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Ky's practice focuses on commercial transactions and project development primarily with respect to natural resources and industrial infrastructure. He works extensively on both international and domestic matters in the energy, agriculture, electricity, renewables, petrochemical, technology and mining sectors. His experience includes working on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, EPC and supply chain agreements, ESG matters, commodities trading and energy derivatives agreements, carbon offset trading, corporate reorganizations, project and acquisition financings, distressed asset transactions, and energy infrastructure development and operational agreements.

As an associate, Ky spent time seconded to the Firm's offices in the Kingdoms of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. During that time, he acted for Canadian companies with investments in the Middle East as well as some of the largest enterprises based in the region.

Prior to joining Blakes, Ky obtained industry experience working in the legal department of a large Canadian-based international oil and gas company.

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Domestic Commercial Transactions and Projects

  • Greenlight Electricity Centre Limited Partnership, a joint venture among Pembina Pipeline Corporation, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and Kineticor Asset Management, on the positive final investment decision and project financing of the Greenlight Electricity Centre, a 932 MW gas-fired combined cycle power generation facility in Sturgeon County, Alberta (estimated C$4.6-billion in total project costs), which will serve Meta's Sturgeon Data Centre under a long-term tolling agreement

  • 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

  • Pacific Energy on the disposition of a 30% stake in the C$5.1-billion Woodfibre LNG project to Enbridge Inc. and the structuring of governance and operational agreements for the development and operation of the project

  • Nutrien Ltd. on numerous merger and acquisition transactions related to its retail agriculture and fertilizer production and distribution businesses, as well as on project development and operational matters for its nitrogen production facilities and potash mines

  • Western LNG on the acquisition of the PRGT natural gas pipeline project from TC Energy and with respect to EPC, EPCM, and multiple construction agreements, and various project related agreements and matters pertaining to the development of the Ksi Lsisms LNG Project and PRGT pipeline

  • Inuvialuit Regional Corporation on the development of the Inuvialuit Energy Security Project, a gas to liquids project which will produce synthetic diesel, located near Tuktoyuktuk in the Northwest Territories

  • 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

  • EDP Renewables in connection with the development of the 297 MW Sharp Hills Wind Farm, including equity financing and joint venture arrangements with Connor, Clark and Lunn Infrastructure, debt financing arrangements and a long-term power purchase agreement with TC Energy

  • Suncor Energy Inc. on its C$688-million acquisition of an additional 14.65% working interest in the Fort Hills Project from Teck Resources Limited

  • ENMAX Corp on the disposition of its downtown Calgary District Energy Centre to Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC and in respect of EPC contracting matters for its Substation No. 1 relocation project

  • Kinder Morgan in connection with the C$5.9-billion IPO of Kinder Morgan Canada and its subsequent C$4.5-billion sale of the Trans Mountain Pipeline System and Expansion Project to the Government of Canada

  • Suncor Energy Inc. on its acquisition of additional interests in the Syncrude oilsands joint venture from Murphy Oil for approximately C$937-million and from Mocal for C$920-million

  • Methanex Corporation with respect to natural gas procurement and operational matters for its Medicine Hat methanol production facility

  • EPC and supply chain contracting matters for the development of oil and gas, midstream, mining, electricity and renewables projects

  • LNG Project developments on Canada's west and east coasts

  • Encana Corporation and PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. in connection with the transfer of fee simple oil and gas and related assets by Encana to PrairieSky and subsequent C$1.67-billion initial public offering of PrairieSky

  • Numerous financial institutions and commodities marketing companies involved in petroleum, natural gas and power marketing, trading and storage in the western Canadian sedimentary basin

International Commercial Transactions and Projects

  • Nutrien Ltd. on its public market acquisition of ASX listed Ruralco Holdings Limited and on its acquisition of Macrofertil Pty Ltd., Australia from Louis Dreyfus Co.

  • Methanex Corporation with respect to numerous aspects pertaining to the development of its "G3" methanol production facility at Geismar, Louisiana

  • Methanex Corporation on its large-volume, long-term natural gas procurement and hedging programs for its "G1" and "G2" methanol production, storage and handling facilities at Geismar, Louisiana

  • Sadara Chemical Company, a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical, on various project development and petrochemical offtake and sales agreements for its petrochemical complex located in Jubail, Saudi Arabia

  • Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company (YASREF) Limited, a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Sinopec, on various project development agreements for its refinery and petrochemical complex located in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia

Awards & Recognition

Ky has been recognized in the following publications:

  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2025–2026: Energy (Oil & Gas); 2022: Energy and Natural Resources: Oil & Gas)

  • Chambers Canada Legal Guide (2025–2026: Energy & Natural Resources: Power (Transactional); 2024: Energy: Power (Transactional))

  • The Best Lawyers in Canada (2025–2026: Energy Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

  • The Legal 500 Canada (2023–2026: Energy and Natural Resources: Power; 2025–2026: Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas; 2023–2024: Energy: Oil & Gas)

  • Lexpert Special Edition: Energy 2025

  • Lexology Index: Energy 2025 (Energy – Oil & Gas)

  • IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial and Corporate Law Firms – 2024–2025 (Project Development: Energy, Project Development: Power)

  • Lexpert Special Edition: Energy and Mining 2024

  • Lexpert Special Edition: Mining 2023

Education

Admitted to the Alberta Bar – 2013
JD, University of Alberta – 2012
BA (International Relations), University of Calgary – 2005

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