Lawyer Profile
Sylvie J. M. Welsh
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
University of Calgary, Juris Doctor, 2011 McMaster University, Honours Bachelor of Arts, Geography, 2006 McMaster University, Bachelor of Science, Life Sciences, 2004 Bar admission: Alberta 2012
Sylvie services companies at all stages of development (from entrepreneurial start-ups to national and international clients) in a wide array of industries including agriculture, oil and gas, renewable energy, energy transformation, technology, retail and health-care.
Sylvie is a member of the CLG (Calgary Legal Guidance) Fund Development Committee as well as the CBA Law Day Committee. She also served with the Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association and Women's Legal Forum as a gala organizer (2017, 2019 and 2021).
Sylvie has also presented at various conferences, panels, seminars, and other events, including:
Counsel to Cardinal Energy Ltd. in its $104.7M Bought Deal Offering of Common Shares Co-Led by RBC Capital Markets and CIBC Capital Markets
Acted as counsel to Saguaro Resources Ltd, a Calgary-based oil and gas exploration and production company, in its $500 million acquisition by Tourmaline Oil Corp. by way of a plan of arrangement.
Counsel to Whitecap Resources Inc. for its business combination with Veren Inc. completed by statutory plan of arrangement in an all-share transaction valued at approximately $15 billion to create the seventh largest oil and natural gas producer and the fifth largest natural gas producer in Canada.
Counsel to Lucero Energy Corp. in the acquisition of Lucero by Vitesse Energy, Inc. pursuant to a plan of arrangement under the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) whereby each share of Lucero was exchanged for 0.01239 of a share of Vitesse common stock, representing a transaction value of US$222 million (C$315 million).
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Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2012 (AB)