Alicia Quesnel

Alicia Quesnel, B.A., M.A., LL.B., LL.M., ICD.D, has over 28 years' experience in the commercial energy sector with a practice that is focused on the structuring, ownership and operation of large scale conventional and unconventional upstream resource joint venture projects (petroleum and natural gas, oil sands and shale gas), corporate reorganizations and restructurings, midstream infrastructure projects (LNG export facilities, processing, pipeline and crude by rail transportation), as well as renewable energy projects (wind, hydro and solar). Her practice also encompasses mergers and acquisitions, royalties and midstream arrangements as alternative forms of financing and she is a strategic advisor on complex commercials matters in the energy sector. Alicia also secures regulatory approvals for mergers from the Competition Bureau, Investment Canada and other regulatory matters and advises on competition and anti-trust compliance matters. Alicia is Managing Partner at Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP.

Alicia Quesnel is recognized as one of Canada's leading energy lawyers. Her accolades include induction into The Legal 500 Hall of Fame, designation as a Who's Who Legal Global Elite Thought Leader in Energy: Oil & Gas, recognition in Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers, multiple Best Lawyers in Canada Lawyer of the Year awards in Natural Resources Law, the 2024 Calgary Influential Women in Business Award, the 2023 Canadian Law Award for Female Trailblazer of the Year, and the 2022 Women in Law Leadership Award for Leadership in the Profession.

Law Society of Alberta; Canadian Bar Association; Calgary Bar Association.

Alicia has also presented and moderated at various conferences, panels, seminars, and other events, including:

Net Zero, Carbon Neutral, Low Carbon Economy, Energy Transition, Circular Economy: Understanding the Terminology, Defining Pathways, and Discussing Outcomes, Global Energy Show, MELA Pavillion, June 2022

Supply, Demand and Differentials, The Price of Crude oil in Canada, Southern Land Agents Lunch, March 2019

The Commercialization Challenge, The Future of Oil and Gas 2017, Conference sponsored by the Future

Economy (Milestone GRP), January 2017

A View From Alberta, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), 2016 Model Contracts Workshop, June 2016

Current Issues in Oil & Gas Transactions: a Panel Discussion on Commercial Oil & Gas Agreements, University of Calgary: Assentio Mentium Program, February 2015

Finding a Way Forward with Foreign Investors: A Conversation about the Internationalization of Canadian Resource Development Agreements, Canadian Bar Association, Alberta Branch, January 2015

Representative work

Cenovus Energy's Acquisition of MEG Energy

Counsel to MEG Energy Corp. and its board of directors in its $8.6 billion acquisition by Cenovus Energy, which closed on November 13, 2025, following an unsolicited take-over bid from Strathcona Resources and strategic review process.

Tourmaline Oil’s $1.3 B Combination with Crew Energy

Counsel to Tourmaline Oil Corp. in its $1.3 billion business combination with Crew Energy Inc.

Saguaro Resources Ltd. acquisition by Tourmaline Oil Corp.

Counsel to Saguaro Resources Ltd., a Calgary-based oil and gas exploration and production company, in its $500 million acquisition by Tourmaline Oil Corp.

ARC Energy's gas supply for Cedar LNG project

Counsel to ARC Resources Ltd. in connection with a gas supply agreement and liquefaction tolling services arrangements for the Cedar LNG Project.

LNG Canada's expansion to the Coastal Gas Link Pipeline

Counsel to LNG Canada in connection with the negotiation of agreements pertaining to the development and construction of the Cedar Expansion to the Coastal Gas Link Pipeline and the transportation services agreements with Cedar LNG shippers

Institute of Corporate Directors

Director's Education Program, ICD.D Designation

2017

University of Ottawa

Master of Laws, International Trade Law

1994

Queen's University

Bachelor of Laws

1993

University of Calgary

Master of Arts, International Relations

1989