Corinne Grigoriu* is a partner in the Tax & Trusts Group at Cassels. Corinne’s practice focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, inbound and outbound investment and financing, corporate reorganization and restructuring transactions and private equity investments. Corinne provides trusted and strategic tax advice to clients in a variety of sectors, including oil and gas, mining, renewable energy and technology.
Corinne provides strategic tax advice to facilitate indigenous equity and economic participation in various projects in the energy sector, and has acted for both industry and Indigenous groups on the development, implementation and financing of indigenous partnerships. In addition, Corinne works regularly with Indigenous groups to structure their economic development activities and acts as a trusted advisor on the development of internal governance and fiscal policies.
Corinne is a frequent presenter and author on tax law matters, most recently authoring a chapter in The Law of Indigenous Ownership and Projects.
Corinne is a strong supporter of the arts in Calgary and is serving as Past Chair of the Board of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and as a member of the Board of Arts Commons.
Corinne’s representative work includes acting for:
- Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Canada’s largest oil & gas producer, in its $3.775 billion acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Devon Canada Corporation
- innogy SE in its decision to construct two solar projects in Canada
- Pipestone Oil Corp. in its strategic merger with Blackbird Energy Inc. and $309.5 million in equity and debt financings to form Pipestone Energy Corp.
- Quad-C Management on its investment in S.i. Systems
- Andrew Peller Limited in its acquisition of three British Columbia wineries
- Veresen Inc. in its $9.7 billion arrangement agreement with Pembina Pipeline Corporation
- NOVA Chemicals Corporation in its acquisition of Williams Partners’ ownership interest in a Geismar, Louisiana olefins plant for US$2.1 billion, and in its 2017 offering of US$2.1 billion 4.875% senior notes due 2024 and 5.250% senior notes due 2027
Corinne is fluent in French and Romanian and is studying Spanish.
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