Nicholas P. Fader

Partner and General Counsel

 fadern@bennettjones.com
Education
Saint Mary's University, BA, 1986, with honours
Dalhousie University, LLB, 1989
Bar Admissions
Alberta, 1990
Overview

In addition to serving as General Counsel of the firm, Nick Fader is a member of the firm's public markets practice group. He has acted for public and private corporations, including clients in the oil and gas, industrial and technology sectors. His experience includes private and public debt and equity offerings, domestic and international acquisitions, licensing and distributorship arrangements, debt restructurings and shareholder disputes (including in proxy contexts).

Nick has also provided corporate and securities law support for internal corporate investigations (including investigations of options practices) and the defence of class action proceedings.

He is a past member of the Securities Advisory Committee of the Alberta Securities Commission.

In 2002, Nick was named one of Lexpert's Rising Stars, Canada's top 40 lawyers under 40.

Select Experience
•  Athanor BV, in the business combination between Athanor and Winstar Resources Ltd. and related financing transactions.
•  Chieftain International Inc., in its $915-million acquisition by Hunt Oil Company.
•  Circa Enterprises Inc., a public manufacturing corporation, in its acquisition of Hydel Enterprises Inc.
•  Compass Petroleum Ltd., in the $97.8-million acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Compass Petroleum Ltd. by Whitecap Resources Inc.
•  Compass Petroleum Ltd., in its acquisition of Los Altares Resources Ltd., through the amalgamation of Swiftsure Energy Inc., (a wholly owned subsidiary of Compass Petroleum) and Los Altares Resources.
•  Compass Petroleum Ltd., in its acquisition of Ravenwood Resources Inc.
•  Compass Petroleum Ltd., in its January 2011 public offering of $15-million common shares pursuant to a short form prospectus filed with securities commissions in various jurisdictions in Canada.
•  Diamond Tree Energy Ltd., in its $100-million Arrangement Agreement combining Diamond Tree Energy Ltd. and Crocotta Energy Inc. 
•  Diamond Tree Energy Ltd., in its offer to purchase Blue Mountain Resources Ltd. in a $115-million share for share takeover bid.
•  Diamond Tree Resources Ltd., in its going public transaction, involving the reverse takeover of Wise Wood Corporation.
•  Doman Industries (forest products), counsel to senior bondholder group in connection with Doman's US$1.1-billion total debt in connection with its restructuring pursuant to the CCAA.
•  Gulfstream Resources Canada Limited, in the $208-million acquisition of the company by Andarko Petroleum Corporation.
•  Senior noteholders of Vicwest Corporation (steel) in its $90-million note debt restructuring pursuant to the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.
•  TG World Energy Corporation, as issuer, in its private placement of units.
•  Total Energy, in its unsolicited takeover of Savanna Energy Services Corp. (one of Lexpert's Top 10 deals of 2017). 
•  Total Energy Services Inc., in its public offering of $69 million aggregate principal amount of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures, including $9 million aggregate principal amount of debentures distributed following the exercise of an overallotment option granted to the underwriters.
•  Total Energy Services Ltd., in its reorganization, by way of plan of arrangement, into a mutual fund trust, Total Energy Services Trust.
•  Total Energy Services Ltd., a subsidiary of Total Energy Services Trust, in its acquisition of the operating assets of Oilpatch Rentals Ltd., (oilfield drilling and production rental equipment and trucking assets).
•  Total Energy Services Ltd., in its acquisition of a number of  companies engaged in the oilfield services business.
•  VoodooVox Inc., in its "going public" transaction, which involved the reverse takeover of GRD Enterprises Inc. and a concurrent financing.
•  VoodooVox Inc., in the establishment of commercial arrangements with Yellow Pages Group for the commercial deployment of Call Genie's Enhanced Voice Directory Service.