chidinma b. thompson

CHIDINMA B. THOMPSON
Associée
T 403.232.9666
F 403.266.1395
Calgary
[email protected]
Litige et arbitrage
Réglementation des services financiers
Énergie
Pétrole et gaz
Environnement
Changement Climatique
Droit municipal et autres services gouvernementaux
Planification municipale
Aménagement de terrains
Formation / Admission au Barreau
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PhD in Law, University of Calgary,
2014
Chidinma Thompson is a partner in our Commercial Litigation Group in our Calgary
office. Chidinma is focusing her practice on commercial litigation, regulatory law and
arbitration, with an emphasis on energy, natural resources, environmental, and
municipal law. She acts for and advises clients in these areas, and has experience in
regulatory hearings before the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board, Alberta
Utilities Commission, Calgary Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, as well as
proceedings at the Alberta Provincial Court, Court of Queen’s Bench and the Court of
Appeal.
LLM, University of Calgary, 2007
LLB, University of Nigeria, 2000
Alberta, 2010
Nigeria, 2002
Activités professionnelles
Member: Canadian Bar Association (Municipal South, Natural Resources
South, Civil Litigation South,
Administrative Law South and
International Business Law Sections),
Calgary Bar Association
Member: International Bar Association, Nigerian Bar Association
Member, Law Society of Alberta
Member, Young Canadian Arbitration
Practitioners
Member, Calgary Chamber of
Commerce
Prior to joining BLG in 2009, Chidinma practised with an international oil & gas law firm
in Lagos, Nigeria. She has also been a sessional instructor at the University of Calgary
Faculty of Law, co-teaching “Fundamental Legal Skills,” and at the university’s
Haskayne School of Business, teaching “Environmental Law in the Energy Sector” in a
Master’s Program on Sustainable Energy Development. As well, she has been a legal
research associate with various Canadian Institutions and law firms.
RANKINGS & RECOGNITIONS

Recipient, Women in Law Leadership Award​ (WILL) for "Tomorrow's Leader,"
2015.
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Recipient, Young Women in ​Energy Award (YWE) Award, 2014.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
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Co-Author, "The Limits of Ultra vires, Interjurisdictional Immunity and
Cooperative Federalism in Interprovincial Pipeline Approvals: Application of
Rogers Communications Inc v Châteauguay (City) 2016 SCC 23​​," The
Resource: BLG Energy Law Blog, December 30, 2016.​​
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Co-Author, "Alberta Government Introduces Legislation Mandating Cap on
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Alberta Oil Sands," The Resource: BLG
Energy Law Blog, November 20, 2016.​​
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Co-Author, "Is The Play Still The Thing? – The Status of Play-Based
Member, Young Women in Energy
Member, Association of Women
Lawyers
Activités communautaires
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Volunteer Legal Advisor, Children’s
Legal and Educational Resource
Centre (CLERC), 2009-present
Volunteer Small Claims Duty Counsel,
Provincial Court of Alberta Pro Bono
Law Alberta, 2011-present
Volunteer Legal Advisor, Calgary
Legal Guidance, 2012-present
Volunteer Amicus Curiae, Court of
Queen's Bench Alberta, Pro Bono
Law Alberta, 2013-present
Regulation In Alberta​,​ " The Resource: BLG Energy Law Blog, October 23,
2016.​​
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Co-Author, "The New Federal Carbon Pricing Policy – Roadmap to a PanCanadian Energy Strategy?" The Resource: BLG Energy Law Blog, October
18, 2016.​​
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Co-Author, "Precautionary Tale? BC Environmental Appeal Board Says
“Polluter-pays” and “Precautionary” Principles not Applicable to the Permitting
Process Under the BC Environmental Management Act​," The Resource: BLG
Energy Law Blog, July 3, 2016.​​

