Overview

Courtney R. Burton is a partner and founding partner at Blue Rock Law in Calgary. She is a corporate lawyer whose work includes energy transactions, commodity trading and derivatives risk management. Her listed practice areas cover banking and finance, corporate and commercial law, derivatives and risk management, mergers and acquisitions, and startups and venture capital. Courtney advises on major transactions, reorganizations and not-for-profit matters. Her representative work includes negotiating documentation for commodity derivatives, carbon-trading agreements and carbon-credit purchases, advising energy companies on physical and financial commodity trades, and addressing Canadian and cross-border derivatives regulation. She also has experience structuring limited partnerships and special-purpose corporations and advising on governance and equity arrangements. Courtney earned her LLB and BA from the University of Calgary and was called to the Alberta Bar in 2010.

Practice Areas

• Banking and Finance
• Corporate and Commercial
• Derivatives and Risk Management
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Startups and Venture Capital

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2010 (AB)