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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Offices
855-2ND STREET S.W.
SUITE 3500, BANKERS HALL, EAST TOWER
CALGARY, ALBERTA T2P 4J8
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Ky Kvisle
Work Department
Corporate ＆ Commercial; Energy
Position
Ky’s practice focuses on commercial transactions and project development, primarily focusing on energy and natural resources. He works extensively on power related matters, including the full life cycle of numerous types of development and operational generation projects, including natural gas, wind, solar, hydro and biomass. In addition to his work in the power sector, Ky frequently works on other matters in the energy transition, oil and gas, midstream, agriculture, petrochemical, technology and mining sectors.
His experience includes working on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, power purchase agreements, commodities trading and derivatives agreements, carbon emissions and offset trading, EPC and supply chain agreements, ESG matters, corporate reorganizations, project and acquisition financings, insolvency and distressed asset transactions, and infrastructure development and operational agreements.
As an associate, Ky spent time seconded to the Firm’s offices in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. During that time, he acted for Canadian companies with investments in the Middle East as well as some of the largest enterprises based in the region. Prior to joining Blakes, Ky obtained industry experience working in the legal department of a large Canadian-based international oil and gas company.
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > Energy and natural resources > Power
(Next Generation Partners)Particularly noted for its expertise in projects and commercial transactions, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP’s power practice is driven out of Toronto by Vivian Kung, who specializes in power, infrastructure and M&A. The national group also draws on transactional partners Keith Byblow (Calgary), Sébastien Vilder (Montreal), Scott Clarke (Calgary) and up-and-coming name, Ky Kvisle (Toronto). The transactional team is supported by a growing regulatory offering led by Calgary-based energy regulation head Terri-Lee Oleniuk and also including Toronto-based counsel Reena Goyal, who recently joined from McCarthy Tétrault — Goyal contributes significant in-house experience gained during an eight-year stint at the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO).
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Canada > Energy and natural resources > Power
- Power Canada > Energy and natural resources
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Transport > Aviation
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: Alberta
- Dispute resolution: British Columbia
- Dispute resolution: Ontario
- Environment
- Indigenous law
- Infrastructure projects
- Insurance
- International expertise
- Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Pensions
- Public procurement
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax