Rujuta Patel practises business law and competition law, with a focus on the resources and transportation sectors.

She advises on private mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and restructurings of multinational and Canadian organizations, private placements and a variety of energy-related matters. She works regularly with energy services companies and is experienced in drafting, negotiating and advising on a broad range of services, drilling and engineering contracts. She also drafts, negotiates and advises on all types of commercial contracts, including purchase and sale agreements, project documentation, supply agreements, service agreements, procurement policy and contract documentation, shareholder agreements and partnership agreements.

Ms. Patel also advises on competition matters and foreign investment review matters, and regularly deals with the Competition Bureau and the Investment Review Division of Industry Canada on such matters. She has extensive experience in representing clients from a wide range of industries on issues relating to the competitive impact of mergers, including those involved in all sectors of the oil and gas industry, as well as the energy services, construction, insurance and real estate industries. She also advises clients on structuring their business arrangements to ensure compliance with Canadian competition legislation. She has represented foreign investors from a number of different countries in obtaining approvals for their investments under the lnvestment Canada Act, and has prepared and filed applications for review and participated in negotiations regarding undertakings and approvals under the Investment Canada Act.

Ms. Patel’s practice includes advising on international commercial transactions, and she has participated in various transactions involving multiple jurisdictions. She is also a practising English solicitor and regularly advises on matters involving English law.

Ms. Patel joined our Calgary office in 2003 after moving from Kenya, where she practised corporate/commercial law with one of the leading Kenyan law firms after being called to the English Bar.