ProfessionalsAndrew J. Foley

Andrew J. Foley
Partner
Tel: +1-212-373-3078
Fax: +1-212-492-0078
emailafoley@paulweiss.com
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York,
NY
10019-6064
Fax: +1-212-492-0078
Toronto-Dominion Centre, 77 King Street West, Suite 3100
Toronto,
Ontario
M5K 1J3
Tel: +1-416-504-0523
Fax: +1-416-352-6153
A partner in the Corporate Department and a member of the Canadian Practice Group, Andrew primarily practices in Capital Markets. Andrew works in the New York and Toronto offices of Paul, Weiss, and is recognized as a leading lawyer by Legal 500 and Chambers Global. Andrew is a member of the Risk Oversight Governance Board of CPA Canada and a member of the University of Toronto Law Alumni Council. He has served as the U.S. legal representative to the Ontario Securities Commission’s Securities Advisory Council and has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at the McGill University Faculty of Law.
EXPERIENCE
Andrew has recently represented the following companies:
- Aritzia in its initial public offering in Canada and U.S. private placements of subordinate voting shares by selling shareholders;
- Baytex Energy in its $2.4 billion acquisition of Aurora Oil & Gas and its associated $1.5 billion offering of subscription receipts;
- Baytex Energy, Compton Petroleum, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, Harvest Energy, NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Corporation, Paramount Resources, Riverside Forest Products, Taseko Mining, and Western Oil Sands in their respective offerings of high-yield debt securities;
- Canadian Natural Resources, Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Cenovus Energy, Encana, Encana Holdings Finance, Husky Energy, Telus and TransAlta Corporation in the establishment of their respective U.S. shelf registration statements and in numerous public offerings in the United States of debt securities;
- Canadian Natural Resources in its $7.7 billion acquisition of a majority interest in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project and associated financing;
- Canadian Oil Sands in numerous offerings in the United States under Rule 144A of debt securities;
- Cenovus Energy in its C$23.6 billion combination with Husky Energy;
- EnCana in its $7.1 billion acquisition of Athlon Energy Inc. and its $5.5 billion acquisition of Newfield Exploration Company;
- EnCana and Cenovus Energy in their multibillion-dollar reorganization and financing transaction to create two separate Canadian and U.S. public companies;
- EnCana in its reorganization into Ovintiv Inc.;
- Hudson’s Bay Company in its initial public offering in Canada and U.S. private placements of equity securities;
- Nexen in its $15.1 billion acquisition by China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC);
- North West Redwater in connection with the approximately $8 billion financing of an upgrader to process bitumen supplied by the Province of Alberta and Canadian Natural Resources under long-term supply contracts;
- Pembina Pipeline in its $3.8 billion acquisition of Provident Energy and in various equity offerings;
- Pengrowth Energy in its reorganization transaction, acquisition of NAL Energy and its numerous equity offerings;
- Performance Sports Group (formerly Bauer Performance Sports) in its initial public offering in the United States and in its subsequent Chapter 11 reorganization;
- Primaris Retail REIT in its $3 billion acquisition by H&R REIT and Kingsett Capital;
- Repsol and Repsol Oil & Gas Canada (ROGCI) in numerous tender offers for ROGCI debt securities;
- Shell Canada in the Cdn.$8.2 billion acquisition by Royal Dutch Shell of the 22% stake in Shell Canada it did not previously own;
- TriWest Capital Partners, along with a consortium of minority co-investors, in its acquisition and related debt financing of a controlling stake in NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Corporation (NCSG); and
- Wheaton Precious Metals (formerly known as Silver Wheaton) in numerous public and private offerings of equity securities in the United States.
In addition, Andrew has recently represented:
- The underwriters in numerous U.S. public offerings by Husky Energy, Petro-Canada, Suncor Energy and Talisman Energy;
- The underwriters in the $129 million public offering in Canada and U.S. IPO of Dragonwave;
- The underwriters in Air Canada’s Cdn.$525 million initial public offering in Canada and U.S. private placement; and
- The underwriters in the Cdn.$1.56 billion sale of Goldcorp’s 48 percent stake in Silver Wheaton Corp. and in a public offering in Canada and the United States.
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- Publications
Client Alert: Q2 2016 U.S. Legal and Regulatory Developments
The following is our summary of significant U.S. legal and regulatory developments during the second quarter of 2016 of interest to Canadian companies and their advisors.
Client Alert: SEC Proposes Updates to Rationalize Disclosure Requirements
- Jul 21, 2016
- Publications
Client Alert: SEC Proposes Updates to Rationalize Disclosure Requirements
On July 13, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to certain of its disclosure requirements that may have become redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated or superseded, in light of other SEC…
Client Alert: SEC Adopts Disclosure Rules for Resource Extraction Issuers
- Jul 08, 2016
- Publications
Client Alert: SEC Adopts Disclosure Rules for Resource Extraction Issuers
On June 27, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted final rules requiring resource extraction issuers to disclose payments made to the U.S. federal government or foreign governments for the commercial…
Client Alert: SEC Proposes to Modernize Property Disclosures for Mining Registrants
- Jun 29, 2016
- Publications
Client Alert: SEC Proposes to Modernize Property Disclosures for Mining Registrants
On June 16, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") announced proposed rules to modernize the property disclosure requirements for mining registrants, with the objective of aligning standards with current…
Q1 U.S. Legal Developments Affecting Canadian Companies
- Jun 08, 2016
- Videos
Q1 U.S. Legal Developments Affecting Canadian Companies
In this video, corporate partner Andrew Foley, a member of the Canadian Practice Group, examines first-quarter U.S. legal developments that could impact Canadian companies and their advisors, including the Delaware Court of…
Client Alert: Q1 2016 U.S. Legal and Regulatory Developments
- Apr 27, 2016
- Publications
Client Alert: Q1 2016 U.S. Legal and Regulatory Developments
The following is our summary of significant U.S. legal and regulatory developments during the first quarter of 2016 of interest to Canadian companies and their advisors.
