 Bennett Jones Christine PlantePartner • Co-Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department Calgary plantec@bennettjones.com Education University of Regina, BA, 2001, with great distinction University of Calgary, LLB, 2005, dean's honours list Bar Admissions Alberta, 2006 Christine Plante provides full-service legal advice and representation for all employment, labour and human resource needs. Her experience as corporate counsel to a large federally-regulated employer offers a unique perspective to providing client services. Christine knows the importance of providing responsive, sound and practical legal advice. Overview Christine is Co-Head of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department and effectively represents clients at all level of court and in administrative hearings, arbitrations and mediations. She has a number of reported decisions defending wrongful and constructive dismissals and enforcing restrictive covenants. Christine provides management support for all human resource needs including preparing employment contracts, policies and compensation plans; investigating workplace harassment, discrimination and fraud complaints; advising on drug and alcohol testing, successorship planning, dismissals and general workplace practices; guiding clients through M&A transactions, restructuring and downsizing; and enforcing confidentiality agreements and non-competition/non-solicitation covenants. Christine has significant experience with various extraordinary remedies for effective fraud recovery, which overlaps with her employment practice when assisting clients in recovering assets and protecting confidential and proprietary information. Christine believes in mentorship and philanthropy. She served as Vice-Chair for the Board of Directors of the Brenda Strafford Society for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Chair for the Human Resources Committee. Christine has received industry recognition including the 2018 Lexpert Rising Star Award, Benchmark Litigation Canada's recognition on the Under 40 Hot List, and Chambers Canada. ,,Christine Plante is widely regarded as one of the best management-side employment lawyers in Calgary. She is a straight shooter and provides very practical legal advice. She is strategic in the way she makes use of her time and our money.,, Litigation & Dispute Resolution • Defending wrongful dismissals:
• Dismissals for long delay and want of prosecution:
• Resisting summary judgment:
• Defending attachment orders:
• Injunction orders to enforce non-solicitation and non-competition agreements:
• Fraud judgments against former employees:
• Disclosure and attachment orders to trace, freeze and recover assets:
• Representing executive in stock option recovery action:
• Damages for personal injury:
• Miscellaneous
M&A Transactions • Repsol Oil & Gas Canada Inc. in its US$468-million sale of all partnership interests of Repsol Canada Energy Partnership to Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. • The management team and employee shareholders of Cando Rail & Terminals Ltd. in connection with AIMCo's acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Cando Rail from Torquest and the minority shareholders, and in connection with the management team's reinvestment in the go-forward enterprise. • Alcanna Inc. in its approximately $320-million acquisition by Sundial Growers Inc. • Riverstone Holdings LLC, as Canadian counsel, in its agreement to acquire International-Matex Tank Terminals from Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation for US$2.7 billion. • Morgan Stanley Energy Partners, in its investment in Specialized Desanders Inc., a leading oilfield equipment company. • Schlumberger Production Management, on the purchase of the Palliser Block assets in Alberta from Cenovus Energy Inc. for cash consideration of $1.3 billion. |