Noralee Bradley

Partner, Corporate Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

  • Calgary AB

Advisor to Public and Private Companies on M&A takeovers, Financings and Restructurings, particularly in the Energy Sector.

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Biography

Noralee’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, financings and corporate and board governance. She has significant experience in mergers involving both public and private companies, friendly and hostile takeover bids and complicated plans of arrangement. Ms. Bradley has also served as lead partner in equity and debt offerings in Canada, and sophisticated cross-border financings. Noralee assists many companies in the strategic planning and review of corporate governance policies and their compliance with fiduciary duties and securities regulations.

She has been recognized in the areas of Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate, Commercial and Securities Law; is quoted in Lexpert's top 10 deals of 2016.

Industry Expertise

Legal Services

Areas of Expertise

Corporate Finance and Securities
Corporate Governance
Mergers and Acquisitions
Takeover Bids
Plans of Arrangement
Shareholder Activism
Equity and Debt Offerings

Accomplishments

Recognized as a leading Corporate Lawyer in:

Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business (2016-2017);
The Best Lawyers in Canada (2016-2017);
IFLR 1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms (2016-2017);
The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (2017);
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2015-2016);
Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Business Lawyers (2015);
Lexpert Zenith Award (2014).

Education

University of Saskatchewan

Juris Doctorate (Law)

University of Saskatchewan

B.Comm.

Affiliations

  • Calgary United Way (Co-Chair of Cabinet for 2015 Campaign)
  • Angle Energy Inc. (a TSX listed company) Chair of the Board of Directors until sale in December 2013
  • Institute of Corporate Directors - Former Chair of Calgary Chapter (2014-2015)
  • Women Presidents’ Organization – Calgary Chapter Member
  • Law Society of Alberta

Languages

  • English

Media Appearances

Top 10 Deals of 2016

Lexpert Magazine  online

2017-02-06

Canadian Oil Sands’ in-house legal team was assisted by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, with a team that included Noralee Bradley. Bradley added to Schneider’s description: “The transaction was both interesting and challenging from the COS perspective given the share consideration resulted in moving values for both COS and Suncor shares while the bid was in the market. COS had a single asset [operated independently by Syncrude/Imperial] in which both parties were joint-venture participants and large shareholders were commenting publicly on the deal.”

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Building a Better Board

Canadian HR Reporter  print

2016-12-21

The composition of many boards of directors has shifted over the last several years to accommodate changing technology and government mandates, according to an article in Canadian HR Reporter. In his article, John Dujay examines what makes an effective board and outlines the necessary components to efficient governance. Noralee Bradley, a partner in Osler’s Corporate Practice Group who specializes in corporate governance, says one of those components is strategic thinking.

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Canadian energy asset sales seen picking up in coming months

Reuters  online

2016-09-22

In an article written for Reuters, reporter John Tilak examines the anticipated uptick in sales of exploration and production assets in the Canadian energy sector in the months ahead.

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Event Appearances

Learn How New Takeover Bid Rules Will Change Canadian M&A for Buyers and Targets (Speaker)

Calgary Breakfast Seminar Series  

2016-05-25

Shareholder Activism – The New Takeover?

Osler Seminar  

2012-11-21

Special Situations in Corporate Governance

Institute of Corporate Directors Seminar  

2012-06-11

Articles

How the new take-over bid rules will change Canadian M&A for buyers and targets

Osler Update

2016-05-25

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions, whether large or small, have inherent complexities that need to be clearly understood and properly addressed in order to ensure a successful deal.

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The board of directors' role in crisis management

Osler White Paper

2016-05-18

Sooner or later, every enterprise will face a crisis. When it hits, the ability to side-step disaster depends on the effectiveness of your company’s response. Preparedness and oversight of crisis management is a key responsibility of the board of directors.

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New Prospectus Exemptions to Facilitate Rights Offerings and Capital Raising from Existing Investors

Osler Update

2014-12-11

The Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) recently published for comment proposed amendments (the CSA Proposal) designed to create a streamlined prospectus exemption for rights offerings by reporting issuers (the Proposed Rights Offering Exemption). On the same day, the Ontario Securities Commission (the OSC) announced the adoption of a new prospectus exemption that will allow reporting issuers listed on certain Canadian stock exchanges to raise capital from existing security holders on a prospectus exempt basis (the Existing Security Holder Exemption).

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