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Shouldice, Robert R. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
(604) 640-4145 rshouldice@blg.com
Mr. Shouldice practises corporate and commercial law. He is prominent in
the areas of acquisitions, mergers and divestitures, infrastructure, energy
transactions and projects, transportation sector projects, corporate
reorganizations and corporate governance matters. He advises clients on oil
and gas, LNG, pipeline, power generation, marine terminal and rail transit
projects and transactions.
Sebastiano, Rocco M. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-5859 rsebastiano@osler.com
Mr. Sebastiano, also an engineer, is Chair of Osler's Energy (Power) Group.
He has advised on major projects such as Maritime Link, Lower Mattagami,
Bruce Nuclear Refurbishment, York Energy Centre, East Windsor Cogeneration
and South Kent Wind.
Scott, Richard Dentons Canada LLP
(416) 863-4370 richard.scott@dentons.com
Mr. Scott focuses on M&A, reorganizations & corporate finance transactions,
including multinational transactions in Canada, the US, the UK and other
countries. He has significant experience in managing large take-over bids
& corporate reorganizations.
Sanderson, QC, Chris W. Lawson Lundell LLP
(604) 631-9183 csanderson@lawsonlundell.com
Mr. Sanderson focuses on regulation and government relations as they relate to
project development and transportation infrastructure primarily in the energy
sector. Clients include utilities, pipelines, producers, mines and governments.
He has appeared frequently before the National Energy Board, Provincial Utilities
Commissions and at all levels of Courts including the Supreme Court of Canada.
Sadikman, Jacob Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-4931 jsadikman@osler.com
Mr. Sadikman's practice focuses on commercial aspects of the electricity
sector, specializing in renewable energy. He advises clients on power generation
projects and related assets across multiple technologies and on other electricity
infrastructure across Canada. He also maintains a specialty advising
on regulatory aspects of commodities and derivatives trading
and marketplace matters.
Ruby, Peter D. Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4184 pruby@goodmans.ca
Mr. Ruby's energy practice focuses on energy-related proceedings before the
courts, including the SCC, the arbitration of private disputes among energy
players and matters before the OEB and other provincial regulators regarding
generation, transmission and distribution issues. Has acted for the Canadian
Electricity Association and represented electricity utilities and renewable
energy developers.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
pursuant to a plan of arrangement for approximately
$627 million and an assumption of approximately $38
million of net debt.
Trican provides a comprehensive array of specialized
products, equipment and services that are used during
the exploration and development of oil and gas reserves.
Canyon provides hydraulic fracturing and other
well-stimulation services to oil and natural gas produ-
cers developing play types across Western Canada. e
combination of the two companies creates a Western
Canadian leading energy services firm in Canadian
pressure pumping and related services.
Canyon's legal team included Jeremy Matthies,
General Counsel. Canyon was represented by Burnet,
Duckworth & Palmer LLP, with a team that included
Grant MacKenzie, Alyson Goldman, Bronwyn Ink-
ster, Paul Mereau and Riley O'Brien (securities), Kirk
Lamb (tax), Sunil Joneja (banking), Alicia Quesnel and
Randon Slaney (regulatory), Jeffrey Sharpe (litigation)
and Bob Graham (employment).
Trican's legal team included Dr. Chika On-
wuekwe, Vice President, Legal, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary. Trican was represented by
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, with a team that
included Olga Kary, Shlomi Feiner, Ross Bentley,
Chelsea Hunter and Kathleen Cloutier (securities),
Carrie Aiken (tax), Jason Gudofsky and Cassandra
Brown (regulatory), David Tupper (litigation), War-
ren Nishimura and Maria-Rose Spronk (banking)
and Birch Miller (employment).
LUNDIN PETROLEUM COMPLETES SPIN-OFF
OF INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM CORP.
On April 24, 2017, Lundin Petroleum AB, a Swed-
ish oil and gas company, completed the cross-border
spin-off of its then wholly owned Canadian subsidiary
International Petroleum Corporation by way of distri-
bution of all the shares of International Petroleum to
the shareholders of Lundin Petroleum. e spin-off cre-
ated a new public company listed on the Toronto Stock
Exchange and the Nasdaq First North exchange in
Stockholm with approximately $560 million in assets
and an initial market capitalization of over $500 mil-
lion on day of listing. International Petroleum is now
an independent upstream international oil and gas ex-
ploration and production company with a portfolio of
assets in Malaysia, France and the Netherlands.
In connection with the spin-off, International Petrol-
eum's wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Petroleum BV
launched an offer to purchase up to US$100 million of
International Petroleum's common shares. In order to
finance such offer, certain International Petroleum sub-
sidiaries, including Lundin Petroleum BV, entered into
a US$100 million reserve-based lending facility with a
syndicate of banks led by BNP Paribas, Australia and
New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), BMO Capital
Markets and ScotiaBank Europe.
Lundin Petroleum was represented by Jeffrey Fountain
and Henrika Frykman and by a team from Blake, Cas-
