Carolyn Simpson

Carolyn maintains a corporate commercial practice with a focus on business transactions, including private and public mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate reorganizations, and debt and equity financings. She also advises clients on corporate governance and general corporate and securities law matters.

Carolyn regularly acts for Canadian and U.S. private equity firms and their portfolio companies, as well as clients in the energy sector, including midstream companies and upstream producers and oilfield services businesses. She has significant experience navigating complex, cross-border transactions and multi-jurisdictional deal structures. Carolyn also advises start-up and early stage businesses in the energy technology sector.

From 2021 to 2023, Carolyn served as provisional General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Pinnacle Energy Resources Inc., supporting the company through its transition following its take-private transaction with Drax plc.