Leanne C. Krawchuk

Leanne C. Krawchuk KC

Partner

 krawchukl@bennettjones.com
Education
University of Alberta, 1994, B.Comm (with Distinction)
Queen's University, 1997, LLB
Bar Admissions
Alberta, 1998

Leanne Krawchuk is a dynamic legal advisor with a practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate commercial matters and complex commercial transactions, with particular experience in the mining and natural resources sector and the construction and infrastructure sector. She advises public and private companies, family offices, private investor groups and other market participants across a broad range of domestic and cross-border transactions, bringing practical, business-focused solutions to sophisticated legal and commercial matters.

Overview

Leanne has extensive experience advising buyers and sellers on public and private M&A transactions, including distressed acquisitions, reorganizations, plans of arrangement, reverse takeovers, amalgamations, strategic investments, joint ventures and asset and share purchase transactions. She regularly works with private equity sponsors, private companies and investors on acquisitions, divestitures, growth investments and portfolio matters, helping achieve strategic and operational synergies.

Her practice also includes a broad corporate commercial and solicitor-side focus, advising clients on corporate governance, strategic partnerships and complex commercial arrangements across a variety of industries, including mining, construction, infrastructure, engineering, energy, manufacturing, forestry, oilfield services and technology. Clients rely on Leanne’s ability to draft, negotiate and oversee sophisticated commercial agreements, including limited partnership agreements, joint venture arrangements and unanimous shareholder agreements. She also advises on Indigenous equity participation and joint ventures between industry and Indigenous communities, with a strong focus on economic reconciliation and long-term partnerships.

Leanne brings significant experience advising clients in the mining and natural resources sector, acting for producers, developers and investors on M&A transactions, long-term supply agreements, streaming and refinery arrangements, marketing agreements, option agreements and joint ventures involving precious metals, critical minerals, and base and industrial metals projects in Canada and internationally. 

In her construction and infrastructure practice, Leanne advises owners, contractors, consultants and subcontractors on large-scale construction contracts including all forms of EPC, EPCM and CCDC contracts, procurement models and strategies, risk allocation and bespoke contracting frameworks in the energy, infrastructure and industrial sectors. 

Leanne is a dedicated supporter of organizations in the Edmonton area, currently serving as a member of the Concordia University of Edmonton Business Advisory Council and on the board of the Edmonton Community Foundation. Previously, Leanne served on the board of the Women Building Futures Society, the Edmonton Symphony Society and the Francis Winspear Centre for Music, as well as secretary to the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation. She also served as a member of the Queen's Law Alberta Alumni Council.

Select Experience
•  Gregg Distributors B.I.G. Mutual Fund Trust in its C$1.6-billion sale of Gregg Distributors to affiliates of Brookfield
Recognitions & Awards
Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading M&A Lawyers
•  Recognized as a leading M&A lawyer
Legal 500 Canada
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Corporate M&A
Energy and Natural Resources – Mining

Canadian Lexpert Legal Directory
•  Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Finance & Securities; Corporate Mid-Market; Mergers & Acquisitions; Mining
Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./ Canada Cross-Border Lawyers in Canada
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Recognized as a leading cross-border lawyer in M&A

Lexpert Special Edition – Canada's Leading Infrastructure Lawyers
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Recognized as a leading Infrastructure lawyer

Lexpert Special Edition Global Mining
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Recognized as a leading Mining lawyer

Lexpert Special Edition – Canada's Leading M&A Lawyers
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Recognized as a leading M&A lawyer

Lexpert Rising Star
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Recognized as one of Canada's leading lawyers under 40

Best Lawyers in Canada
•  Edmonton Lawyer of the Year, Corporate Law
Edmonton Lawyer of the Year, Securities Law
Recognized for Construction Law, Corporate Law, Energy Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Securities Law
Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal)
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Recognized as a leading lawyer in Mining, Canada – Mining

Women in Law Leadership Awards
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Leadership in the Profession – Private Practice