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Norton Rose Fulbright

Corporate/Commercial: The Elite

Canada Guide 2026 : Alberta


Norton Rose Fulbright

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Our corporate and commercial practice group supports our clients through each stage of their corporate growth by providing experience and pragmatic advice on both day-to-day business issues and long-term strategic initiatives, including the establishment of a new business, acquisitions, financing, strategic alliances, outsourcing, joint ventures and other critical endeavours.

Our technical and deep industry knowledge, and corporate and commercial acumen is relied upon and valued by our clients.

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Corporate/Commercial: The Elite - Alberta

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For
Norton Rose Fulbright is a strong international firm with a distinguished and longstanding presence in Alberta. The firm's Calgary lawyers are well regarded for their experience acting for energy and energy services companies on corporate and securities matters, infrastructure investment projects and joint ventures in the oil and gas sector. The team also offers experience advising on a range of debt and equity financing transactions and distressed asset sales. The practice demonstrates expertise in a range of complementary areas, including tax, banking, capital markets and litigation.

Work Highlights

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  • Norton Rose Fulbright represented Wolf Midstream in its inaugural private placement offerings of CAD600 million aggregate principal amount of 6.400% senior unsecured notes and CAD400 million high-yield notes.

Strengths

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  • Norton Rose has the network of experts to address any and all complexities that arise.

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  • The team is a robust group with varying skill sets and expertise. The firm has international reach and a range of experience.

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  • The Norton Rose team is adept at understanding complex structures and complicated considerations.

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  • The lawyers master the most complicated subjects and distil them down to their essence for consideration by business people.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Justin Ferrara
    Band 3Justin Ferrara

    Justin Ferrara

    Senior partner Justin Ferrara is a well-regarded lawyer who handles sophisticated M&A, securities matters and corporate finance.

    • Justin anticipates things, he knows the market and understands client concerns.

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    • He has lots of experience and demonstrates strong problem-solving skills

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  • Band 3Marcus Archer
    Band 3Marcus Archer

    Marcus Archer

    Marcus Archer is well-versed in advising clients on M&A and corporate finance transactions. He is based in Norton Rose Fulbright's Calgary office and regularly advises on matters in the energy and natural resources sector.

    • Marcus is a great deal guy who is smart and efficient.

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  • Band 4Jennifer Kennedy
    Band 4Jennifer Kennedy

    Jennifer Kennedy

    Calgary-based Jennifer Kennedy has extensive experience in corporate, commercial and securities transactions.

    • She is an experienced expert who has complete mastery of the law and an unusual ability to convey the issues in clear terms to businesspeople.

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    • Her commercial instincts are great and she can get to the details of an issue quickly and then provide solid actionable advice.

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    • Jennifer understands our business extremely well and does a great job navigating our leadership team.

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    • Jennifer is a pleasure to work with and is instrumental during transactions, she never hesitates to go above and beyond.

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