Scott W. N. Clarke

Recently, Scott has represented:

• Prairie Storm Energy Corp. on its reverse takeover Qualifying Transaction and listing on the TSX Venture Exchange

• The management team of Prairie Storm Energy Corp. on their insider buyout of their private equity sponsor

• BluEarth Renewables Inc. on the transfer of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan's ownership of BluEarth to DIF Infrastructure V

• Trinidad Drilling Ltd. with respect to the hostile take-over bid made by Ensign Energy Services Inc.

• BluEarth Renewables Inc. on its:

  • Acquisition of four operating renewable energy projects from Veresen Inc.

  • Acquisition and financing of five operational solar plants in Ontario

  • Acquisition and financing of the ten Butter Solar projects in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa

  • Acquisition and financing of the 19.8 MW Adams and 19.8 MW Danielson wind facilities in Minnesota

  • Joint venture with the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte for the development of the 54 MW Loyalist Solar project in Ontario

  • Joint venture with the Batchewana First Nation for the development of the 58 MW Bow Lake Wind Farm in Ontario

  • Acquisition of the rights to develop the three-stage, 33 MW Narrows Inlet hydro project, and its partnering with the Sechelt First Nation

• Several corporations undergoing distressed M&A, including in the oil and gas and oilfield services sectors, with respect to confidential mandates

• Hyduke Energy Services Inc. on its acquisitions of Western Manufacturing Inc. and Avalanche Metal Industries Ltd.

• Trinidad Drilling Ltd. on its:

  • C$505-million acquisition of CanElson Drilling Inc.

  • Joint venture with Halliburton to provide and operate drilling rigs for Halliburton's international integrated projects

  • C$140-million offering of common shares and C$300-million debt financing

  • Acquisition of Victory Rig Equipment Corporation for C$16-million

• Prairie Storm Energy Corp. on its C$400-million capitalization by Natural Gas Partners

• Novus Energy Inc. on its acquisition by Yanchang Petroleum International Limited of China

• An underwriting syndicate in connection with the spinout and initial public offering of TransAlta Renewables Inc.

• Millennium Stimulation Services Ltd., a private pressure pumping and well completion services company, on its start-up and subsequent financings

• Gran Tierra Energy Inc. on its acquisition of Petrolifera Petroleum Limited

Scott is recognized as a leading lawyer in the following publications:

• The Best Lawyers in Canada – 2023–2024 (Corporate Law, Energy Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law)

• Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business 2023 (Corporate and Commercial)
  

• The Legal 500 Canada 2023 (Energy & Natural Resources: Power)

• The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2023: Mergers & Acquisitions; 2022–2023: Corporate Commercial, Corporate Finance & Securities, Corporate Mid-Market)

• Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer 2021 – Independently Rated Lawyers (As nominated by senior in-house counsel)

Scott is currently a member of the Securities Advisory Committee of the Alberta Securities Commission.

• Co-speaker: Canada’s Modern Slavery Act: What’s in Store for Canadian Companies
  Episode 24, Blakes Sound Business Podcast, October 12, 2022.

Admitted to the Alberta Bar – 1998
LLB, Osgoode Hall Law School – 1997
BComm (Co-op, Hon.), Memorial University of Newfoundland – 1994