Practice Expertise

  • Commercial Law
  • Financial Services
  • Oil & Gas
  • Oil & Gas

Areas of Practice

  • Commercial Law
  • Financial Services
  • Oil & Gas
  • Oil & Gas
  • Energy
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WSG Leadership

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Profile

Crispin is a member of the firm's Business Law, Corporate Finance & Securities, Energy and Mergers & Acquisitions practice groups. Crispin's practice focuses on corporate finance, public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and governance in various sectors, including oil & gas, oilfield services, mining, power and manufacturing.

He has extensive experience in corporate finance and securities transactions, including public and private share and debt financings, venture and private equity financings, initial public offerings, business combinations and stock exchange listings.

Crispin has acted as counsel to many boards of directors and special committees in change-of-control transactions, such as takeover bids, amalgamations, plans of arrangement, asset acquisitions and dispositions, significant equity infusions and restructuring scenarios.

He also regularly advises directors and management with respect to a wide variety of corporate governance matters.


Bar Admissions

Called to the Alberta Bar, 1998

Education
University of Calgary, LL.B., 1997
Dalhousie University, M.A., 1992
Carleton University, B.A., 1989

Areas of Practice

  • Commercial Law
  • Financial Services
  • Oil & Gas
  • Oil & Gas
  • Energy

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
Recent representative experience includes:

* Counsel to Longshore Resources Ltd., in connection with its sale of Charlie Lake/Montney assets to Advantage Energy Ltd., 2024
* Counsel to a syndicate of underwriters in connection with the $201 million subscription receipt offering by Peyto Exploration & Development Corp., 2023
* Canadian counsel to oil field services corporation in connection with its parent's US$2 billion lending refinancing, 2023
* B2Gold Corp., in connection with its acquisition (by plan of arrangement) of Sabina Gold & Silver Corp., 2023
* Longshore Resources Ltd., in connection with its acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Rifle Shot Oil Corp., Steelhead Petroleum Ltd., and Primavera Resources Corp., 2020

Professional Associations
Recognition and Ranking
* Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024, 2026: Recommended as a leading practitioner for Mergers & Acquisitions
* Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2016, 2020-2026: Recommended as a leading practitioner for Corporate Mid-Market law
* Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2023-2026: Recommended as a leading practitioner for Corporate Commercial law
* Best Lawyers in Canada 2018-2026: Corporate Law
* Best Lawyers in Canada 2018-2026: Securities Law
* Best Lawyers in Canada 2018-2026: Oil and Gas Law
* Best Lawyers in Canada 2018-2026: Corporate Governance Practice
* Best Lawyers in Canada 2018-2026: Mergers and Acquisitions Law



Blogs

Environmental, Indigenous and Natural Resources Blog

Lawson Lundell's Environmental, Indigenous and Natural Resources Blog focuses on environmental, indigenous and natural resources law, as well as related litigation. Included are summaries of significant cases from Canadian appellate courts, changes in the legal framework governing resource development including energy and climate change policy, and key decisions from the more influential regulatory bodies in Canada.

North of 60 Blog

Our North of 60 Blog provides commentary on current legal trends and developments, and legislative updates affecting businesses in Northern Canada.

Pensions and Employee Benefits Law Blog

Lawson Lundell's Pension and Employee Benefits Law Blog provides updates on the most recent legal developments impacting pension and employee benefit plans. We cover a range of topics, including recent case law and changes to relevant provincial and federal legislation.

Privacy & Data Management Blog

This blog is authored by members of the Privacy & Data Management Department. We follow new and interesting issues emerging in the legal and business communities. We follow emerging issues, legal developments, and new technology as they impact privacy and data management. We will focus on how organizations can protect, manage and innovate with information considering the various risks, regulatory and governance requirements.

The Business Law Blog

This blog is authored by members of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department. We intend to follow new and interesting issues emerging in the legal and business communities. The wide range of experience among the members of our litigation group will provide a diverse and insightful examination of current legal trends and topics. Our goal is to provide a source of valuable information and insight on a wide variety of matters for our readers.

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