Energy: Oil & Gas
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
Band 2
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+1 416 362 1812About
Provided by McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Our multidisciplinary team conceives and executes strategic responses to large and complex projects and transactions while coordinating a suite of associated considerations including regulatory, environmental, employment, litigation, and Aboriginal matters. With deep knowledge of the commercial, political and cultural drivers that shape energy markets, we keep you informed on new developments that impact your business objectives.
Our Oil & Gas practice spans the entire industry - from upstream to midstream to downstream - and is actively engaged in the energy transition space.
Our experience is comprehensive and includes:
- complex mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and other commercial contracts and agreements involving upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas assets
- structuring engineering, supply, processing, off-take, transportation, shipping, and physical and financial energy-trading contracts, as well as agreements relating to the ownership and transfer of emissions credits
- complex project development arrangements, including for LNG, carbon capture and storage, geothermal, hydrogen, biofuel and lithium battery projects
- all aspects of regulatory processes for many of the largest energy projects in North America, including federal, provincial and local government project approvals and permitting processes for LNG facilities, upstream pipelines and related infrastructure, midstream facilities, export authorizations and pipeline tolling and tariff issues
Chambers Review
McCarthy Tétrault is a premier Canadian law firm with a well-reputed oil and gas practice. Leveraging the firm's extensive expertise across corporate, commercial, finance and environmental mandates, the team acts on the gamut of transactions in the space including M&A, joint ventures and dispositions. The oil and gas group receives instructions from a range of major clients, including Shell Canada and Husky Energy. The practice is primarily run from the firm's Calgary office, with further expertise distributed across its Canadian footprint.
Work Highlights
- McCarthy Tétraultadvised Pipestone Energy in its $1 billion sale to Strathcona Resources.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I was very pleased with their ability and it's a great team, with lots of depth."
"They're very adept at dealing with transactions that are outside of the norm. It's an extremely strong team of lawyers which always seem to turn things around very quickly."
"Their team has deep knowledge, experience and bench strength."
"MT has exemplary bench strength. Our company has a vast array of needs and they're always able to bring in a subject matter experts. We've never considered having to look outside of MT for services."
"I was very pleased with their ability and it's a great team, with lots of depth."
"They're very adept at dealing with transactions that are outside of the norm. It's an extremely strong team of lawyers which always seem to turn things around very quickly."
"Their team has deep knowledge, experience and bench strength."
"MT has exemplary bench strength. Our company has a vast array of needs and they're always able to bring in a subject matter experts. We've never considered having to look outside of MT for services."
Notable Practitioners
Calgary-based Brian Bidyk represents both upstream and midstream oil and gas clients in M&A and project development.
"Brian is extremely knowledgeable, commercially savvy and professional."
Kerri Howard is an up-and-coming lawyer who focuses her practice on the oil and gas space, regularly handling acquisitions, joint ventures and financings. She is co-head of the firm's oil and gas practice and is based in Calgary.
"Kerri is a great lawyer. Her drafting is superb and she has a keen understanding of business issues. She's great to work with."