225 6th Ave SW, Suite 1100, Brookfield Pl, Calgary, AB
Year called to bar: 1994 (AB)
Paul is an oil and gas transaction and land lawyer with over 30 years of experience advising clients on the drafting and negotiating of agreements for the acquisition and divestiture (A&D) of oil and gas assets, and the drafting and negotiating of joint venture, partnership and joint operating agreements pertaining to the energy industry. Paul also assists clients in due diligence and title opinion preparation in A&D transactions; custom and complex freehold land and leasing matters; the legal consequences of asset retirement obligations; and regulatory compliance issues in well, facility and pipeline licence transfer applications with regulatory bodies. He provides advice relating to day-to-day disputes and issues with joint venture participants, royalty owners and fee simple owners of oil and gas properties. In A&D, he helps clients understand and navigate the closing process and the preparation of closing documentation to ensure a successful transaction. Paul is well versed in all of the CALEP (CAPL), and most of the PJVA, industry forms and procedures. Paul is recognized for his Oil & Gas experience by Chambers Canada, Chambers Global, Lexology Index, Legal 500 Canada, and The Best Lawyers in Canada. He is called to the Alberta Bar.
