Lawyer Profile
Grant A. Zawalsky
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
University of Alberta, Bachelor of Laws, 1986 University of Alberta, Bachelor of Commerce, 1982 Bar admission: Alberta 1987
Counsel to MEG Energy Corp. and its board of directors in its $8.6 billion acquisition by Cenovus Energy, which closed on November 13, 2025, following an unsolicited take-over bid from Strathcona Resources and strategic review process.
Counsel to NuVista Energy Ltd. in connection with its approximately CAD $3.8 billion sale to Ovintiv Inc., pursuant to a definitive arrangement agreement under which Ovintiv Canada ULC agreed to acquire all issued and outstanding common shares not already owned by Ovintiv and its affiliates, including the assumption of NuVista’s net debt.
Counsel to ARC Resources Ltd. in its $8.1 billion strategic Montney combination with Seven Generations Energy, resulting in ARC becoming Canada's largest condensate producer, third-largest natural gas producer and sixth-largest upstream energy company.
Counsel to the special committee of the board of directors of Shaw Communications in the $26 billion acquisition by Rogers Communications (pending regulatory approval)
Counsel to Whitecap Resources Inc. in its indirect acquisition of Kicking Horse Oil & Gas Ltd., a portfolio company of Quantum Energy Partners, for $300 million.
Counsel to Whitecap Resources Inc. in its strategic business combination with TORC Oil & Gas Ltd. from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and others for approximately $560 million.
Counsel to MEG, a Canadian oil sands producer, and its board of directors in response to the unsolicited tender offer by Husky Energy. Husky sought to acquire the entire share capital of MEG for approximately $6 billion.
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Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1987 (AB)