Corporate
Given the variety of challenges faced by the industry, today’s oil and gas exploration and production companies need an experienced legal advisor and partner: a partner who understands your business, your business objectives and who understands the ever-evolving industry playing field.
Whether you are hoping to grow your business, smoothly manage day-to-day activities and operations, or undertake some out-of-the-ordinary-course adventures and opportunities, you need a legal partner who has the skills, experience and knowledge to help you succeed.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Mike has acted as counsel to clients on billions of dollars of acquisitions and divestitures – buying or selling in distress or ordinary circumstances by way of asset or corporate transactions, by conventional or plan or arrangement processes.
From large or small, through letter of intent, due diligence, deal documentation preparation and negotiation to closing, final statement of adjustments and beyond, Mike does it all and does it often – always efficiently, expertly and cost-effectively.
Upstream, midstream and downstream operational advice
Serving as legal liaison to CAPL and on CAPL-form drafting committees, Mike has the insight and expertise on the complicated workings of the documentation and agreements that govern Canada’s oil and gas industry – production and infrastructure from the wellhead (and below) to the refinery tailgate.
Infrastructure construction, ownership and operation
Mike has successfully acted for clients and international joint-ventures in the planning, licensing, approval, construction and operation of major energy facilities – from gas plants to refinery-like facilities and supply-trains.
Corporate guidance and navigation
Decades of oil and gas legal experience and varied experiences as a director and officer of oil and gas and related companies have afforded Mike the tools and perhaps more importantly, the legitimacy necessary to counsel boards of directors and senior management on corporate governance issues. Mike gives simple and straight-forward corporate business advice on legal matters.