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I am corporate and commercial partner whose practice is comprised of M&A, private equity, capital markets, joint ventures and corporate governance matters. I am also a corporate director serving on Boards including CITIC Canada Energy Limited, National Energy & Utilities Inc., and the Lycee International de Calgary and have been involved in law firm management. I have acted as senior counsel in several of Canada’s largest M&A transactions including acting for: CNOOC International Limited in its US$2.2 billion acquisition of oil sands producer OPTI Canada Inc., which won the 2012 Chicago Atlas Awards Global Energy and Services Turnaround Deal of the Year; and Sinopec in its CA$10.3 billion acquisition of Addax Petroleum Corp. The Sinopec acquisition was recognized with numerous awards and citations including: the 2009 New York Atlas Awards Global M&A Deal of the Year, the Asian Counsel Deal of the Year 2009 and the Asian Legal Business 2010 Energy and Resources Deal of the Year. I have been the Asia and China lead for international law firms.I am the Editor of and a contributor to the Thomson Reuters Alberta Corporation Manual and a member of the law societies of Ontario, Alberta, and England and Wales. I was a member of the Alberta Securities Commission Securities Advisory Committee for 10 years.In 2008, I earned the designation of IBA Fellow and have received diplomas in International Anti-Trust law; International Capital Markets & Loans; International Joint Ventures; International Business Organizations and International M&A from the College of Law of England and Wales and the IBA.I have been recognized by a number of legal services including Who's Who Legal Canada, The Legal 500 Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada, Lexpert, Chambers Global and Chambers China Guide.

Listed skills include Corporate Governance, Cross Border Transactions, Joint Ventures, Corporate Law, and 9 others.