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Acted for Pembina Pipeline Corporation before the Securities Commission to defend its break fee and challenge the use of a total return swap by Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation Exchange Limited in the context of a hostile bid made by Brookfield for Inter Pipeline Ltd. and a white knight bid by Pembina (recognized as one of the "Top 10 Business Decisions of 2021/2022" by Lexpert Special Edition on Litigation – Re Bison Acquisition Corp., 2021 ABASC 188)
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Acted for Waterous Energy Fund before the Securities Commission to defend its use of exemptions in the context of a hostile takeover bid made by Waterous for Osum Oil Sands Corp.
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Assisted a dissident group in successfully winning a proxy contest for control of the board of a significant energy company
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Acted as litigation counsel to the independent chair in a proxy contest involving a widely held private company
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Acted on a number of occasions for management in proxy contests over the board election of dissident directors of prominent Calgary companies
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Acted as litigation counsel to Suncor in its hostile take-over of Canadian Oil Sands
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Acted in a number of arbitrations related to claims of cost overruns and delays in construction of a large oil sands facility
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Acted in a large matter involving product liability issues related to oil sands construction
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Acted in an arbitration involving oil pipeline financial guarantees
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Successfully representing a Canadian municipality in a four-week, C$125-million commercial arbitration regarding allegations of unlawful termination, delay and disruption, and bad faith in the context of a significant public transportation project
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Acted in an arbitration with respect to pipeline cost-of-service arrangements
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Acted in arbitrations related to energy cost accounting and operatorship issues
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Acted in an arbitration involving the entitlement to co-generation revenue streams
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Represented AMEC Foster Wheeler in a long litigation involving construction of a magnesium oxide plant in Jordan
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Acted in the New Brunswick courts in a significant insurance coverage dispute involving a nuclear power facility
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Represented EPCOR Utilities Inc. and Capital Power Corporation in defence of an action to enjoin a C$3-billion transaction on the basis of deficient approval by the shareholder and the City of Edmonton
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Acted in a significant pipeline spill matter in Manitoba
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Acted in an international commercial arbitration (valued at over C$800-million) involving construction and insurance issues in the oil sands
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Acted for a multinational construction company in defence of allegations of negligent design and gross negligence in project management relating to an international construction project
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Acted in an arbitration involving reinsurance treaty obligations
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Led the defence of Agrium in an action involving, among other things, allegations that Agrium breached a change of control agreement relating to the grant and valuation of options
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Appeared before the Alberta Energy Regulator in a significant dispute over enhanced recovery in an oil pool
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Acted for Dominion Exploration Canada Ltd. in a trial over gas well ownership
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Represented a large multinational energy company in a dispute over contamination arising from refinery lands
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Acted in a significant coverage dispute involving construction of an oil sands tailings pond
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Acted in a construction arbitration involving a number of parties related to construction of a terminaling facility
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Acted in a number of matters involving advice about Covid coverage issues
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Coverage counsel in a significant matter involving transmission line failure
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Acted as an umpire pursuant to the Insurance Act in valuation disputes
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Regularly provides advice about insurance coverage issues and acts in related litigation
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Defended a number of class actions involving banking issues, consumer credit issues, competition issues, transportation issues, and pharmaceuticals
