Norton Rose Fulbright‘s broad Alberta offering includes litigation involving the oil and gas, renewables, manufacturing, insurance and construction segments. Disputes involving contracts, joint ventures, construction projects, securities and professional liability are additional strengths. Ray Chartier steers the practice and shines above all in complex commercial litigation for infrastructure and energy clients. The practice boasts a group of star litigators, including the ’responsive and timely’ Steve Leitl KC, senior partner Clarke Hunter KC and Roger Smith KC, who majors on oil and gas and corporate securities litigation. Lara Mason handles class action defence and has substantial expertise in Aboriginal law and electricity regulation matters; Kaitlin Long is routinely engaged in energy, regulatory and Indigenous-related disputes. Gunnar Benediktsson‘s practice has a focus on commercial disputes and complex insolvency, liquidation and restructuring matters.

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‘The lawyers at Norton Rose are fun and easygoing. They have a culture of inclusion and genuinely enjoy working together in teams.’
‘Steve Leitl is an excellent client manager. He is responsive and timely, and cares about his clients - both as individuals, and about their business.'
'Gunnar Benediktsson has an uncanny ability to take very complex concepts and explain them in very simple terms. His advocacy approach is easy to understand and well-liked by the courts.’

Key clients

Merit Energy Company LLC
NOVA Chemicals
Imperial Oil Resources and ExxonMobil Canada
Crescent Point Energy
Chance Oil and Gas
Department of Justice Canada
Susan Riddell Rose
Shell Canada
Syncrude Canada

Work highlights

Defended Shell Canada in a class action that is alleging price-fixing in the wholesale gasoline market in British Columbia between 2015 and the present.
Advised the Government of Canada in several multi-billion dollar claims related to oil and gas development and production from First Nations’ lands in Alberta.
Advised Chance Oil and Gas in litigation against the Yukon Government regarding a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing that was implemented in 2015.

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