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About

Provided by DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

DLA Piper Canada's Alberta Corporate group is based out of our Calgary and Edmonton offices. Group members have been involved in some of the largest corporate and M&A transactions in Canada.

The group is fully integrated into the global DLA Piper Corporate practice group which draws upon the combined M&A experience of more than 300 lawyers in North America and a significant number of global M&A counterparts. This allows the group to provide clients with comprehensive and seamless global strategic advice to meet the challenges frequently faced by international companies.

DLA Piper's Alberta corporate group represent clients in both the private and public sectors in a broad range of industries, and are particularly known for our knowledge in the energy, forestry, mining, oil & gas, construction, healthcare, hospitality, and retail industries. They also assist with various transactions in projects (P3), secondary securities market, pension plan investments, and education, as well as numerous corporate reorganizations and private sector and public sector divestitures and acquisitions. We offer legal advice in such related legal areas as taxation, employment, Aboriginal, pension and benefits, public affairs, commercial lending, securities & corporate finance, environmental, and bankruptcy & insolvency law.


Chambers Review

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Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded - Alberta

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What the Team is Known For

DLA Piper is a highly regarded international firm with a significant presence in the mid-market in Alberta. The group in the Calgary office is well versed in M&A and capital markets transactions in the oil and gas industry, with further experience advising private equity funds, infrastructure and technology sector clients. The department also offers advice on employment, venture capital, insolvency and tax matters and is well placed to represent both public and private companies from its offices in Edmonton and Calgary. The team is adept at handling cross-border transactions, regularly advising on inbound US investments.

Notable practitioners

Jennifer Cleall KC and Ted Maduri are key contacts.

Work Highlights

Provided by DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

  • DLA Piper assisted Highwood Asset Management on its acquisition of Castlegate Energy, Boulder Energy and Shale Petroleum for $139 million.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

We have always found that DLA Piper respond quickly, efficiently and proficiently. They really care and know our business and are great partners to our success.

Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded respondent
Canada

The advisers at DLA Piper that I work with communicate extremely well, are efficient and understand our needs.

Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded respondent
Canada