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Luke Morrison is a leading commercial energy lawyer in Canada. Recently recognized as a Next Generation Partner by The Legal 500 and Lexpert-ranked as a leading Canadian M&A lawyer, Luke quarterbacks commercial energy and infrastructure transactions, with particular focus on acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures and project development contracts.

Overview

 He is a past recipient of Lexpert's Rising Star Award honouring the top 40 lawyers under 40 in Canada, is ranked by Chambers (Oil & Gas – Canada) and is a board member of the Canadian Energy Law Foundation (CELF).

Luke has acted as lead counsel on a diverse range of landscape-shaping transactions in the Canadian energy sector, from conventional oil & gas to power generation and industrial emissions projects (renewable and conventional). He has specialized expertise the areas of upstream and midstream oil & gas contracts, co-ownership/joint ventures including Indigenous-industry partnerships, electricity supply/offtake, carbon capture and storage (CCS) and commercial aspects of energy restructuring/insolvencies.

A frequent contributor on energy contract law and energy M&A issues, Luke has presented for organizations such as the World Petroleum Congress, University of Calgary, the CELF, the Petroleum Acquisition & Divestment Association and the Canadian Bar Association. He has also been featured in numerous publications such as DOB Energy, Lexpert, Canadian Lawyer and The Lawyer's Daily and in relation to commercial energy issues, and is a member of a wide variety of energy industry associations.

Luke is a board member (current Chair) of The Educational Partnership Foundation, a not-for-profit charity that provides support for over 740,000 youth in Canada with literacy, book donation and trades training programs, including for Indigenous and remote communities where there is a gap in existing programs.

Client Work

Heidelberg Materials North America, in its Edmonton CCS project – the world's first full-scale carbon capture project at a cement plant, which will capture more than 1 million tonnes of CO2 annually from Heidelberg's cement production and CHP facilities
Atlas Carbon Storage Hub, a multi-phased open access CO2 transportation and sequestration hub owned and operated by Shell Canada and ATCO EnPower, in connection with land/Crown tenure, joint venture/partnership and various commercial-corporate matters
O’Leary Ventures in connection with commercial power generation matters for the development of Wonder Valley, the world’s largest proposed AI data centre industrial park located in the Greenview Industrial Gateway (northwest Alberta)
Tourmaline in connection with the royalty and related matters relating to the grant by Tourmaline to Topaz Energy Corp. of GORRs on Crew, Bonavista Energy and other lands acquired by Tourmaline
Wolf Carbon Solutions in connection with the development of its Canadian CCS and related projects/infrastructure
McCain Foods in connection with commercial energy contract matters for its Coaldale, Alberta facility expansion

Recognitions & Awards

Chambers Canada

Ranked, Up and Coming, Energy: Oil & Gas

Legal 500 Canada

Recommended, Energy - Power
Recommended, Energy - Oil & Gas
Next Generation Partner, Energy - Oil & Gas

Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Repeatedly Recommended, Corporate Commercial Law
Repeatedly Recommended, Energy (Oil & Gas)
Repeatedly Recommended, Environmental, Social and Governance

Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Infrastructure Lawyers

Recognized as a leading Infrastructure lawyer

Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers

Recognized as a leading Energy lawyer 

Lexperts Rising Stars Leading Lawyers Under 40

Recognized as one of Canada's leading 40 lawyers under 40

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • University of Alberta, BA (Hons., Political Science), 2005
  • University of Alberta, LLB, 2008

Bar Admissions

  • Alberta, 2009

News, Events & Speaking Engagements

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Restructuring and Insolvency Deals in the Oil Patch: Tips, Traps & Outlook for 2022

December 14, 2021
Luke MorrisonKeely CameronKristos J. Iatridis
Luke Morrison, Keely Cameron & Kristos J. Iatridis
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Creating And Nurturing Indigenous Partnerships: Part Two

October 5, 2021
Luke MorrisonAshley M. White
Luke Morrison & Ashley M. White
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Creating And Nurturing Indigenous Partnerships: Part One

September 28, 2021
Luke MorrisonAshley M. White
Luke Morrison & Ashley M. White