Luke Morrison is a leading commercial energy lawyer in Canada. Recently recognized as a Next Generation Partner by The Legal 500 and Lexpert-ranked as a leading Canadian M&A lawyer, Luke quarterbacks oil and gas and power/renewable energy transactions, with particular focus on M&A, commercial aspects of insolvency and restructuring, Indigenous joint ventures and co-ownership, and commercial project development contract matters.
He is a past recipient of Lexpert's Rising Star Award honouring the top 40 lawyers under 40 in Canada, is ranked by Chambers (Oil & Gas – Canada) and is a board member of the Canadian Energy Law Foundation (CELF).
Luke has acted as lead counsel on a diverse range of landscape-shaping transactions in the Canadian energy sector, from conventional oil and gas to large-scale renewable projects. Highlights of Luke's recent mandates include the acquisition of Canada's largest urban solar project, the ongoing development of Canada's largest proposed integrated blue hydrogen production project and multiple landmark/precedent-setting energy insolvency deals.
Luke assists energy clients on a full spectrum of project development matters, including co-ownership structuring/governance, joint development issues, operations, marketing, and supply/offtake transactions. He has developed specialized expertise in advising on energy diversification/decarbonization projects such as carbon capture and sequestration, hydrogen, solar and wind, and front-end development and structuring for LNG and NGLs/liquids projects.
A frequent contributor on energy contract law and energy M&A issues, Luke has presented for organizations such as the World Petroleum Congress, University of Calgary, the CELF, the Petroleum Acquisition & Divestment Association and the Canadian Bar Association. He has also been featured in numerous publications such as DOB Energy, Lexpert, Canadian Lawyer and The Lawyer's Daily and in relation to commercial energy issues, and is a member of a wide variety of energy industry associations.
Luke is a board member of The Educational Partnership Foundation, a not-for-profit charity that provides support for over 740,000 youth in Canada with literacy, book donation and trades training programs, including for Indigenous and remote communities where there is a gap in existing programs.