Will Osler practices in the areas of public and private
mergers and acquisitions, securities law, and corporate governance matters,
with a particular focus on the oil and gas sector. Will has significant
experience in domestic and cross-border joint bidding and co-ownership
structures, including partnerships and joint ventures. His corporate governance
advisory work includes advising corporations and boards of directors with
respect to general compliance matters as well as specific issues arising out of
transactions. Will works frequently on offerings of equity and debt securities,
acting for both issuers and underwriters, as well as Canadian and international
takeover bids, plans of arrangement, corporate reorganizations, divestitures
and asset and share purchase transactions. He has represented clients in
several of Canada's largest recent initial public offerings.
Will also advises clients on lobbyist registration and compliance matters federally and in Alberta.
Will is recognized by Chambers Global: The World's
Leading Lawyers for Business for Corporate/M&A; the Canadian Legal Lexpert
Directory for Corporate Finance & Securities; the Lexpert/Report on
Business Special Edition – Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers; the Lexpert/Report
on Business Special Edition – Canada's Leading Infrastructure Lawyers; Who's
Who Legal: Canada as a leading lawyer in Capital Markets; and Best
Lawyers in Canada as one of Canada's leading Mergers and Acquisitions
lawyers.
Will is a former co-head of the firm's capital markets and mergers &
acquisitions practice and was a member of the firm's partnership board from
2009 to 2011. He is currently a director of the Calgary Stampede, a trustee of
the Calgary Health Trust and a director of the Kidney Foundation of Canada
Southern Alberta Branch.
Select Experience
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Bennett Jones advises Kissner Holdings LP on its $400,000,000 Notes Offering and Related Refinancing Transactions. Read more
- ATCO Ltd. in connection with the negotiation, structuring and other commercial matters relating to ATCO entering into a strategic alliance with Wipro including 10-year master service agreements governing the provision of IT services by Wipro to the ATCO Group of Companies valued at approximately $1.2 billion.
- Murphy Oil Company Ltd. in connection with its C$486 million light oil purchase from and joint venture with affiliates of Athabasca Oil Corporation. Read more
Recent Publications
Blog Posts
Recent Recognitions
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2017, Chambers Canada
Ranked, Corporate/Commercial: Alberta
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2017, Chambers Global
Ranked, Corporate/M&A: Canada
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2016, Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers
Recognized as a leading energy lawyer in Canada
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