brad j. pierce

BRAD J. PIERCE
Associé
T 403.232.9421
F 403.266.1395
Calgary
[email protected]
http://www.linkedin.com/in/bra
djpierce
Capital d'investissement
Droit des affaires et droit des sociétés
Sociétés fermées
Droit des autochtones
Contrats en construction
Fusions et acquisitions
Formation / Admission au Barreau
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LLB, University of Alberta, 1984
Brad J. Pierce is a senior partner in the Corporate Commercial Group in BLG's Calgary
office. Brad's practice encompasses a range of corporate, commercial and regulatory
matters, including private equity and venture capital financings, mergers & acquisitions,
international transactions, infrastructure and resort development, and regulatory and
environmental compliance. He also has unique expertise with respect to the structuring
and financing of commercial enterprises on Federal and First Nation lands.
BA, University of Alberta, 1980
Alberta, 1985
Activités professionnelles
Member, Law Society of Alberta,
1984-present
Member, Canadian Bar Association,
1984-present
Member, Canadian Venture Capital
Association, 1992-present
Director and Secretary, Venture
Capital Association of Alberta, 1994present
Brad represents leading institutional, private equity and venture capital firms with
respect to their in investments in funds and emerging companies involved in the
development of new technologies mostly in Western Canada. He also represents a
number of the funds and companies themselves, helping them successfully finance and
grow their respective businesses.
As well, Brad has assisted domestic and foreign buyers and sellers with respect to the
corporate acquisition and disposition of significant assets and businesses in the power
and power management, engineering and procurement, oil & gas services, and
infrastructure and resort development industries in Canada, the United States and
Europe.
REPRESENTATIVE WORK
Activités communautaires

Represented two large publicly listed energy infrastructure companies
with respect their joint acquisition and development of Canada’s largest
wind farm project.
Director, Hidden Angel Foundation

​Member and Counsel to Association
for Mountain Parks Protection and
Enjoyment
Represented an Alberta based fund of funds with respect to its limited
partnership investment in several venture funds, representing over $700
million in new fund creation.

Represented a new Alberta venture fund providing seed capital
investment to start up technology companies assisting with its formation,
and relative to investments.

Represented two leading Canadian private equity and mezzanine debt
firms relative to investments, refinancing and dispositions of Canadian
SMEs in a variety of industries and provinces.
Board Member, Calgary Economic
Development
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Represented two of the world’s largest venture capital funds as local
agent with respect to the limited partnership investment in the funds by
two of the largest Canadian institutional investors.

Represented a global EPC firm, on the successful acquisition and
disposition of several Alberta-based engineering and energy
infrastructure companies.
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Represented a renewable power developer on the acquisition and
refurbishment, project financing, and disposition of two bio mass power
facilities in Southern Alberta.
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Represented a private Alberta company with respect to the acquisition,
financing and disposition of several natural gas storage developments
and trading assets, including a 45 Bcf-proposed natural gas storage
facility.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Presenter, “Conventional and Unconventional Oil & Gas Exploration and
Development and Pipeline, LNG and Infrastructure Developments in
North America,” ALFA International Oil & Gas Working Group, Calgary,
AB, July 2012.

Presenter, “Update on Canadian Energy Developments,” ALFA
International Oil & Gas Working Group, Houston, TX, March 2012.

Presenter, “Canadian Oil & Gas Developments,” Indo-Canadian Business
Association and legal and investment communities in Mumbai and
Delhi, India, December 2012.

Speaker, “Financing Options for Oil & Gas Technologies: A Legal
Perspective,” Alberta Centre for Advanced MNT Products Seminar
entitled “Conventional Energy,” March 2011.

Speaker, “Alberta Carbon Credits and Emissions Trading,” BLG In-House
Continuing Legal Education (CLE), November 2010.

Speaker, “Vancouver Olympics Sustainable Development Program and
Aboriginal Initiatives,” Los Angeles County Bar, International Subsection,
November 2010.
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Panellist, “North American Pipeline & Infrastructure Developments:
Cross- Border Pipelines,” International Bar Association Annual
Convention, October 2010.

Speaker, “Oil & Gas Development on Indian Lands,” BLG In-House CLE,
March 2010.

Speaker, “Unanimous Shareholder Agreements,” Insight Information
Conference entitled “Drafting Major Business Agreements,” January
2009.
RANKINGS & RECOGNITIONS
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Recognized in the 2015 edition (and since 2011) of The Canadian Legal
Lexpert® Directory (Corporate Mid-Market).
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