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Practice Expertise
- Commercial Law
- Energy
- Oil & Gas
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Law
- Energy
- Oil & Gas
Profile
Bernadita advises domestic and international clients on oil and gas and renewable energy matters, with a focus on acquisitions, divestitures, and project development. Her practice spans all stages of energy projects, from initial planning and due diligence through to operational and post-transaction support.
In the oil and gas sector, Bernadita assists clients with asset acquisitions and divestitures, including due diligence, title opinions, and closing documentation. She has experience negotiating and drafting a wide range of industry agreements, such as joint operating agreements, royalty agreements, pooling and production allocation agreements, and other joint venture and partnership contracts. She also prepares pre-drilling title opinions related to freehold lands and provides ongoing advice on day-to-day operational matters.
Her renewable energy work includes advising on wind and solar projects, with experience at all phases from planning and construction to development and operations. She advises on acquisitions and dispositions, prepares title opinions, and drafts and negotiates surface leases, sale agreements, and joint venture agreements. Her in-depth knowledge of surface leasehold tenure and land titles complements her broad experience in the oil and gas industry.
Bernadita also advises on disputes involving working interest and royalty owners and supports oil and gas companies with asset integration following mergers and large-scale acquisitions.
Before joining Lawson Lundell, Bernadita practised with EnerLAW LLP, a Calgary-based firm focused on the energy industry, and prior to that with Thackray Burgess.
In the oil and gas sector, Bernadita assists clients with asset acquisitions and divestitures, including due diligence, title opinions, and closing documentation. She has experience negotiating and drafting a wide range of industry agreements, such as joint operating agreements, royalty agreements, pooling and production allocation agreements, and other joint venture and partnership contracts. She also prepares pre-drilling title opinions related to freehold lands and provides ongoing advice on day-to-day operational matters.
Her renewable energy work includes advising on wind and solar projects, with experience at all phases from planning and construction to development and operations. She advises on acquisitions and dispositions, prepares title opinions, and drafts and negotiates surface leases, sale agreements, and joint venture agreements. Her in-depth knowledge of surface leasehold tenure and land titles complements her broad experience in the oil and gas industry.
Bernadita also advises on disputes involving working interest and royalty owners and supports oil and gas companies with asset integration following mergers and large-scale acquisitions.
Before joining Lawson Lundell, Bernadita practised with EnerLAW LLP, a Calgary-based firm focused on the energy industry, and prior to that with Thackray Burgess.
Languages
English
Bar Admissions
Alberta (1997)
Education
University of Calgary (LL.B., 1996)
Universitty of Alberta (Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 1990)
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Law
- Energy
- Oil & Gas
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
* Conducted rights of first refusal review for a large disposition program for a midsized oil and gas producer.
* Lead counsel for a start-up oil and gas producer in its active land acquisition program in 2016-2017.
* Acting for midsized oil and gas producer in a disposition of its south central Alberta assets in a deal valued at $355 million.
* Acting for an owner and operator of renewable energy plants with various wind project proposals to the AESO including conducting land tenure due diligence.
* Counsel for vendor disposing of its fee interests in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba assets in a deal valued at $321 million.
Additional Information
*Law Society of Alberta, Member
*Canadian Bar Association (CBA), Member
*Southern Natural Resources Law Section (CBA), Member
*Canadian Energy Law Foundation, Member
* Conducted rights of first refusal review for a large disposition program for a midsized oil and gas producer.
* Lead counsel for a start-up oil and gas producer in its active land acquisition program in 2016-2017.
* Acting for midsized oil and gas producer in a disposition of its south central Alberta assets in a deal valued at $355 million.
* Acting for an owner and operator of renewable energy plants with various wind project proposals to the AESO including conducting land tenure due diligence.
* Counsel for vendor disposing of its fee interests in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba assets in a deal valued at $321 million.
Additional Information
*Law Society of Alberta, Member
*Canadian Bar Association (CBA), Member
*Southern Natural Resources Law Section (CBA), Member
*Canadian Energy Law Foundation, Member
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