Trevor Ference
Senior Legal Counsel & Manager @Pacific Energy
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Legal Counsel & Manager @Pacific Energy
Calgary, AB, CA
Senior regulatory and commercial counsel supporting both upstream (Pacific Canbriam) and LNG facility (Woodfibre LNG) development. Diverse scope of responsibilities, including regulatory permitting and compliance, litigation and dispute management, contracting strategy and negotiation and acquisition due diligence and transaction support.Accountable for delivery of legal services for regulatory, permitting and security matters for Woodfibre LNG. Day to day responsibilities include for regulatory and permitting strategy and applications support, HSE/OHS policy and incident management for related matters, indigenous agreement management and support, Project Finance and JV governance management support and related dispute and litigation management. Accountable for coordinating legal workflows of other supporting counsel and ensuring internal client satisfaction.Commercial responsibilities include contract negotiation and management, template and policy development and contractual heat mapping implementation and exception standardization. Broad range of advice including for master goods and services agreements, engineering procurement and construction agreements, site access agreements, purchase and sale agreements, asset swap agreements and non-disclosure agreements. Also provide primary support for software contracting, data privacy and personal information management and labour and employment matters.
EDUCATION
University of Calgary
JD, Law
University of Alberta
B. Sc., Chemical Engineering (Coop)
The University of Waikato
Exchange, Law
SKILLS
ABOUT TREVOR FERENCE
Collaborative & Solutions-Oriented | Legal Swiss Army Knife | Technical Foundation | Legal StrategistBusiness focused legal counsel with a foundation in engineering and risk-based decision making. Versatile legal background including with experience in major project development, commercial transactions, regulatory permitting and compliance, and IT and data management. Experience spans EPC and construction law; supply chain management; joint venture negotiations and governance; transaction agreements and due diligence; corporate policy development and implementation; regulatory permitting and administrative law; Indigenous agreements and governance; HSE/OHS compliance and incident response; project finance agreements and stewardship; IT and software licensing; IP and corporate R&D management; export controls; privacy and data protection (including PIPA/PIPEDA and GDPR); and HR benefits and employment law; litigation and dispute management.In dynamic, cross-disciplinary environments, impactful legal leadership does not stop at legal risk mitigation. Whether advising executive teams, negotiating contracts, drafting corporate or contracting policies, engaging in corporate governance activities or managing and resolving disputes, I bring a collaborative, analytical approach that delivers timely and practical solutions for every challenge.
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