Jeff Whyte Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Canada Area

• Supporting corporate innovation strategy and technology development matters, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial, technology and intellectual property related licensing, procurement and development agreements• Advising Cenovus on Canadian Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) related matters, as well as drafting COSIA related industry agreements• Managing confidentiality agreement compliance processes and drafting confidentiality agreements executed by the Cenovus• Reviewing and interpreting legislation and case law in support of commercial operations and assisting in the development of corporate policy • Providing timely and effective dispute resolution support to business units, including management of external counsel• Leading a team consisting of a Contracts Analyst who supports technology development and research initiatives • Legal counsel member of Cenovus’s Emergency Operations Centre team

Calgary

• Worked in close collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams in provision of day-to-day legal and risk management advice for ongoing operational matters within the oil sands business • Drafted, reviewed, negotiated commercial agreements in support of oil sands operations, including industry agreements, aviation agreements, engineering agreements, and supply and service agreements• Advised on technology development matters, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating technology development and procurement agreements

Calgary, Canada Area

• Primary focus included corporate and commercial litigation, as well as bankruptcy and restructuring • Approximately 60% of practice consisted of general insolvency files, including providing advice to clients, including creditors, debtors and receivers/trustees in all aspects of foreclosures, bankruptcies, receiverships and corporate reorganizations, as well as researching, drafting pleadings, and attending motions • Approximately 40% of practice consisted of corporate commercial litigation files with clients in the energy, oil and gas and pipeline sectors, including researching, drafting pleadings, motions, as well as assisting in trials, judicial review hearings and arbitrations• Completed rotations through commercial real estate, energy, banking and finance, corporate finance, and the mergers and acquisitions practice groups

• Reviewed and drafted oil and gas industry specific documents• Conducted legal research and prepared legal documents such as memoranda, contracts, and pleadings

Privacy / HIA / FOIP / Breach Investigations / Privacy Impact Assessments

Llb, Law

Activities and Societies: Pro Bono Canada Dean’s List: 2006, 2007 and 2008

Masters, Archival Studies

Activities and Societies: Student Council, Alma Mater Society

Bachelor Of Arts, History, Russian, High Honours