Based in Calgary, he has worked closely with companies in natural resources sector
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP has announced the appointment of Bruce Lawrence, who has assisted clients with corporate and commercial matters for more than four decades, as a Calgary-based partner in the firm’s capital markets and mergers and acquisitions group.
Alex Kotkas, Fasken’s managing partner for the Alberta region, welcomed Lawrence to the firm.
“Bruce’s arrival further strengthens our ability to support organizations navigating complex transactions and evolving business and regulatory environments in Alberta and across Canada,” said Alex Kotkas, Fasken’s managing partner for the Alberta region, in a news release.
More on Bruce Lawrence’s practice
According to the firm, Lawrence has closely collaborated with organizations engaged in oil sands and offshore oil and gas development, as well as with other companies within the natural resources sector, in the course of his legal practice.
“His extensive corporate and transactional experience, combined with his deep understanding of the energy and natural resources industries, will be a significant asset to our clients and our team,” Kotkas said in Fasken’s news release.
Lawrence has helped public and private companies alike navigate a wide array of corporate and securities transactions, such as public and private financings, M&A, takeover bids, plans of arrangement, asset and securities purchase and sale transactions, and corporate and trust reorganizations.
He has provided clients with strategic guidance regarding corporate governance and regulatory compliance. He has sat on multiple public and private boards, as well as on audit, compensation, and reserves committees.
Before he joined Fasken
According to Lawrence’s LinkedIn profile, he was previously a Calgary-based partner and senior counsel at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), which he joined in 2005. Before that, he served as a partner at Parlee McLaws LLP, where he worked beginning in 1982.
He received his LLB from the University of Alberta in 1982 and his bachelor’s degree in communication and media studies in 1979.
More Fasken news
In late August, Fasken announced the addition of Vlad A. Calina as a Vancouver-based partner in the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution group. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants alike in class action litigation.
In late June, Fasken announced the election of Neil Kravitz – who has co-headed the cross-border and international practice and the Montreal corporate group – as the firm’s new managing partner as of Jan. 1, 2027.
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