Paul’s practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate governance, and he advises clients regarding both transactional and litigation matters.
Paul’s practice has involved advising clients regarding private and public mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions including both share purchases and asset purchases, other complex and high value commercial contracts including commodity purchase and sale agreements, corporate restructurings, and joint venture agreements, shareholder agreements and project development agreements, including in the context of large natural resource projects. He also has experience advising corporate directors regarding their fiduciary duties and other potential liabilities in various different contexts including mergers and acquisitions, nominee directors, and corporate compliance programs, and advising shareholders, companies and directors regarding various manner of shareholder disputes.
Paul is known for his technical acumen, depth of legal knowledge, and for being a thought leader, particularly in M&A. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Private M&A in Canada: Transactions and Litigation, the country’s first (and only) book on private M&A, published by LexisNexis Canada. By lawyers and for lawyers, the book is a practice-focused guide through the complexities of Canadian private M&A deals and disputes. Paul also regularly publishes regarding M&A, private equity and corporate governance with The M&A Lawyer, the ABA's M&A Deal Points, Lexpert and The Globe and Mail. Since 2007 he has authored 14 law journal articles, including with the McGill Law Journal, the Alberta Law Review, the Banking & Finance Law Review, the Journal of International Arbitration and the Virginia Law & Business Review.
Prior to joining Fasken, Paul was an M&A Partner at another premier national law firm in Calgary. He is called to the bar in Alberta (2011), New York State (2009, non-practicing) and New South Wales (2007, non-practicing), and has worked in England, South Africa, Japan and Australia.
