On June 25, 2007, Statoil Canada Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Statoil ASA, acquired all the shares of North American Oil Sands Corporation under a takeover bid valued at $2.2 billion.
Statoil ASA was represented by Bennett Jones LLP with a team that comprised Bob Booth, Perry Spitznagel, Chip Johnson, Brent Kraus, Jean-Pierre Pham, Vivek Warrier and Harinder Basra (M&A and corporate); Don Greenfield and Beth Riley (regulatory); Greg Johnson and Curtis Stewart (tax), John Batzel (employment) and Alan L. Rautenberg.
North American Oil Sands Corporation was represented by Stikeman Elliott LLP, with a team comprised of Leland Corbett, Martin Mix and Bradley Squibb (M&A and corporate); David Weekes (tax); Gary Nachshen (tax & employment); Susan Hutton (regulatory) and Barbara Johnston (employment).
Statoil ASA was represented by Bennett Jones LLP with a team that comprised Bob Booth, Perry Spitznagel, Chip Johnson, Brent Kraus, Jean-Pierre Pham, Vivek Warrier and Harinder Basra (M&A and corporate); Don Greenfield and Beth Riley (regulatory); Greg Johnson and Curtis Stewart (tax), John Batzel (employment) and Alan L. Rautenberg.
North American Oil Sands Corporation was represented by Stikeman Elliott LLP, with a team comprised of Leland Corbett, Martin Mix and Bradley Squibb (M&A and corporate); David Weekes (tax); Gary Nachshen (tax & employment); Susan Hutton (regulatory) and Barbara Johnston (employment).
Lawyer(s)
John C. Batzel
Barbara B. Johnston
Perry Spitznagel
Y. Beth Riley
Gary Nachshen
Jean-Pierre Pham
Bradley G. Squibb
Harinder Basra
Curtis R. Stewart
Martin Mix
Brent W. Kraus
David G. Weekes
Gregory M. Johnson
Leland P. Corbett
Donald E. Greenfield
Vivek T.A. Warrier