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Paul C. Wilson *

Counsel Fasken
Jurisdiction British Columbia, 1983
Language(s) English
Office(s) Vancouver
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Overview

Paul C. Wilson is Chair of the firm’s Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources group. His practice focuses on energy, infrastructure, transportation and natural resources projects, with an emphasis on environmental and Indigenous matters. Paul negotiates project contracts, concession agreements and deals with environmental assessments and permitting for major infrastructure, port infrastructure, energy and mining projects. Paul is also recognized for his experience related to project joint ventures, consent and accommodation agreements with Indigenous communities.

Paul has been recognized as a leading practitioner by many legal directories and ranking organizations including Best Lawyers Canada and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. 

Achievements

Client Work

  • Sale of Ridley Terminals Inc. by Canada Development Investment Corporation on behalf of the Government of Canada for C$350,000,000, [Deal - Canada Development Investment Corporation], The transaction is the first Canadian privatization where local First Nations obtained an equity interest as part of the disposition. The First Nation participation will position the RTI transaction as one of the most important for 2019 and have lasting significance for comparable transactions in the future. The transaction resulted in one of the first joint ventures between US private equity and First Nations. Given the uncertainties associated with acquisitions of infrastructure, project and natural resource-based assets in Canada, this transaction can be used as a model of how to manage and structure similar private-sector acquisitions.
  • Triple Five Team secures junior mezzanine financing for construction of American Dream Meadowlands retail and entertainment complex, [Deal - Triple Five Group of Companies], Fasken acted as Canadian counsel and represented Triple Five Group, owner of Mall of America, in its junior mezzanine financing for the construction of American Dream Meadowlands, located in Meadowlands Sports Complex in New Jersey. American Dream is a 3 million square foot retail and entertainme...
  • U.S. Concrete acquires Polaris Minerals, [Deal - Polaris Minerals Corporation and Directors and senior management of Polaris], Represented Polaris in connection with the plan of arrangement involving U.S. Concrete, Inc. and Polaris, whereby Polaris was acquired by U.S. Concrete for approximately $310 million. U.S. Concrete provided Polaris with a superior proposal to another offer which Polaris had previously agreed to. ...
  • CPR environmental issues, [Deal - Canadian Pacific Railway], Advised CPR on environmental issues including resolving responsibility for environmental issues, remediation of contaminated sites, environmental advice on CPR transactions, operations, and environmental permitting and approvals.
  • GM Resorts finalizes Grouse Mountain acquisition, [Deal - GM Resorts Limited Partnership], GM Resorts Limited Partnership, established by the Canadian investment and asset management company CM (Canada) Asset Management Co., Ltd., has purchased Grouse Mountain Resort in British Columbia Canada.   Welcoming over 1.3 million guests per year, Grouse Mountain Resort is a thriving four-s...
  • Canadian Pacific Railway sells the historic Arbutus rail corridor to City of Vancouver, [Deal - Canadian Pacific Railway Corporation], On March 7, 2016, Canadian Pacific Railway Corporation (“CP”) reached an agreement with the city of Vancouver to sell the Arbutus corridor for $55 million. The landmark agreement ended 15 years of feuding over the corridor, and allows the City to create a transportation corridor and greenway wh...
  • Sojitz Tungsten Resources sells Beralt Ventures to Almonty Industries, [Deal - Sojitz Tungsten Resources, Inc. and Sojitz Corporation], Sojitz Tungsten Resources, Inc. (STR) sold its 100% ownership interest in the Panasqueira tungsten mine in Portugal to Almonty Industries Inc. The transaction involved the sale of Beralt Ventures Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of STR and debt owed to Sojitz Corporation. Fasken Martineau advised ...
  • Park Lane and Wesgroup Properties acquire the former Canadian White Pine mill site, [Deal - Confidential Clients], ParkLane Homes and Wesgroup Properties acquired the former Canadian White Pine Mill site, one of the first sawmills in Western Canada, for the East Fraserlands development in Vancouver which is now known as the River District. The 129 acres of industrial land will eventually become a predominantl...
  • Advised Hard Creek Nickel Corporation regarding agreements with the Kaska First Nation, [Deal - Confidential Client], On July 13, 2009, George Miller, Chairman of the Kaska Dena Council, Corrine Porter, Executive Director, Dena Kayeh Institute and Mark Jarvis, President of Hard Creek Nickel Corporation (TSX-HNC) announced the signing of their "Traditional Knowledge Protocol". The Protocol is a key step in the pr...

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB University of British Columbia
  • BA University of British Columbia

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Vancouver Board of Trade
  • Canadian Institute of Energy
  • Energy and Natural Resource Sections, Canadian Bar Association

Knowledge

Events

News

Publications

  • Canadian Environmental Law Guide, 1/1/2024
  • Annotated Climate Change Statutes and Regulations in Canada, 11/30/2010
Book Canadian Environmental Law Guide Published by Specialty Technical Publishers
Book Annotated Climate Change Statutes and Regulations in Canada Energy, Environmental, Climate Change and Regulatory Practice Group

Speaking Engagements

  • Canada's New Impact Assessment Act, 11/5/2019
  • Doing Business with Canadian Ports, 10/2/2018
  • 8th Aboriginal Energy Forum, 12/4/2014
Moderator Canada's New Impact Assessment Act Fasken Symposium 2019 location location Vancouver, BC
8th Aboriginal Energy Forum Insight Information location location Toronto

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