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Energy: Oil & Gas

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BLG’s energy lawyers understand the important trends that are shaping the future of energy. Our team has achieved success on complex energy disputes and corporate transactions across the sector, including upstream, midstream, downstream and liquefied natural gas (LNG). By leveraging deep relationships that span the highly regulated oil and gas industry, BLG anticipates the latest industry developments to position our clients for success. We regularly represent energy clients of all sizes across Canada and the world, and deliver the results that are essential to their business objectives.

We are unique in the Canadian market, practicing both dispute resolution and regulatory work, which enables us to represent our clients in complex disputes involving both court and administrative proceedings. Clients value our ability to deliver practical, strategic and tactical legal advice across Canada. From acquisitions and divestitures, asset purchases and sales, financing, insolvency and restructurings, joint ventures and other commercial arrangements, project development, regulatory approvals and dispute resolutions – we do it all.

Chambers Review

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Energy: Oil & Gas - Nationwide - Canada

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Borden Ladner Gervais operates a robust oil and gas practice in Canada. The team possesses considerable expertise in regulatory and compliance matters, leveraging its strength in litigation to assist with regulatory disputes. The practice frequently acts on developments in the midstream and LNG space, with further experience providing counsel to clients on commercial and operational issues. The oil and gas group is based across Canada, with particular strength in the firm's Calgary and Vancouver offices.

Work Highlights

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  • BLG acted for TransNorthern Pipelines to handle a tolls application before the Canadian Energy Regulator, eventually securing an approval.

Strengths

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They're highly experienced and practical lawyers, with a good depth of skill across all major areas of commercial and M&A law.

Energy: Oil & Gas respondent
Canada

They are easy to turn to as they have a very deep and wide bench. It has been great working with them, their client service is good and they are business oriented.

Energy: Oil & Gas respondent
Canada

Notable Practitioners

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Randall W Block KC
S
Randall W Block KC
S
Senior Statespeople

Randall Block KC maintains a highly respected litigation practice, which sees him act on regulatory matters within the oil and gas space. Based in Calgary, he frequently represents major energy clients before the Canada Energy Regulator in proceedings and disputes relating to construction, supply and environmental damages.

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Alan Ross KC
2
Alan Ross KC
2
Band 2

Alan Ross KC is well regarded for his representation across provincial and federal regulatory mandates. He is particularly well versed in handling issues in the midstream sector and those pertaining to natural gas. He serves as the regional managing partner of the firm's Calgary office.

Alan Ross would be my go-to person for regulatory matters. He's very competent, user-friendly from a client perspective and very responsive.

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Randall W Block KC
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Randall W Block KC
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Senior Statespeople
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Alan Ross KC
2
Alan Ross KC
2
Band 2
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