Kevin Myson

Partner

 mysonk@bennettjones.com
Education
Brandon University, BGS, 2006, with great distinction
Brandon University, B.Ed, 2008, with greatest distinction
Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University, JD, 2011
Bar Admissions
Alberta, 2012
Overview

Kevin Myson has a general corporate commercial law practice with a focus on commercial transactions, energy and natural resources, mergers and acquisitions, and transportation matters.

Kevin acts for energy companies on a broad range of commercial transactions, both in Canada and internationally. He regularly represents clients in the negotiation and drafting of agreements relating to the development of petroleum, natural gas and oil sands assets, including joint venture, operation, maintenance, service and other project agreements. Kevin also assists clients in the acquisition and divestiture of energy-related projects, infrastructure and assets.

Kevin regularly acts for large rail and intermodal entities on transportation matters, including the negotiation of crude rail transloading and freight agreements. In addition, Kevin also assists funds, producers, governmental entities and other end-users with ISDA master agreements and related documentation. Kevin's diverse practice and legal experience allows him to provide innovative and practical solutions to businesses in a variety of different industries. Clients routinely seek his advice on complex and unique legal matters due to his pragmatic and business-oriented approach.

Select Experience
•  SECURE Waste Infrastructure Corp. (TSX: SES), a leading waste management and energy infrastructure company, in its $157-million acquisition of a metals recycling business
•  SECURE Waste Infrastructure Corp. (TSX: SES), a leading waste management and energy infrastructure company, in its $31-million acquisition of a metals recycling business
•  The controlling shareholder of Westbrick Energy in its C$1.075-billion sale to Vermilion Energy.
•  Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., in connection with its C$1.19-billion acquisition of an indirect minority equity interest in the Labrador-Island Link from Emera Inc. 
•  Hillcore Group in its acquisition of CEDA, a leading service provider specialized in providing industrial maintenance, turnaround and environmental services in Western Canada.
•  Hillcore Group in its acquisition of SITE Resource Group, a diverse service provider providing infrastructure, piling, foundation, environmental, and civil services in Western Canada and Puerto Rico.
•  Hillcore Group in its acquisition of White Water Management, a leading fluid management business in Western Canada, and the business of its subsidiary, Catalyst Production Systems.
•  SECURE Energy Services Inc. in its $1.075-billion asset sale of waste management facilities pursuant to a divesture order by the Competition Tribunal.
•  Hillcore Management Corporation in closing the acquisition of Midlite Construction Ltd. and its subsidiary TND Rentals & Supplies Ltd.
•  Hillcore Group in its acquisition of Thompson Construction Group, a leading heavy civil contractor and construction company in Western Canada.
•  ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd., in its $255-million acquisition of the Pioneer Pipeline from Tidewater Midstream & Infrastructure Ltd. and its partner TransAlta Corporation, including all infrastructure, construction, regulatory, environmental and tax issues.
•  Devon Canada Corporation and Devon Canada Crude Marketing Corporation, in their approx. $3.8-billion sale of substantially all of their assets to Canadian Natural Resources Limited.
•  NEP Canada Corp. sells its Canadian Exploration and Production Operating Subsidiary to Aspenleaf Energy Limited.
•  ATCO Pipelines, in all project agreements and associated competitive proposal processes for ATCO Pipelines' Urban Pipeline Replacement (UPR) Project.
•  Schlumberger Production Management, on the purchase of the Palliser Block assets in Alberta from Cenovus Energy Inc. for cash consideration of $1.3 billion.
•  Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, in the $3.3-billion acquisition of Heritage Royalty Limited Partnership, a former subsidiary of Cenovus Energy Inc. holding a broad portfolio of oil and gas royalties in Western Canada.
•  Eagle Energy Trust, a TSX-listed oil and gas trust, in its acquisition of Coda Petroleum Inc. for approximately $30 million (cash and assumed debt).
•  Harvest Operations Corp., in the sale of its subsidiary North Atlantic Refining Limited (NARL) to SilverRange Financial Partners LLC. The sale includes NARL's Canadian refining and marketing businesses in Newfoundland.
•  JAPEX Montney Ltd., a Canadian subsidiary of Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX), in the acquisition, from Canadian subsidiaries of PETRONAS, the Malaysian national oil company, of an undivided 10% interest in upstream natural gas assets located in the North Montney area of NE BC and the proposed Pacific Northwest LNG export facility to be built near Prince Rupert, BC.
•  PetroChina International Investment Company Limited, in its acquisition of an undivided 49.9% interest in Encana Corporation's approximately 445,000 acres in the Duvernay play for a consideration of $2.18 billion and its joint venture with Encana to develop the Duvernay land holdings in west-central Alberta.
•  Flint Energy Services, in its acquisition by URS Corp for $1.25 billion pursuant to a plan of arrangement.