79 Wellington St W, Suite 3000, Box 270, TD Ctr, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 2004 (ON)
Tyson leads the firm's Climate Change Practice, providing critical guidance to clients as they navigate the energy transition. He has advised on many of North America’s most high-profile energy projects, including on the development, permitting and financing of more than 50 wind, solar, gas, hydro and energy storage projects, together representing over 7,000 MW in installed capacity, as well as on significant electricity and gas transmission projects. He also advises on major carbon management projects, including innovative carbon dioxide removal projects and some of the world’s largest carbon capture and sequestration projects. Tyson gives strategic advice in navigating complex and often challenging environmental assessment and permitting processes, as well as on negotiations with regulatory agencies, Indigenous communities, local municipalities and other stakeholders. As a co-leader of the firm's Sustainability Practice, Tyson also regularly advises on high-stakes, reputationally sensitive ESG issues for major financial institutions, pension funds, asset managers and energy and resource companies. He is currently helping some of the country's largest companies in developing their strategies to achieve net zero GHG emissions.
Kissner Group Holdings LP (“Kissner”) completed its acquisition of NSC Minerals Ltd. (“NSC”), a market-leading provider of salt products in Western Canada and the North Central United States, from an investor group led by Altas Partners.
On September 25, 2018, Inter Pipeline Ltd. (“Inter Pipeline”) completed its divestiture of the Heartland Petrochemical Complex’s Central Utility Block (“CUB”) to Fengate Capital Management (“Fengate”), a privately held infrastructure and real estate investment firm.
