Frank Turner
Canada Guide 2025
Band 1 : Corporate/Commercial
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About
Provided by Frank Turner
Practice Areas
Frank is Co-head of Osler’s Asia Pacific initiative and is the former National Co-Chair of the firm’s Corporate Group. Frank currently practices from the firm’s Calgary office in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. He also serves as a leader of Osler’s emerging company practice in Alberta. Frank routinely advises companies and other enterprises in the resource, financial services and technology sectors on matters involving acquisitions, dispositions, strategic alliances, governance and corporate finance. Frank has particular expertise advising clients in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and other parts of the world, including sovereign wealth funds, state-owned enterprises and public and private companies, on acquisitions and investments in Canada. Frank has previously worked in the firm’s New York and Toronto offices and has served on secondment with investment banks in both those cities (Morgan Stanley and BMO Nesbitt Burns). Frank serves as a director on the boards of a number of public and private entities. Frank has published numerous articles on investing in Canada and the Canadian Energy sector and often speaks on those topics. His leading expertise has been recognized by numerous publications including Chambers, Lexpert, International Financial Law Review (IFLR), and Best Lawyers.
Career
University of Victoria, LL.B.
University of Toronto, B.A.
Bar Admission: Alberta, 2002 | Ontario, 1993
Professional Memberships
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
Canadian Bar Association
Law Society of Alberta
Law Society of Ontario
International Bar Association
Inter Pacific Bar Association
Chambers Review
Canada
Frank Turner is a highly respected figure in the Calgary corporate market, with a longstanding reputation for his handling of corporate finance and M&A transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He's a prudent and highly knowledgeable counsel who is focused on client goals and advancing our best interests, as well as being technically very strong."
"Frank works collaboratively to ensure we have a thorough understanding and is detail-oriented in everything he does. When working with Frank, we are always confident a project will go smoothly."
"He is efficient, detail-oriented, incredibly knowledgeable and provides a huge amount of value through his services."
"He's a prudent and highly knowledgeable counsel who is focused on client goals and advancing our best interests, as well as being technically very strong."
"Frank works collaboratively to ensure we have a thorough understanding and is detail-oriented in everything he does. When working with Frank, we are always confident a project will go smoothly."
"He is efficient, detail-oriented, incredibly knowledgeable and provides a huge amount of value through his services."