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Simon Foxcroft has a commercial practice focused primarily on occupational health and safety law, construction law and mining law.

Simon provides advice with respect to occupational health and safety related matters throughout Western Canada. In particular, he is involved in the auditing, reviewing and drafting of construction and project contracts to ensure conformity with both provincial and federal health and safety obligations, and with providing advice in relation to large energy construction projects. He also advises clients on all aspects of incident response and management. He acts for various safety organizations and for both owners and contractors.

Simon is intimately familiar with all aspects of a mining business including: the negotiation and preparation of international and domestic purchase and sale agreements; the loading, storage, railing and shipping of commodities; the day to day operations of a working mine; and the negotiation and preparation of equipment supply and purchase agreements. Simon has extensive involvement in mine expansions and reserve development including the negotiated resolution of competing mineral and resource stake holders. He acts for clients in relation to the leasing of rail cars and has been extensively involved in the legal and regulatory issues arising from the railing of crude oil and coal.

Simon regularly advises clients on construction related matters and has been involved in a wide variety of construction projects including: gas plants; pipelines; power generation facilities; underground gas storage facilities; tank farms; food production plants; transloading facilities; light rail lines; coal mine infrastructure; an activated carbon plant; and the extensive construction and upgrading of various electrical distribution and transmission facilities.

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University of British Columbia, BSc (Animal Biology), 1995 University of Alberta, LLB with distinction, 1999 

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Alberta, 2000 British Columbia, 2015 

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Magna Gold Corp., in its approximately $19.5-million acquisition of Molimentales del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V., which owns 100% of the San Francisco Mine located in Sonora, Mexico, from Alio Gold Inc.
Trans Mountain Pipeline L.P., in preparation and negotiation of construction contracts required for the completion of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (safety).
Encana Corp., with its development of multi-billion-dollar natural gas processing plants program in the Montney region of BC (EPCM) (safety).
CST Canada Coal Limited, in its acquisition of coal assets of Grande Cache Coal LP and Grande Cache Coal Corporation for aggregate consideration of approximately US$433.9 million.
Di-Corp Sand Transloading LP, in the divestiture of Grande Prairie Transload facility to BMC Northern Resources Inc.

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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Consistently Repeatedly Recommended, Corporate Commercial Law
Lexpert Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers
Recognized as a leading Energy lawyer
Lexpert Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Infrastructure Lawyers
Recognized as a leading Infrastructure lawyer
Lexpert Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Global Mining Lawyers
Recognized as a leading Mining lawyer
Best Lawyers in Canada
Recognized for Construction Law

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Occupational Health and Safety Issues in Construction: Key Issues for Managing Risk

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Bill 82—Laying the Groundwork for Alberta's Future as a Mineral Producer

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