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Pat Maguire, Vice Chair and Partner, is a highly regarded energy lawyer, acting for energy companies on a broad range of commercial transactions, both in Canada and internationally. He is recognized by clients as "a tremendous lawyer", one who "has an excellent knowledge of the technical aspects of commercial deals," and "second to none in terms of his dedication, attitude and responsiveness." (Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business)

Energy companies benefit from Pat's assistance with purchase and sale transactions and almost all aspects of energy project development, including joint venturing, engineering procurement and construction agreements and commodity transportation, sales and related transactions. In his diverse practice, Pat also assists both borrowers and lenders in structuring and negotiating full and limited recourse financing arrangements for oil, gas and electricity companies.

Pat's considerable experience is complemented by his MBA, the dissertation of which relates to risk management and the financing of international energy projects. In addition to providing an educational background for his practice, his MBA has provided him with significant understanding of decisions from a business perspective.

A frequent writer on oil and gas law, Pat has contributed to Butterworths' Canadian Oil & Gas Law and co-authored a number of papers for the Canadian Energy Law Foundation, Insight Information seminars, the Alberta Law Review and others. Pat has also taught oil and gas law at the University of Calgary and an international course on gas sale transactions.

Pat was the past President of the Canadian Energy Law Foundation.

,,Market commentators praise Patrick Maguire for his 'great business sense' and describe him as an 'excellent lawyer.' He has notable strength in the power and oil and gas spaces, with impressive strength in joint venture and restructuring deals.,,

Chambers Canada

Client Work

Plains All American Pipeline in its C$5.15-billion sale of its NGL business to Keyera

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

Heartland Generation in its C$658-million sale to TransAlta

CSV Midstream Solutions Corp. in its $82.2-million acquisition of KANATA Energy Group Ltd. through the purchase of all issued and outstanding shares.
North West Redwater Partnership in a consent solicitation from $6.35-billion of bonds for a substantially revised and amended Trust Indenture, a $2.6-billion four tranche bond issuance, an amendment of the Partnership's $3.5-billion senior secured credit facilities, amendments to the Processing Agreements backstopping the economics of the Refinery, a transfer of partnership units from North West Refining Inc. to Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission and substantial amendments to the governance structure of the Partnership.
Canada Oil Sands Co., Limited, a subsidiary of Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd., in the sale of its equity interest in Japan Canada Oil Sands Limited, which has a 75% working interest in the Hangingstone Oil Sands Project, to a special purpose acquisition vehicle owned by Greenfire Acquisition Corporation.

Recognitions & Awards

Chambers Canada

Ranked Band 1, Corporate/Commercial: The Elite – Alberta
Ranked Band 1, Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)

Chambers Global

Eminent Practitioner, Corporate M&A
Eminent Practitioner, Energy: Oil and Gas

Legal 500: Canada

Hall of Fame Lawyer, Energy — Oil and Gas
Leading Lawyer, Corporate and M&A
Recommended, International Expertise

Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Most Frequently Recommended, Energy (Oil & Gas); Corporate Commercial Law
Consistently Recommended, Infrastructure Law
Repeatedly Recommended, Mergers & Acquisitions; Private Equity

Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers in Canada

Recognized as a leading Corporate Commercial and OIl & Gas lawyer 

Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada

Recognized, M&A

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • University of Alberta, BA, 1988
  • University of Alberta, LLB, 1991
  • Cambridge University (UK), MBA, 2000

Bar Admissions

  • Alberta, 1992

Insights

WPC 2023 Day One Canada as a Global Energy SupplierBlog

WPC 2023 Day One: Canada as a Global Energy Supplier

September 18, 2023
Patrick T. Maguire KCMartin Ignasiak KC
Patrick T. Maguire KC & Martin Ignasiak KC
IWD 2023 Workplaces Where Women ThriveUpdate

IWD 2023: Workplaces Where Women Thrive

March 8, 2023
Melanie L. AitkenDominique T. HusseyPatrick T. Maguire KC
& 2 more
Albertas Leadership in DecarbonizationBlog

Alberta's Leadership in Decarbonization

June 12, 2020
Patrick T. Maguire KCKeely Cameron
Patrick T. Maguire KC & Keely Cameron

News, Events & Speaking Engagements

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The Legal Innovation Forum Calgary 2023

October 3, 2023
Hon. Jason Kenney PC, ECAPatrick T. Maguire KCGino Scapillati
Hon. Jason Kenney PC, ECA, Patrick T. Maguire KC & Gino Scapillati
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Merging Into the Future of the Energy Transition

September 25, 2023
Patrick T. Maguire KC
Patrick T. Maguire KC
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There's A Lot of Optimism Around Profitability in Energy

September 19, 2023
Patrick T. Maguire KC
Patrick T. Maguire KC