Energy: Oil & Gas
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
Band 2
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Provided by Norton Rose Fulbright
We have a long history of being involved in Canada’s energy sector. Our offices across Canada provide our domestic and international clients with knowledge and experience in every aspect of the oil and gas industry. Our renowned oil and gas group has lawyers in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa and Québec, who are supported seamlessly by our global network. This provides clients with high-quality and customized business law services addressing the upstream, midstream and downstream segments of the Canadian oil and gas industry, oil and gas field services and LNG, from the East Coast to the West Coast. Our leading lawyers have been involved in some of the largest and leading-edge industry projects and transactions in Canada.
Chambers Review
Norton Rose Fulbright is an international firm with a robust oil and gas group in Canada offering notable experience of high-profile M&A and particular strength in the midstream sector. The practice also advises on LNG project development, major joint ventures, financings and other corporate energy work. The firm benefits from energy expertise in its Calgary, Vancouver and Montréal offices and is noted for its standout experience of energy regulation and litigation, regularly representing clients before national and provincial regulators.
Work Highlights
- Norton Rose Fulbright advised Crescent Point Energy in connection with the $2.55 billion acquisition of Hammerhead Energy.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Our experience is that the lawyers we work with from Norton Rose are very thoughtful and analytical, but are also able to provide practical solutions."
"The firm has substantial experience in the oil and gas sector and has distinguished itself through its lawyers' knowledge of the issues."
"They're thinking about our business when they are not actively working on a file. They take the time to get to know their clients and stay current - they truly feel like an extension of our team."
"Norton Rose has deep expertise in the regulatory field and have an excellent understanding of the commercial impacts."
"The breadth of support is what was most remarkable. Our requests were not 'traditional,' but each time, they promptly responded with a direct answer and met all of our challenging deadlines."
"Our experience is that the lawyers we work with from Norton Rose are very thoughtful and analytical, but are also able to provide practical solutions."
"The firm has substantial experience in the oil and gas sector and has distinguished itself through its lawyers' knowledge of the issues."
"They're thinking about our business when they are not actively working on a file. They take the time to get to know their clients and stay current - they truly feel like an extension of our team."
"Norton Rose has deep expertise in the regulatory field and have an excellent understanding of the commercial impacts."
"The breadth of support is what was most remarkable. Our requests were not 'traditional,' but each time, they promptly responded with a direct answer and met all of our challenging deadlines."
Notable Practitioners
KayLynn Litton is sought after for her handling of commercial oil and gas mandates, including midstream agreements, as well as corporate transactions and reorganisations.
"KayLynn is very experienced in oil and gas issues and gives us confidence in negotiating our positions. She is also very responsive and I appreciate her business knowledge and practicality."
"KayLynn's experience was very good, she's able to grasp very quickly the circumstances and how to approach negotiations."
Robert Froehlich acts on a broad array of M&A transactions in the oil and gas sector. Acting out of the team's Calgary office, he frequently represents national and international organisations engaged in asset and operations dispositions and acquisitions. Robert is also the Canadian Head of Energy at Norton Rose Fulbright.
"Robert was absolutely fantastic to work with! He's knowledgeable, insightful, thorough, friendly and understood every aspect of our transactions. He's able to catch any possible pitfalls or tripwires."
"As his clients, Robert is always available to us and has our best interest in mind. I am always able to reach out to him and he is very responsive."
Wayne Fedun handles M&A and project development mandates in the oil and gas sector, representing producers, infrastructure developers and investment companies. He works out of the firm's Calgary office.
"Wayne was very pragmatic and a very effective communicator, he was fantastic at seeing the big picture. His motivation and positivity trickled through the company and his business acumen was great."
"Wayne Fedun is very proactive and leverages his knowledge of the industry to identify opportunities."
Lincoln Mitchell acts for a broad spectrum of energy sector clients in commercial agreements and corporate transactional work.
"Lincoln is very responsive to the clients' needs and generates excellent work product."
"Lincoln is really professional and has a broad-based knowledge of the Canadian energy industry."
"He's very good at putting himself in client's shoes, understanding their business perspectives and seeing the real life impact."
Ranked Lawyers at
Norton Rose Fulbright
Nationwide - Canada