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Torys LLP

Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)

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Torys LLP

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Entrepreneurial counsel that understands the industry and its drivers: our oil and gas team helps clients tap opportunity and meet strategic objectives.

Our commercially minded team works closely with clients in the sector who span upstream, midstream and downstream markets and include explorers, producers, service providers, marketers and investors.

Through our Calgary office, we advise domestic and global leaders in the oil and gas sector on their deals in Canada and outbound investments in jurisdictions around the world.

We have acted on some of the industry’s most significant projects. Our clients include preeminent oil and gas domestic and international players, who we assist in every aspect of the industry, including upstream exploration, extraction and production; midstream transportation, pipelines and storage; onshore and offshore infrastructure development; project financing; acquisitions and divestitures; processing; distribution; and liquefied natural gas (LNG) matters.

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Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) - Nationwide - Canada

What the Team is Known For

Torys offers significant experience of high-value M&A and private equity transactions in the oil and gas space, often acting for explorers, producers and institutional investors on upstream and midstream matters. The oil and gas team provides additional expertise in the downstream market, representing clients in transportation and marketing issues. The practice regularly advises on offshore oil and gas and international and cross-border projects.

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Work Highlights

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  • Torys advised the Canadian Development Investment, in collaboration with the Federal Minister of Finance, in connection with the potential economic participation by over 100 Indigenous groups in TransMountain Corporation.

Strengths

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  • The firm has extraordinary expertise in various areas, and is very responsive and practical.

    Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) respondentCanada

  • We appreciated Torys' existing commercial knowledge and approach.

    Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) respondentCanada

  • Torys always provides logical and clearly communicated advice and is our go-to firm on complicated situations.

    Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) respondentCanada

Notable Practitioners

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  • Chris Christopher
    Chris Christopher

    Chris Christopher

    Based in Calgary, Chris Christopher is noted for his activity in project development and M&A arising from the oil and gas space. His expertise includes acting on both domestic and offshore energy projects, with additional experience in related transportation and construction matters.

    • Chris does an amazing job and is extremely skilled in his area. He's a top commercial lawyer in the energy field in Calgary and Canada.

      Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) respondentCanada

    • He's just phenomenal. Chris is very practical, bright and commercially savvy.

      Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) respondentCanada
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  • David Cuschieri
    David Cuschieri

    David Cuschieri

    David Cuschieri is called upon to utilise his corporate and commercial transactional experience, advising on infrastructure projects and for major clients in the oil and gas industry in high value sale of companies and assets. He is based in Calgary.

    • He always goes above and beyond and communicates extremely well. He has a great ability to distil complicated situations into logical actions.

      Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) respondentCanada

    • I really enjoyed working with David.

      Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) respondentCanada
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  • Robert Froehlich
    Robert Froehlich

    Robert Froehlich

    Robert Froehlich acts on a broad array of M&A transactions in the oil and gas sector. Acting out of the team's Calgary office, he frequently represents national and international organisations engaged in asset and operations dispositions and acquisitions.

    • Robert is very practical and cuts to the heart of issues.

      Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) respondentCanada
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