Brian Thiessen, KC

• Symmetrics Business Intelligence Solutions Inc.

  Symmetrics Business Intelligence Solutions Inc. in its acquisition by Calabrio, Inc.

• Constellation Brands, Inc.

  Constellation Brands, Inc. in the sale of its Canadian wine business to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan for approximately $1.03 billion

• Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. in its C$1 billion acquisition of Pelican Lake assets from Cenovus
• Safeway on its C$5.8 billion sale of Canada Safeway to Sobeys
• Agrium Inc. in connection with its C$1.8 billion supported funding of Glencore International plc’s $6.1-billion acquisition of Viterra Inc, and the subsequent acquisition by Agrium of Viterra’s wholesale and retail agri-products division
• Keller Group on its C$320 million purchase of North American Energy Partners’ piling division
• Agrium Inc. on its C$915 million disposition of Viterra’s interest in Canadian Fertilizer Limited’s nitrogen production facilities to CF Industries
• Nexen Inc. on its C$15.1 billion acquisition by CNOOC Limited
• Pembina Pipeline on its acquisition of Provident Energy in a transaction valued at C$3.2 billion
• Daylight Energy Ltd. on its C$2.2 billion acquisition by China Petrochemical Corporation, known as Sinopec Group
• UTS Energy Corporation on its C$1.5 billion plan of arrangement with Total E&P Canada Ltd. whereby Total acquired UTS Energy
• Suncor Energy Inc. on its C$43.3 billion strategic merger with Petro-Canada
• KUFPEC Canada Inc. in connection with its proposed acquisition of Chevron Canada Limited’s 30 per cent interest in its Duvernay shale play for US$1.5 billion
• ENMAX Corporation on its purchase from Encana Corporation of the 115 MW, natural-gas-fired, Cavalier electricity generation facility located near Strathmore, Alberta, and of Encana’s 50 per cent interest in the 110 MW, natural-gas-fired, Balzac electricity generation facility located near Balzac, Alberta

Other Work:

• Counsel on the managerial side of employment and labour issues, including executive employment arrangements, retention arrangements, restrictive covenants, privacy law matters, employment disputes and human rights complaints
• Advises corporations on the employment and privacy law ramifications of corporate transactions, including with respect to unionized and non-unionized employees
• Works with corporations to facilitate the development and implementation of privacy and employment policies, including the training of employees, managers and privacy officers
• Practice in privacy includes advising clients on drafting policies, complaint procedures, website information packages, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act requests and assisting clients with Privacy Commissioner complaints
• Appears as counsel in the Provincial Court of Alberta – Civil Division and before the Alberta Human Rights Commission, the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta and the Court of Appeal of Alberta