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Overview

Acting for clients in the energy industry, Greg Johnson's practice focuses on corporate tax, corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions and private equity.

He is also a chartered accountant who practised with an international accounting firm before joining Bennett Jones.

Greg is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta, a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation, a director of the Canadian Petroleum Tax Society and an editor of the Federated Press Canadian Resource Taxation journal.

Client Work

Canadian Natural Resources Limited in its US$6.5-billion acquisition of Chevron's Alberta assets, including the Athabasca Oil Sands Project and Duvernay sale assets
Plains All American Pipeline in its C$5.15-billion sale of its NGL business to Keyera
SECURE Waste Infrastructure Corp. (TSX: SES), a leading waste management and energy infrastructure company, in its $31-million acquisition of a metals recycling business
SECURE Waste Infrastructure Corp. (TSX: SES), a leading waste management and energy infrastructure company, in its $157-million acquisition of a metals recycling business
Killam Apartment REIT in a tax driven internal reorganization by way of a plan of arrangement
BofA Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC in connection with the remarketing of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.'s US$1.15-billion aggregate principal amount of 1.18% Senior Notes.

Recognitions & Awards

Chambers Canada

Ranked, Tax

Chambers Global

Band 4, Tax

Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Most Frequently Recommended, Corporate Tax

Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers in Canada

Recognized as a leading Corporate Tax lawyer 

Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyers

Recognized as a leading Restructuring and Insolvency lawyer

Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers

Recognized as a leading Energy lawyer in Canada

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • University of Calgary, BComm, 1992
  • University of Alberta, LLB, 1998

Bar Admissions

  • Alberta, 1999

Insights

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Harnessing the Power of Clean Economy Investment Tax Credits

November 28, 2024
Geoffrey P. StengerGreg M. JohnsonBrendan Sigalet
Geoffrey P. Stenger, Greg M. Johnson & Brendan Sigalet

News, Events & Speaking Engagements

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Pension Investment Association of Canada Tax Conference

October 24, 2023
Greg M. JohnsonWesley R. Novotny
Greg M. Johnson & Wesley R. Novotny
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The Drive to Decarbonize—An Overview of Recent Clean Energy Tax Initiatives

May 4, 2023
Greg M. JohnsonBrendan Sigalet
Greg M. Johnson & Brendan Sigalet
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Tax-exempt Status Under Paragraph 149(1)(o.2)

October 24, 2022
Greg M. JohnsonWesley R. Novotny
Greg M. Johnson & Wesley R. Novotny