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Roy Hudson

Partner
About

Roy Hudson’s practice is focused on advising both public and private companies, along with investment banks, private equity and debt firms and other parties, involved in mining, energy development and production, energy services, infrastructure, property acquisition and development, construction and technology.

Roy has led many significant corporate transactions over the last 35 years and advises numerous domestic and international enterprises with respect to a wide range of legal matters including financings, acquisitions and divestitures, mergers, reorganizations, restructurings and a broad range of other types of commercial transactions.

Roy has considerable experience in providing legal and strategic business advice to senior executives and directors in respect of matters related to corporate governance, director and executive compensation and regulatory compliance.

Roy has significant experience in international M&A and commercial transactions including, most recently, within the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Australia, Turkey and Papua New Guinea.

Bar admissionsAlberta, 1984

EXPERIENCE

  • Acted for the owners of the Gray Monk winery in respect of the sale of the winery and related assets to Andrew Peller Limited
  • Acted for Iberian Minerals Ltd. in its plan of arrangement and spinout of EnviroLeach Technologies Inc. ("ETI") and listing of ETI shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange
  • Acted for BP Energy Partners in its financing of Cryopeak Energy Solutions Corporation., an integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) production and distribution provider
  • Acted for Cryopeak Energy Solutions Corporation in its merger with Ferus Natural Fuels Inc.
  • Acted for Trion Battery Technologies Inc. its financing and corporate inversion with Trion Energy Solutions Inc. 
  • Acted for Trion Battery Technologies Inc. in its acquisition of Liacon Gmbh, a German battery manufacturer
  • Acted for High Arctic Energy Services Inc. in its acquisition of the Production Services division of Tervita Corporation
  • Acted for High Arctic Energy Services in its sale of drilling equipment and related assets to Precision Drilling Corporation
  • Acted for High Arctic Energy Services Inc. in its purchase of oilfield rental assets from Delta Rental Services Ltd.
  • Acted for High Arctic Energy Services Inc. in its spinout of its Papua New Guinea assets to High Arctic Overseas Holding Corp. ("HOH") and listing of HOH shares on the TSX Venture Exchange
  • Acted for Direct Equipment Inc. in its sale of rental equipment assets in Ontario and western Canada to United Rentals of Canada, Inc.
Languages
  • English

Awards

The Legal 500 Canada

  • Energy: Mining, (2016 – 2018)
Additional Recognitions
  • Lawyers of the Year, Mining Law, Best Lawyers in Canada, (2026)
  • Recognized, Calgary Mining Law, Best Lawyers in Canada, (2015 – 2027)
  • Recognized, Calgary Securities Law, Best Lawyers in Canada, (2020 – 2022, 2024 – 2027)
  • Recognized, Calgary Corporate Law, Best Lawyers in Canada, (2025 – 2027)
  • Listed, Lexpert Special Edition, Leading Canadian Lawyers in Global Mining, (2014 – 2018)
  • Listed, Lexpert Special Edition, Mining, (2023, 2025)
  • Listed, Mining, Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, (2013 – 2020, 2022 – 2023)
  • Listed, Corporate Mid-Market, Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, (2021 – 2026)
Education
  • LL.B., University of Alberta, 1983
  • B.Comm, University of Alberta, 1979

Media Mentions

  • Quoted, "Mining in Canada: dealmaking momentum and the critical minerals push," Lexpert, September 2, 2026

Connect

Phone

+1 403 698 8708
(Work, Calgary)
+1 604 687 9444
(Work, Vancouver)
+1 416 365 3500
(Mobile, Toronto)

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