Jesse’s practice is focused on environmental, regulatory and Indigenous law issues that affect energy and natural resource development projects. Jesse has experience with regulatory approval matters for a wide variety of projects across Canada, including power plant and transmission line, mining, oil and gas, oil sands, pipeline, offshore petroleum and alternative energy projects. Jesse also has experience with appeals before the Alberta Court of Appeal and the Federal Court of Appeal. Jesse helps advise clients on environmental and regulatory requirements for energy and natural resource development projects at various stages of their life cycle.
For several months in 2021, Jesse was seconded to Suncor and provided practical legal advice to various client groups within its upstream business. Before joining Osler, Jesse held positions as a litigation associate at an international law firm, law intern at the Alberta Utilities Commission, legal intern at Apache Canada Ltd., and assistant policy analyst with the Northern Oil and Gas Branch at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada.
Jesse is a member of the Osler Pride Network (for legal professionals who identify as LGBTQ2S+) and Osler’s national Diversity Committee, and is a co-chair of Osler’s Calgary Diversity Committee.