (416) 863-5570 amoore@dwpv.com
Mr. Moore practises corporate law with an emphasis on mergers and
acquisitions, corporate finance, proxy contests and contested transactions.
He has experience advising on transactions in Ontario's electricity industry and
Canadian oil & gas M&A. He is currently advising FortisOntario on its investment
in the Wataynikaneyap transmission line in Northwestern Ontario.
Mongeau, Éric Stikeman Elliott LLP
(514) 397-3043 emongeau@stikeman.com
Mr. Mongeau's practice of general commercial litigation focuses, amongst
others, on the energy sector. Recent mandates include: Churchill Falls Hydro
power plant in a motion to obtain a judgment on the interpretation of the renewal
terms of a long-term PPA and representing IPPs in arbitration proceedings in
connection to the renewal conditions of their long-term PPAs with a public utility.
Mondrow, Ian A. Gowling WLG
(416) 369-4670 ian.mondrow@gowlingwlg.com
Mr. Mondrow practises natural gas and electricity regulation and policy law.
He represents utilities, customers and energy services providers in rate, policy,
facilities, licencing and compliance matters, in both wholesale and retail
energy markets.
Mingay, Paul A.D. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
(416) 367-6006 pmingay@blg.com
Mr. Mingay is the national leader of BLG's Public Mergers & Acquisitions Group.
His practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions, including strategic, private-
equity and cross-border transactions, and corporate finance including debt
and equity offerings. His practice has included many transactions for energy
companies including public financings and acquisitions of power assets.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
pleted the acquisition of Shell's entire 60-per-cent interest
in Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP), its 100-per-cent
interest in the Peace River Complex in-situ assets, includ-
ing Carmon Creek, and a number of undeveloped oil
sands leases in Alberta.
e consideration to Shell from Canadian Nat-
ural was approximately $11.1 billion, comprising $7.2
billion in cash plus 97,560,975 common shares of
Canadian Natural valued at $3.9 billion at the date
of closing. Separately and under the second agree-
ment, Canadian Natural and a Shell subsidiary have
completed the joint acquisition and now own equally
MOCC, which holds a 20-per-cent interest in AOSP,
from an affiliate of Marathon Oil Corp. for US$2.5
billion (US$1.25 billion each). On completion of the
acquisition, the respective ownership interests in the
AOSP assets are 70-per-cent owned by Canadian Nat-
ural, 20-per-cent owned by Chevron Canada Ltd., and
10-per-cent owned by Shell.
On June 1, 2017, a subsidiary of Canadian Natural
commenced as operator of the AOSP upstream mining
assets, while Shell continues as operator of the Scotford
