• About
  • Offices
  • Careers
  • News
  • Students
  • Alumni
  • Payments
  • FR
Bennett Jones Logo Bennett Jones Logo
  • People
  • Expertise
  • Knowledge
  • Search
  • FR Menu
  • Search Mobile
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
View all
Practices
Corporate Litigation Regulatory Tax View all
Industries
Capital Projects Energy Funds & Finance Mining View all
Advisory
Crisis & Risk Management ESG Strategy and Solutions Governmental Affairs & Public Policy
View Client Work
International Experience
Insights News Events
New Energy Economy Series Business Law Talks Podcast Economic Outlook
ESG & the CIO Subscribe
People
Practices
Industries
Advisory Services
Client Work
About
Offices
News
Careers
Insights
Law Students
Events
Search
Alumni
Payments
Subscribe

Stay informed on the latest business and legal insights and events.

LinkedIn LinkedIn Twitter Twitter Vimeo Vimeo
 

Perry Spitznagel KC

Vice Chair and Partner

Vice Chair and Partner | Email

T: 403.298.3153

Email

Calgary

Download vCard
Download PDF
LinkedIn
Perry Spitznagel
 
  • Recent Experience
  • Recent Recognition
  • Insights, News & Events
  • Related Services

T: 403.298.3153


Email

Calgary

Download vCard
Download PDF
LinkedIn
  • Education
  • Bar Admissions
  • Recent Experience
  • Recent Recognition
  • Insights, News & Events
  • Related Services
  • Recent Experience
  • Recent Recognition
  • Insights, News & Events
  • Related Services

Perry Spitznagel is Vice Chair of Bennett Jones, a former longstanding Managing Partner of the Calgary office and a senior corporate lawyer with extensive national and cross-border experience in a broad range of matters. Perry has acted for clients in some of the largest transactions in Canada, including many of Canada’s and North America’s largest national and cross-border financings and mergers.

He has been recognized by Financial Post Magazine as one of the 25 most influential people in corporate Canada. He is also widely recognized as a leading lawyer in his areas of expertise.

Perry is a director of a large private holding company and is a director and past Chair of WinSport which manages the legacy assets and programs of the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. He is also a director of the Calgary Zoological Society and a member of the Advisory Board of the Samara Centre for Democracy, a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening Canada’s democracy. He is the longstanding Chair of the Bennett Jones Business Forum, held annually in conjunction with the Men's World Cup Downhill at Lake Louise, Alberta. He is a past member of the Alberta Securities Commission Advisory Committee, a past Co-Chair of the Pipestone Securities Law Conference and a past director of Alpine Canada, the governing body for alpine ski racing in Canada.

A former international ski racer, Perry remains active in skiing.

Perry is a graduate of McGill University, BA (Economics), 1979, with great distinction, and Osgoode Hall Law School, LLB, 1982.

He is a frequent speaker and has chaired national and international conferences on a variety of topics. Perry speaks French and German.

Education

McGill University, BA (Economics),1979, with great distinction Osgoode Hall Law School, LLB, 1982 

Bar Admissions

Alberta, 1983

Recent Experience

Statoil ASA, in its $2.2-billion acquisition of North American Oil Sands Corporation by way of takeover bid.
Gulf Canada Resources Limited, in its $9.8-billion cross-border sale to Conoco Inc.
Anderson Exploration, in its $7.3-billion cross border sale to Devon Energy.
Encal Energy Limited, in its $1.8-billion cross-border merger with Calpine Corporation.
Burlington Resources Inc., in its $3.8-billion cross-border acquisition of Poco Petroleums Limited.
Gulf Canada Resources Limited, in its $2.3-billion acquisition of Crestar Energy Inc.
Global Thermoelectric, in its cross border sale to FuelCell Energy Inc.
ATCO Group, in the sale of its retail energy business to Direct Energy Marketing Limited.
Luscar Coal Income Fund, in its $1-billion sale to Sherritt Coal Partnership, following an unsolicited takeover bid.
Inuvialuit Energy Inc., in its unsolicited takeover bid for Omega Hydrocarbons Ltd.
Canadian Utilities Limited, in its public spinout of ATCOR Resources Ltd.
ATCO Ltd., in its public spinout of Akita Drilling Ltd.
ATCO Ltd., in its cross border sale of ATCOR Resources Ltd. to Forest Oil.
Canadian Pacific Hotels and Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust, in its $586-million offering of REIT units and $300 million offering of debentures of Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust.
Luscar Coal Income Fund, in its $94-million offering of units and $100-million offering of debentures.
Merrill Lynch & Co., as underwriters of US public offerings of US$200 million by Agrium Inc.
Scotia Capital, in the $600-million initial public offering of Luscar Coal Income Fund.
ATCO Structures, in its sale of space rental assets to GE Capital.
Canadian Airlines International, in its US$175-million offering of senior secured notes.
ATCO Group, in the $300-million offering of Preferred Shares of CanUtilities Holdings Ltd.
RBC Dominion Securities, as underwriters in public offerings of $727 million of Renaissance Energy.
RBC Dominion Securities, in the $440-million privatization of Petro-Canada and subsequent public offerings of $250 million of common shares, $100 million of unsecured notes and $150 million of guaranteed bonds.
RBC Dominion Securities, in the $875-million privatization of Telus Corporation.

Recent Recognition

Chambers Global The World's Leading Lawyers for Business
Eminent Practitioner, Corporate/M&A
The Legal 500 Canada
Leading Lawyer, Corporate and M&A
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Repeatedly recommended, Corporate Commercial Law
Best Lawyers in Canada
Recognized for Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Expert Guides Guide to the World's Leading Banking Finance and Transactional Lawyers
Recognized as a leading lawyer in Banking, Finance and Transactional
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 Mergers and Acquisitions
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
Who's Who Legal: Canada
Recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of Capital Markets

Insights, News & Events

Announcements

Bennett Jones Shines In Legal 500 Canada Rankings

November 09, 2022
       
2022
Oct
30
       

Event

International Bar Association Annual Conference 2022

Announcements

Bennett Jones' Best Lawyers in Canada 2022

August 26, 2021
       

Related Services

Competition/Antitrust
Commercial Transactions
Capital Markets
Corporate Governance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Banks & Financial Institutions
Oil & Gas
International Experience
Bennett Jones Centennial Footer
Bennett Jones Centennial Footer
About
  • Leadership
  • Diversity
  • Community
  • Innovation
  • Security
  • History
Offices
  • Calgary
  • Edmonton
  • Montréal
  • Ottawa
  • Toronto
  • Vancouver
  • New York
Connect
  • Insights
  • News
  • Events
  • Careers
  • Students
  • Alumni
Subscribe

Stay informed on the latest business and legal insights and events.

LinkedIn LinkedIn Twitter Twitter Vimeo Vimeo
© Bennett Jones LLP 2023. All rights reserved.
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Terms of Use
Logo Bennett Jones