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Bob Booth has a broad commercial practice covering many areas of the energy, resources, and defence and securities fields.

Recognized every year since 2005 (Band 1 since 2009 and as an Eminent Practitioner in 2014) in Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, Bob represents clients in oil and gas exploration, production and marketing, major pipeline transportation and liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, uranium mining and production, electric power generation and transmission, and energy utility businesses. He acts in the purchase and sale of businesses, establishing new businesses, structuring joint ventures and partnerships, and advising management in strategic decision making for Canadian and foreign corporations.

He is a director of ATCO Ltd. and CU Inc.; the President, CEO and Chair of the Board of Milit-Air Inc.; a former director of the Canadian Energy Law Foundation and the Canadian Global Affairs Institute; past president of the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada; and former Honorary Counsel to the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada Foundation Inc. Bob received the Institute-certified Director qualification (ICD.D) from the Institute of Corporate Directors on March 13, 2009.

He entered law school as a Dunn Scholar and was awarded the Oil & Gas Prize upon graduation.

Bob is Honorary Counsel to the Conference of Defence Associations, and the CDA Institute.

Education

Royal Military College, BEng, 1974 Dalhousie University, LLB, 1977 

Bar Admissions

Alberta, 1978

Recent Experience

Statoil ASA, in the sale of its Alberta oilsands assets to Athabasca Oil Corporation for the consideration of $435 million cash, 100-million common shares and contingent value payments triggered at oil prices above US$65/bbl WTI.
Privately-held owner, in the development of its proposed in-situ coal gasification and carbon capture and storage project in Alberta.
Major oil and gas company, with all proposed engineering/procurement and construction documents related to planned heavy oil refinery project in Ontario, an ethanol project in Saskatchewan and downstream Oil sands facilities.
Repsol YPF, in all partnership and commercial agreements respecting its 75% interest in the $1-billion Canaport LNG regasification facility at Saint John, New Brunswick.
Idemitsu Kosan and Tokyo Electric Power Company, minority partners in  the Cigar Lake Uranium Project.
Statoil ASA, in its $2.2-billion acquisition of North American Oil Sands Corporation by way of takeover bid.
Alberta Power (2000) Ltd, in the acquisition by ENMAX Corporation of the Battle River power purchase arrangement from EPCOR Utilities Inc.
ATCO Gas, in its $550-million sale of Viking assets to Burlington.
ATCO Power, in its majority interest in the 500-MW Joffre Cogeneration Project at Joffre, Alberta.
Duke Energy, in the partnership agreement, operating agreements, transportation services agreements and EPC contract, and the project financing (bond/bank) in relation to the Canadian portion of the 1,059-km Maritimes & Northeast System.
Lake Superior Power LP, in its gas supply and power and steam offtake agreements for its cogeneration facility in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
ATCO Power, in the $1.5-billion 1000-MW Barking Independent Power Project in London, England.
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, in the $5.2-billion offshore Hibernia Development Project.

Recent Recognition

Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business
Eminent Practitioner, Energy: Oil & Gas: (Transactional) Canada
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Consistently Recommended, Energy (Oil & Gas)
Repeatedly Recommended, Infrastructure Law
Best Lawyers in Canada
Recognized for Natural Resources Law
Legal Media Group's Expert Guides - Best of the Best
Recognized as one of the Top 30 Energy Practitioners in the world
LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
Received a BV Distinguished Peer Review Rating
Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada
Recognized as one of the leading lawyers in the area of Energy - Oil and Gas
Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Corporate Lawyers
Recognized as a leading Corporate lawyer in Canada
Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers
Recognized as a leading Energy lawyer in Canada
Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Global Mining Lawyers
Recognized as a leading Mining lawyer in Canada
Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Infrastructure Lawyers
Recognized as a leading Infrastructure lawyer in Canada

 

Lexpert Special Edition on Agribusiness & Cannabis
Recognized as one of Canada's leading lawyers in Agribusiness and Cannabis
Who's Who Legal: Canada
Recognized as a leading Energy lawyer
Who's Who Legal: Energy
Recognized as a leading Energy lawyer
Who's Who Legal: The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers
Recognized as a leading Energy lawyer

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