Paul Negenman

Paul is an oil and gas, transaction, and land lawyer with over 30 years of experience advising clients on the drafting and negotiating of agreements for the acquisition and divestiture (A&D) of oil and gas assets, and the drafting and negotiating of joint venture, partnership and joint operating agreements pertaining to the energy industry. Paul also assists clients in due diligence and title opinion preparation in A&D transactions; custom and complex freehold land and leasing matters; the legal consequences of asset retirement obligations; and regulatory compliance issues in well, facility and pipeline license transfer applications with regulatory bodies. He provides advice relating to day-to-day disputes and issues with joint venture participants, royalty owners and fee simple owners of oil and gas properties. In A&D, he helps clients understand and navigate the closing process and the preparation of closing documentation to ensure a successful transaction. Paul is well versed in all of the CALEP (CAPL), and most of the PJVA, industry forms and procedures. Paul's most recent interest is brine hosted mineral leasing, otherwise known as lithium leasing, in both the Crown and freehold context. Paul's practice is focused exclusively on oil and gas matters. This concentration allows him to provide his clients with focused, detailed and thoughtful assistance and advice. · Lawson Lundell LLP