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Bennett Wong is a partner in Gowlings' Calgary office, practising in the areas of corporate finance and securities law. Bennett has extensive experience in public and private mergers and acquisitions (including plans of arrangement and take-over bids), securities offerings, going-private transactions, cross-border acquisitions and restructurings, real estate financings, proxy fights, corporate governance and continuous disclosure matters.
While pursuing his Juris Doctor degree, Bennett completed a one-year judicial internship with the Honourable Michael A. Ponsor of the United States District Court, District of Massachusetts. While attending the University of British Columbia, Bennett served as the associate editor of the University of British Columbia Law Review. Also, Bennett completed the Canadian Securities Course in 2003.
Bennett is fluent in Cantonese Chinese and conversant in Mandarin Chinese. 
- Counsel to Niko Resources Ltd. in connection with its acquisition of Voyager Energy Ltd. and its $310 million convertible debenture offering to finance the acquisition of Black Gold Energy LLC.
- Counsel to Loon Energy Inc. in connection with its reorganization into Kulczyk Oil Ventures Inc. and Loon Energy Corporation.
- Counsel to Crocotta Energy Inc. in connection with its acquisitions of Diamond Tree Energy Ltd. and Eastshore Energy Ltd.
- Counsel to Vault Energy Trust in connection with its acquisition by Penn West Energy Trust.
- Counsel to Shiningbank Energy Income Fund in connection with its combination with PrimeWest Energy Trust.
- Counsel to TUSK Energy Corporation in connection with its combination with Zenas Energy Corp.
- Counsel to Chamaelo Exploration Ltd. in connection with its combination with Tropic Networks Inc. and Tournament Energy Ltd. and its $90 million bought deal subscription receipt offering.
- Counsel to a syndicate of underwriters in connection with a $62.5 million public offering of common shares of West Energy Ltd.
- Counsel to the agents in connection with a $46 million public offering of common shares of McCoy Corporation.
- Counsel to the Walton International Group of Companies in connection with its various exempt market offerings.
- Counsel to Kick Energy Corporation in connection with its acquisition by Highpine Oil & Gas Limited.
- Counsel to TKE Energy Trust in connection with its combination with True Energy Inc. to form True Energy Trust and Vero Energy Inc.
- Counsel to Chamaelo Energy Inc. in connection with its conversion into Vault Energy Trust and the creation of Chamaelo Exploration Ltd. and its $330 million bought deal subscription receipt offering.
- Counsel to Pengrowth Energy Trust in connection with its acquisition of Crispin Energy Inc.
- Counsel to TUSK Energy Inc. in connection with its conversion into TKE Energy Trust and the creation of TUSK Energy Corporation.
- Counsel to Artumas Group Inc. in connection with its initial public offering and listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
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