With a proven track record in trial and appellate courts, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP remains a leading litigation team in Alberta. Key services include domestic and international arbitration, product liability and corporate litigation. Leadership of the group is shared between two partners: Renee Reichelt is involved in securities litigation, class actions and shareholder disputes, and Michael Dixon acts primarily in energy sector litigation. The team benefits from David Tupper, who has extensive experience of takeover litigation in addition to construction, environmental and oil and gas disputes. Brendan MacArthur-Stevens has considerable trial, appellate litigation and arbitration experience. Team changes include Sophie Mansfield’s promotion to partnership, whilst Keith Marlowe KC departed the firm.
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Key clients
- Strathcona Resources Ltd., Waterous Energy Fund and Affiliates
- Air Liquide Canada Inc.
- CO-Solve Solutions Inc. and Darren Thatcher
- Shell Canada Limited
- Imperial Oil Limited
- TC Energy Corporation
- Chubb Insurance, Intact Insure, Lloyd’s of London
- WestJet Airlines
- Johnson & Johnson Services Inc.
- Stronghold Digital Mining LLC
- ENMAX Corporation
Work highlights
Advised Strathcona Resources Ltd. and Waterous Energy Fund and Affiliates on several notable matters, including Waterous Energy Fund and various relating entities in its $323m acquisition of 56.4% of the common shares and 2,654,179 Common Share purchase warrants of Greenfire Resources.
Provided litigation counsel to TC Energy Corporation in the context of its C$14.5bn spinoff of its Liquids Pipelines business into South Bow Corporation.
Provide counsel to Stronghold Digital Mining LLC in a $59,677,003 dispute with Minerva Semiconductor Corp relating to an Equipment Purchase Agreement for Application-Specific Integrated Circuit Miners used to mine Bitcoin.
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Practice head
Renee Reichelt; Michael Dixon
Other key lawyers
David Tupper; Brendan MacArthur-Stevens