robert g. owen

ROBERT G. OWEN
Associé
T 604.640.4044
F 604.622.5837
Vancouver
[email protected]
http://www.linkedin.com/in/ow
enrobert
Achat et vente d'une entreprise
Sociétés fermées
Foresterie
Comités de gouvernance et comités spéciaux
Fusions et acquisitions
Formation / Admission au Barreau
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LLB, University of Alberta, 1993
Robert Owen is a partner in our Corporate Commercial Group and the National Leader
of our Forestry Law Focus Group. Based in Vancouver, Robert practises corporate and
commercial law in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, corporate
structures, partnerships, joint ventures, reorganizations, corporate governance and
forestry law. He has extensive experience with a wide variety of mergers & acquisitions,
negotiating shareholders’ agreements, partnership agreements and joint venture
agreements, implementing corporate reorganizations, and advising directors and
shareholders on corporate governance matters, as well as commercial and regulatory
matters relating to the forest industry.
B.Comm., University of British
Columbia, 1990
Alberta, 2001
British Columbia, 1994
Activités professionnelles
Member, Canadian Bar Association
(CBA)
Member, Law Society of British
Columbia
REPRESENTATIVE WORK
Acquisitions & Divestitures

C$32.4 million divestiture of a tie treating business and related
manufacturing facility in 2014.
Member, Vancouver Bar Association

Legislative liaison for CBA BC
Forestry Law Subsection, 1997-98
US$180-million acquisition of a fleet control technology equipment
company by court-approved plan of arrangement in 2012.
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Acquisitions of several insurance restoration companies and businesses
in 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2001 and 2000.
Activités communautaires

Trustee, Canadian Athletic
Foundation, 2001-present.
C$232-million acquisition of an insurance company by court-approved
plan of arrangement in 2009.

C$39-million acquisition of the Fort St. James sawmill from Canfor in
2005.
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US$457.5-million acquisition of three oriented strand board facilities and
related assets in Minnesota from Potlatch Corporation in 2004.

C$56-million acquisition of an oriented strand board facility and related
assets in Slave Lake, Alberta from Weyerhaeuser in 2004.

C$163-million acquisition of Norske Skog Canada MacKenzie Pulp
Limited in 2001.
Member, Law Society of Alberta
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Acquisition of the High Level Lumber Division of Daishowa-Marubeni
International Ltd. in Alberta in 1999.
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C$109-million acquisition of Repap Manitoba Inc. in 1997.
Corporate/Commercial

Negotiation, settlement and formation in 2014 of a limited partnership in
British Columbia for a pellet plant facility and related contracts.

Negotiation, settlement and formation in 2014 of a limited partnership in
British Columbia for a green energy project and related long-term fibre
supply contract.
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Negotiation, settlement and formation in 2011 of a limited partnership in
British Columbia for the construction of a reload facility.

Negotiation, settlement and formation in 2010 of a limited partnership in
Alberta for the construction and operation of a bio fuel technology facility.

Negotiation, settlement and formation in 2008 of a British Columbia
limited partnership and a US limited partnership for real estate marketing.

Negotiation, settlement and formation in 2005 of a general partnership in
British Columbia for the marketing of kraft paper.

Negotiation, settlement and formation in 2001 of a limited partnership in
Saskatchewan for the construction and operation of an oriented strand
board manufacturing facility.

Negotiation and settlement of numerous joint venture arrangements for
various types of businesses, including shareholders’ agreements, general
partnership agreements, limited partnership agreements, limited liability
partnership agreements and joint venture agreements, including several
for commercial real estate developments.

Conversions by limited companies to ULCs and by ULCs to limited
companies.

Incorporations, amalgamations, continuations, corporate reorganizations
and wind-ups.
Forestry Law

Regulatory issues in connection with the liquidation of a forest products
company in 2007-08.

Regulatory issues under the Forest Act and the Forest and Range
Practices Act in connection with a C$1.1-billion sale of coastal timber
assets to Brascan in 2005.

Regulatory issues under the Forest Act in connection with a $40/share
take-over of Riverside Forest Products Ltd. in 2004.

Fibre supply issues in connection with the financing of Norske Skog
Canada Limited in 2001.

Fibre supply issues in connection with the acquisition of Primex Forest
Products Ltd. in 2001.

Regulatory issues in connection with the acquisition of Donohue Inc. in
2000.
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Fibre supply issues in connection with the formation of the Pacifica Paper
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Limited Partnership and the acquisition of MB Paper Limited in 1998.

Negotiation and settlement of road-use agreements, market logging
agreements, chip, pulplog and other forms of fibre supply agreements,
sawlog supply agreements, pulp sales agreements and tenure
management agreements.

Negotiation and settlement of all phases of logging contracts in the
coastal and interior regions of British Columbia, including those that are
subject to the provisions of the Timber Harvesting Contract and
Subcontract Regulation.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Editor, British Columbia Business Corporation Act Manual, Carswell,
2004-12.

Moderator, “Strategic Considerations on Investing in the Canadian
Forestry Sector” Panel, Timberland Investment Conference, June 23-25,
2010.

Reviser/Editor, “Letter of Intent” section of Buying and Selling a Business
– Annotated Precedents, The Continuing Legal Education Society of
British Columbia (CLE BC), updates for 2010, 2008, 2002 and 2000.

Presenter, “British Columbia ULCs,” Canadian Bar Association Business
Law Subsection, January 2009.

Presenter, “Buying & Selling a Business in British Columbia,” Lorman
Education Services Seminar, May 2000.

Faculty/Instructor, “Tax and Corporate Issues for Private Companies,”
CLE BC, May 1998.
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Co-Coordinator/Presenter, “Business Acquisitions,” CLE for legal support
staff, CLE BC, 1996.

Reviser/Editor, “Articles and Table A” section, British Columbia
Corporation Act Manual, Carswell, January 1996.

Contributor, Forestry Law CLE materials, Security of Tenure, CLE BC,
February 1994.
RANKINGS & RECOGNITIONS

Selected by peers for inclusion in the 2008-2015 editions of The Best
Lawyers in Canada® (Natural Resources Law – Timber).
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Selected by peers for inclusion in the 2016 and 2015 editions of The Best
Lawyers in Canada® (Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Natural Resources
Law).
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Recognized in the 2015 (and since 2012) editions of The Canadian Legal
Lexpert® Directory (Corporate Mid-Market).
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