Co-Author, "The Alberta Energy Regulator Reacts to the Redwater Decision –
Who Suffers?​​" The Resource: BLG Energy Law Blog, June 20​, 2016.​​
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Co-Author, "Where do we go from here? Alberta Court approves
renouncement of AER-licensed assets by Trustees and Receivers to avoid
monetary environmental obligations," The Resource: BLG Energy Law Blog,
May 26​​, 2016.​​
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Co-Author, "Licensee Liability Ratings and Stakeholder Exposure in Insolvency​​," The Resource: BLG Energy Law Blog, April 27, 2016.​​
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Panelist, “Global Trends and Challenges affecting the Future of the Legal
Profession,” 7th International Bar Association World Women Lawyers’
Conference, Berlin, Germany, 7-8 April 2016.
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Co-Author, "From Social License to Class Action – Climate Change Litigation
has come to Canada, Project Proponents Beware​​," The Resource: BLG
Energy Law Blog, March 22, 2016.​​
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Co-Author, "Alberta Energy Regulator Implements the Final Phase of the LLR
Program Changes​​," The Resource: BLG Energy Law Blog, June 18, 2015.​​
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Profiled, "From Lagos to Canadian Energy Law, Chidinma Thompson Has
Come a Long Way," Alberta Oil, August 7, 2015.
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Speaker, "Remediation of Contaminated Sites and Wells," Environmental Law
& Regulation in Alberta, June 2-3, 2015.
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Co-Author, "Alberta Energy Regulator Confirms that an Unsuccessful Applicant
Cannot Seek a Regulatory Appeal of Denied Application," The Resource: BLG
Energy Law Blog, April 1, 2015.
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Co-Author, "Vertical Compulsory Pooling of Oil and Gas Resources Appears to
be Available in Alberta," The Resource: BLG Energy Law Blog, September 12,
2014.
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P​​rofiled, "First YWE Awards recognize emerging female leaders in oil and
gas," Oilweek, January 8, 2014.
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​Profiled, "High energy education approach paying off with PhD for lawyer," The
Lawyers Weekly, November 29, 2013.
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Profiled, "Calgary lawyer’s PhD calls for infrastructure-related reforms in oil and
gas​," Canadian Lawyer Magazine, September 18, 2013.
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Profiled, "Law school marks historic day with first ever PhD thesis defence
," UToday, University of Calgary, September 18, 2013.
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Author, Making Federalism through Law: Regulating Socio-economic
Challenges of Energy Development, a Case Study of Alberta’s Oil Sands and
the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, PhD Thesis.
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Author, “The Changing Legislation and Regulation of Carbon Capture and
Storage: Impacts on Purpose, Policy, and Projects,” 49 Alberta Law
Review 305, 2011.
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Author, “Legal Authority for Market-Based Instruments in Municipal
Environmental Regulation in Alberta, Ontario, British Columbia, and Nova
Scotia,” unpublished research paper, year.
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Author, “Alberta’s Approach to Local Governance in Oil & Gas Development,”
48 Alberta Law Review 55, 2010.
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Author, “Federal Regulatory Controls,” Canadian Environmental Law, 2nd
Edition, Vol. 1, R. Cotton and A.R. Lucas, eds., LexisNexis, 2009​.
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Author, “Heavy Duty Transition Fuels: Oil Sands, Oil Shale and Heavy Oil,” Beyond The Carbon Economy, D.N. Zillman et al. eds., Oxford University
Press, 2008.
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Author, “Model Agreements for Joint Development: A Case Study,” Journal of
Energy and Natural Resources Law, Vol. 25, February 2007.
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Author, “Joint Development: An Alternative Legal Approach to Oil & Gas Exploitation in the Nigeria-Cameroon Maritime Boundary
Dispute?,” International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, Vol. 21, December
2006.
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Author, Oil & Gas in the Nigeria/Cameroon Maritime Boundary Dispute – An
Alternative Legal Approach, LLM Thesis (unpublished), University of Calgary
Law Library, July 2006.​
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