Lawyer Profile

Max Ettinger

Calgary, Alberta

Max Ettinger

Overview

Max advises clients on a diverse range of corporate and commercial transactions and other matters.

He has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, including buy-side and sell-side mandates for strategic and private equity investors across a broad scope of industries, including oil and gas, power, renewables, agri-business, infrastructure, aviation and technology. He has advised clients on a number of strategically significant transactions.

Max is also experienced in structuring joint ventures, project development, internal reorganizations and other complex commercial transactions and arrangements. His experience includes facilitating investment in and development of various projects and assets in the energy value chain, including upstream oil and gas production, pipeline and rail transportation, midstream, downstream and marketing, power and renewables, and carbon capture, storage and utilization.

Max articled and practised with the Corporate & Commercial group in Toronto prior to joining the Corporate & Energy group in Calgary.

Prior to joining Blakes, Max worked in the energy marketing department of a large oil and gas company in Calgary.

Energy Capital Partners on its preferred equity investment in a renewable fuels refining facility

Suncor Energy Inc. on its C$1-billion acquisition of an additional 21.3% working interest in the Fort Hills Project from Teck Resources Limited

Wolf Midstream on the investment in and development of a number of midstream facilities and related commercial arrangements, including refining, pipeline transportation and carbon capture, utilization and storage

Practice Areas

  • Corporate & Commercial Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2014 (ON)