Katie Slipp > Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP > Calgary, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
855-2ND STREET S.W.
SUITE 3500, BANKERS HALL, EAST TOWER
CALGARY, ALBERTA T2P 4J8
Canada

Work Department

Environmental & Aboriginal; Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Position

Katie advises and represents oil and gas developers, pipeline companies, electric generation and transmission companies and renewable energy companies in respect of regulatory and environmental approvals and compliance issues, public consultation matters, Indigenous issues, and surface land rights and compensation matters.

Katie has assisted clients before provincial regulators in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and the Northwest Territories, the Canada Energy Regulator and a Joint Review Panel, as well as all levels of courts in Alberta and at the Federal Court of Appeal.

 

Memberships

Katie is involved with the Women at Blakes Network and is a co-chair of the Canadian Energy Law Forum. Katie is also a member of The Law Society of Alberta and the Canadian Bar Association.

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas

A popular choice for both major M&A and development projects, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP’s oil and gas group enjoys strong relationships with leading domestic and multinational oil and gas companies. Based in Calgary, the full-service group can additionally draw on teams from across its national network as required. Next-generation partner Christine Milliken co-heads the department; she recently paired up with Calgary office head  Ben Rogers to advise PrairieSky Royalty on its C$728m acquisition of 1.9m acres of royalty lands in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba from Heritage Royalty. Keith Byblow co-leads the practice and advised Canadian Pacific Railway Company on its C$30m Hydrogen Locomotive Program. Other transactional specialists include Chris Harris and Mungo Hardwicke-Brown. Alongside its commercial expertise, Terri-Lee Oleniuk spearheads a broad energy regulatory practice that includes Lars Olthafer and Katie Slipp. At the associate level, Ashton Menuz provides capable support on energy transactions.