Practice Area
Energy &
Natural Resources
Comprehensive legal counsel across the energy value chain from upstream oil & gas to emerging clean energy technologies grounded in transactional expertise, regulatory insight, and a commercial understanding of Alberta’s evolving energy sector.
Overview
Integrated Legal Services Across the Energy Sector
The Energy & Natural Resources practice serves companies across the full energy value chain — oil and gas producers, midstream operators, project developers, utilities, and emerging energy companies. I advise on transactions, regulatory matters, commercial agreements, and project development.
With experience at a leading national firm and an energy regulator, I bring both transactional depth and regulatory insight to every mandate.
Services
What I Advise on
Oil & Gas Transactions
Commercially focused legal support for complex transactions across the full upstream, midstream, and downstream value chain in Alberta and beyond.
- Acquisitions & Divestitures: Representing buyers, sellers, and investors in asset and share transactions, including deal structuring, due diligence, negotiation, and closing.
- Joint Ventures & Operating Structures: Advising on joint operating agreements, farm-in/farm-out arrangements, and other co-ownership frameworks across the value chain.
- Commercial Agreements: Drafting and negotiating key agreements across the value chain, including transportation, processing, supply, and distribution arrangements.
- Midstream & Infrastructure: Advising on pipeline, storage, terminal, and capacity arrangements, including infrastructure access and use across the midstream sector.
- Downstream & Market Delivery: Supporting refining, product supply, storage, distribution, and end-market delivery arrangements for downstream operators.
- Regulatory & Title Due Diligence: Conducting focused reviews of licenses, leases, royalties, and regulatory compliance.
Energy Transactions
Structuring, negotiating, and documenting agreements that support the development and operation of energy assets and infrastructure across the power and clean energy spectrum.
- Power, Utilities & Energy Infrastructure: Advising on commercial arrangements across electricity generation, transmission, and distribution, as well as supporting infrastructure.
- Power Purchase & Offtake Agreements: Drafting and negotiating PPAs and other revenue-supporting arrangements for generators, offtakers, and project developers.
- Renewable & Emerging Energy: Advising on solar, wind, hydrogen, geothermal, and other clean energy initiatives.
- Supply & Infrastructure Agreements: Drafting and negotiating agreements related to energy supply, transmission, storage, and infrastructure access in support of project development and operation.
Energy Regulatory
Strategic advisory on regulatory frameworks, project applications and approvals, compliance and enforcement matters, and administrative proceedings governing energy development and natural resource activities.
- Regulatory frameworks governing energy and resource projects
- Project applications and regulatory approvals
- Compliance and enforcement matters
- Administrative law and regulatory proceedings/hearings/appeals
- Environmental and operational regulatory requirements
“He has advised regulatory bodies and decision-makers on energy, environmental, and administrative law issues relating to the regulation of energy projects across their lifecycle”
Natural Resources
Strategic advisory supporting the acquisition, development, and operation of mining, mineral, and broader natural resource projects.
- Resource Transactions & Project Development: Advising on the acquisition, development, and disposition of natural resource assets and projects across mining, minerals, and broader resource sectors.
- Joint Ventures & Strategic Partnerships: Structuring and negotiating joint ventures, earn-in arrangements, and other partnership frameworks for resource development.
- Commercial Agreements: Drafting and negotiating agreements supporting exploration, development, processing, and transportation of natural resources.
- Infrastructure & Access Arrangements: Advising on infrastructure, logistics, and access agreements critical to resource extraction and delivery.
- Regulatory & Tenure Matters: Supporting clients in navigating licensing, permitting, and resource tenure regimes, including compliance considerations.
Indigenous Consultation & Engagement
Advising clients on consultation and engagement strategies that align legal requirements with project timelines and stakeholder relationships for energy and infrastructure projects.
- Indigenous rights and consultation obligations
- Engagement strategy development
International Energy Law
Drawing on multi-jurisdictional advisory experience, I advise on cross-border energy transactions, international joint operating agreements, and investment structuring for emerging-market energy projects.
- Cross-border transactions
- International joint operating agreements
- Emerging-market energy investments
Practical, Industry-Focused Advice
Whether advising on regulatory compliance, negotiating complex transactions, or supporting project development, I am committed to helping clients navigate the legal landscape of the energy sector with clarity and confidence.
Industries I Serve
The Energy & Natural Resources practice supports clients across a broad range of sectors, including:
- Oil & Gas
- Renewable Energy
- Power Generation & Utilities
- Energy Infrastructure & Transmission
- Energy Storage & Emerging Technologies
- Mining & Resource Development