Cases
Representative Work: Acquisitions & Divestitures
C$32.4 million divestiture of a tie treating business
related manufacturing facility in 2014.
US$180-million acquisition of a fleet control technology equipment company by court-approved plan of arrangement in 2012.
Acquisitions of several insurance restoration companies
businesses in 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2001
2000.
C$232-million acquisition of an insurance company by court-approved plan of arrangement in 2009.
C$39-million acquisition of the Fort St. James sawmill from Canfor in 2005.
US$457.5-million acquisition of three oriented str
board facilities
related assets in Minnesota from Potlatch Corporation in 2004.
C$56-million acquisition of an oriented str
board facility
related assets in Slave Lake, Alberta from Weyerhaeuser in 2004.
C$163-million acquisition of Norske Skog Canada MacKenzie Pulp Limited in 2001.
Acquisition of the High Level Lumber Division of Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd. in Alberta in 1999.
C$109-million acquisition of Repap Manitoba Inc. in 1997.
Corporate/Commercial
Negotiation, settlement
formation in 2014 of a limited partnership in British Columbia for a pellet plant facility
related contracts.
Negotiation, settlement
formation in 2014 of a limited partnership in British Columbia for a green energy project
related long-term fibre supply contract.
Negotiation, settlement
formation in 2011 of a limited partnership in British Columbia for the construction of a reload facility.
Negotiation, settlement
formation in 2010 of a limited partnership in Alberta for the construction
operation of a bio fuel technology facility.
Negotiation, settlement
formation in 2008 of a British Columbia limited partnership
a US limited partnership for real estate marketing.
Negotiation, settlement
formation in 2005 of a general partnership in British Columbia for the marketing of kraft paper.
Negotiation, settlement
formation in 2001 of a limited partnership in Saskatchewan for the construction
operation of an oriented str
board manufacturing facility.
Negotiation
settlement of numerous joint venture arrangements for various types of businesses, including shareholders' agreements, general partnership agreements, limited partnership agreements, limited liability partnership agreements
joint venture agreements, including several for commercial real estate developments.
Conversions by limited companies to ULCs
by ULCs to limited companies.
Incorporations, amalgamations, continuations, corporate reorganizations
wind-ups.
Forestry Law
Regulatory issues in connection with the liquidation of a forest products company in 2007-08.
Regulatory issues under the Forest Act
the Forest
Range Practices Act in connection with a C$1.1-billion sale of coastal timber assets to Brascan in 2005.
Regulatory issues under the Forest Act in connection with a $40/share take-over of Riverside Forest Products Ltd. in 2004.
Fibre supply issues in connection with the financing of Norske Skog Canada Limited in 2001.
Fibre supply issues in connection with the acquisition of Primex Forest Products Ltd. in 2001.
Regulatory issues in connection with the acquisition of Donohue Inc. in 2000.
Fibre supply issues in connection with the formation of the Pacifica Paper Limited Partnership
the acquisition of MB Paper Limited in 1998.
Negotiation
settlement of road-use agreements, market logging agreements, chip, pulplog
other forms of fibre supply agreements, sawlog supply agreements, pulp sales agreements
tenure management agreements.
Negotiation
settlement of all phases of logging contracts in the coastal
interior regions of British Columbia, including those that are subject to the provisions of the Timber Harvesting Contract
Subcontract Regulation.
