Cases
Representative Work: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Representing vendors of a North American equipment distribution business.
Representing vendors of a foundry business in Western Canada.
Representing an engineering/construction multinational in its acquisition of a Canadian engineering company.
Representing UMA Engineering in respect of its merger
court-approved cross-border acquisition transaction
corporate arrangement with AECOM.
Representing a financial institution in its acquisition of a Canadian commercial leasing business.
Representing Roche in its $1.4-billion acquisition of a controlling interest in a Japanese pharmaceutical company.
Representing Weyerhaeuser Company Limited in the disposition of its coastal BC division to Brascan Corporation for $1.2 billion,
in the disposition of its Canadian building materials distribution business to a US private equity firm.
Representing a Chinese company in its disposition of a technology business.
Representing vendors in the sale of one of British Columbia's largest cattle ranches.
Representing investor dealers in the acquisition of brokerage businesses in BC
Ontario.
Representing a purchaser in its acquisition of a Canadian retail business.
Representing major Korean companies in respect of mining ventures in Canada, the United States
Africa.
INFRASTRUCTURE / ELECTRICITY MARKETS
Negotiating
managing multiple power purchase agreements for wind, biomass, waste heat, run-of-river, reservoir
natural gas projects.
Representing BC Hydro in the development
implementation of renewable energy calls for power in BC, including the 2008 Bioenergy Phase I Call for Power, the 2008 Clean Energy Call for Power,
the 2010 Bioenergy Phase II Call for Power.
Representing design-builders in respect of numerous public-private partnership projects across Canada, including the Champlain Bridge, Evergreen Line, Alberta Schools Projects (ASAP 2
3), Surrey Outpatient Clinic, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Fort St. John Hospital,
New Brunswick Schools Project.
Advising owners in the energy, infrastructure
mining sectors on the legal aspects of design
construction, including tendering
bidding documentation
engineer, procure
construction management (EPCM) agreements
engineer, procure
construct (EPC) agreements.
OTHER CORPORATE COMMERCIAL
Representing BC Hydro in respect its $1.5-billion outsourcing
partnership transaction with Accenture
related ongoing matters.
Advising school boards, independent schools
post-secondary institutions on education law
corporate/commercial issues.
Advising on partnership
joint venture arrangements involving professional organizations in various sectors, including the construction/ engineering, architecture
computer service industries.