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About Carson

Carson's practice focuses on corporate and commercial law, working with clients largely within the energy sector. He has assisted clients on a range of matters and transactions, including corporate mergers and acquisitions, asset acquisitions and dispositions, energy projects, contracts and joint ventures.

Carson has experience working in a broad range of industries, including upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas, energy infrastructure, LNG, power and renewables, agri-business, and technology.

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Representative matters in which Carson has been involved including representing:

  • A joint venture between Kineticor (an OPTrust portfolio company) and Pembina Pipeline Corporation in connection with the receipt of assigned capacity under Phase I of Alberta's Large Load Integration program for data centre development, and related development of the proposed Greenlight Energy Centre

  • Advising AGT Foods on its sale of shortline rail and bulk handling infrastructure, including MobilGrain and its associated rail lines, to GCM Grosvenor

  • Suncor Energy Inc. on its C$1.468-billion acquisition of TotalEnergies EP Canada Ltd., which holds a 31.23% working interest in the Fort Hills oil sands mining project

  • Capstone Infrastructure Corporation on its Ontario LT1 RFP submissions, including co-ownership commercial arrangements with First Nations

  • EDP Renewables in connection with the development of its 297 MW Sharp Hills Wind Farm, including a long-term power purchase agreement with TC Energy and other project development agreements

  • Pacific Energy on its strategic partnership with Enbridge Inc. for the construction and operation of the C$5.1-billion Woodfibre LNG Project near Squamish, British Columbia; Enbridge Inc. (30%); Pacific Energy (70%)

  • An energy company relating to a C$1.8-billion joint venture and acquisition

  • The underwriters to a Calgary based company in a US$8.45-billion note offering

  • An energy company in its C$5-billion acquisition by a US based energy company

  • A midstream company in a C$1.3-billion pipeline development agreement

  • The underwriters for a C$150-million IPO and secondary offering

  • A Victoria based technology company in its acquisition by a US based private equity firm

  • A Calgary based company in its C$195-million go-private transaction

  • An energy service company in its offering of US$400-million senior notes

  • Various Western Canadian start-ups in early-stage financings

  • An energy company in its C$309.5-million merger

Professional Activities

Carson is a member of the Law Society of Alberta and the Canadian Bar Association.

Education

Admitted to the Alberta Bar – 2019
JD (With Great Distinction), University of Saskatchewan – 2018
BComm, University of Alberta – 2014

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