Kyle Havart-Crans

Associate Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Kyle Havart-Crans

Kyle Havart-Crans

Biography

Kyle Havart-Crans practises regulatory law and commercial litigation, with a focus on the energy industry, including oil and gas, renewable energy, energy storage and alternative energy sources.  

Kyle has worked on the acquisition and development of renewable energy projects. He also regularly assists with routine environmental and regulatory matters including permitting, applications and advising clients on a wide range of issues. Kyle also has experience with ESG issues, including greenhouse gas offset crediting and programs, Indigenous matters and net-zero initiatives. 

Prior to joining us as an associate Kyle worked, as a legal student, at a major North American pipeline company, a Canadian natural gas midstream company and the Alberta Utilities Commission.

During law school Kyle participated in and led the Queen's Bench Amicus pro bono program and acted as an editor-in-chief of the Alberta Law Review.

Prior to law school Kyle worked as a fisheries biologist in Ontario for a non-governmental organization representing First Nations in the upper Great Lakes region.

Professional experience

Representative experience

Representative experience

Kyle has acted in the following matters: 

  • Conducted environmental and public due diligence on the purchase of two large renewable energy projects in Alberta
  • Conducted research and assisted senior counsel in drafting court documents in a bankruptcy and insolvency dispute centered on qualifaction of abandonnment and reclamation obligations 
  • Advised a midstream company on a multi-million dollar purchase of carbon offset credits
  • Conducted research and drafted submissions for a hearing in front of the Alberta Energy Regulator regarding declarations against directors

Rankings and recognitions

Rankings and recognitions

  • Dean's List, University of Calgary Faculty of Law, 2020 
  • R.A. MacKimmie, O.C., Q.C. Award for Outstanding Contribution, 2019
  • Pro Bono Students Canada Outstanding Project Leader Award, 2019 
  • Davies Corporate/Securities Moot - Top 5 Oralist Award, 2019

Education

Education

J.D., University of Calgary, 2020 
M.Sc., McMaster University, 2014 
B.Sc. (Hons.), University of Guelph, 2012 

Admissions

Admissions

  • Alberta 2021

Publications

Publications

  • "Alberta's Renewable Energy Market: Developing Contract Issues," (2022) 60:2 Alberta Law Review 397
  • "Project Development Partnerships with Indigenous groups," Lexpert Insights, November 2022
  • "A focus on methane at COP26 means new opportunities for Canadian oil and gas," October 2021
  • "The SanLing saga: An example of AER enforcement," August 2021 
  • "Alberta announces new competitive process for carbon storage tenures," June 2021
  • Kim, J., Crans, K.D., Mandrak, N.E. (2021) Effects of broadband sound and alarm cue on the behaviour of Common Carp. Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 3209
  • Borowiec, B.G., Crans, K.D., Khajali, F., Pranckevicius, N.A., Young, A. and Scott, G.R. (2016). Interspecific and environment-induced variation in hypoxia tolerance in sunfish.  Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A, 198: 59 – 71
  • Crans, K.D., Pranckevicius, N. and Scott, G.R. (2015). Physiological tradeoffs may underlie the evolution of hypoxia tolerance and exercise performance in sunfish (Centrarchidae). The Journal of Experimental Biology 218: 3264-3275

Memberships and activities

Memberships and activities

  • Calgary Bar Association 
  • Law Society of Alberta
  • Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society, board of directors

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