Significant U.S. Legal and Regulatory Developments for Canadian Companies
- Apr 14, 2016
- Videos
Significant U.S. Legal and Regulatory Developments for Canadian Companies
In this video, corporate partner Andrew Foley, a member of the Canadian Practice Group, discusses recent U.S. legal and regulatory developments that could have significant effects on Canadian companies and their advisors.
Repsol Completes Debt Tender Offer for U.S. Dollar Bonds
- Mar 23, 2016
- Client News
Repsol Completes Debt Tender Offer for U.S. Dollar Bonds
Paul, Weiss client Repsol Oil & Gas Canada Inc., a Canadian upstream oil and gas company, announced an any-and-all tender offer to repurchase its 7.75% senior notes due 2019, 3.75% senior notes due 2021, 7.25% debentures due…
Encana Completes Debt Tender Offer for U.S. Bonds
- Mar 16, 2016
- Client News
Encana Completes Debt Tender Offer for U.S. Bonds
Paul, Weiss client Encana Corporation announced a waterfall tender offer to repurchase up to $250 million of its 5.15% senior notes due 2041, 6.50% senior notes due 2038, 6.625% senior notes due 2037 and 6.50% senior notes due…
Performance Sports Names Sagard CEO to Board
- Mar 28, 2016
- Client News
Performance Sports Names Sagard CEO to Board
Paul, Weiss client Performance Sports Group Ltd., a leading developer and manufacturer of high performance sports equipment and apparel, announced that Daniel Friedberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sagard Capital…
Cobre del Mayo Closes Debt Exchange Offer
- Feb 09, 2016
- Client News
Cobre del Mayo Closes Debt Exchange Offer
Paul, Weiss client Cobre del Mayo, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican copper mining company, closed its debt exchange offer and consent solicitation in which $205.4 million of its old 10.75% senior notes due 2018 were exchanged for $118.1…
2015 U.S. Legal and Regulatory Developments
- Jan 12, 2016
- Publications
2015 U.S. Legal and Regulatory Developments
The following is our annual summary of significant U.S. legal and regulatory developments during 2015 of interest to Canadian companies and their advisors.
Client Alert: SEC Re-Proposes Rules for Resource Extraction Issuers
- Dec 17, 2015
- Publications
Client Alert: SEC Re-Proposes Rules for Resource Extraction Issuers
On December 11, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") voted 3-1 to re-propose rules that would require resource extraction issuers to disclose payments made to the U.S. federal government or foreign governments …
TELUS Closes Cdn$1 Billion Debt Securities Offering
- Dec 08, 2015
- Client News
TELUS Closes Cdn$1 Billion Debt Securities Offering
Paul, Weiss client TELUS Corporation, Canada's fastest-growing national telecommunications company, completed a public offering in the United States and Canada of Cdn$1 billion of debt securities in two tranches: Cdn$400 million…
Client Alert: FAST Act Adopted - Amends JOBS Act, Codifies Resale Exemption and Provides for Disclosure Simplification
- Dec 09, 2015
- Publications
Client Alert: FAST Act Adopted - Amends JOBS Act, Codifies Resale Exemption and Provides for Disclosure Simplification
On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (the "FAST Act"). Although primarily a transportation bill, the FAST Act contains various securities law-related provisions that …
Client Alert: SEC Adopts Final Rules for Crowdfunding
- Nov 04, 2015
- Publications
Client Alert: SEC Adopts Final Rules for Crowdfunding
On October 30, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted final rules under Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups ("JOBS") Act.
Canadian Pacific Railway Closes $1.2 Billion Public Offering in U.S.
- Sep 11, 2015
- Client News
Canadian Pacific Railway Closes $1.2 Billion Public Offering in U.S.
Canadian Pacific Railway Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Paul, Weiss client Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, closed a public offering in the United States of $1.2 billion of debt securities in two tranches: $300 million of …
Paramount Resources Closes $450 Million Senior Notes Offering
- Jun 05, 2015
- Client News
Paramount Resources Closes $450 Million Senior Notes Offering
Paramount Resources Ltd., a Canadian energy corporation that explores for and develops conventional petroleum and natural gas prospects, closed an offering of $450 million of its 6.875% senior unsecured notes due 2023.
NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Completes Acquisition of B&G Crane
- May 27, 2015
- Client News
NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Completes Acquisition of B&G Crane
Paul, Weiss client NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Corporation, a majority-owned portfolio company of TriWest Capital Partners, announced that a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of NCSG, NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Holdings Inc., has …
Client Alert: Q1 2015 U.S. Legal and Regulatory Developments
- May 04, 2015
- Publications
Client Alert: Q1 2015 U.S. Legal and Regulatory Developments
A summary of significant U.S. legal and regulatory developments during Q1 2015 of interest to Canadian companies and their advisors.
NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul to Purchase B&G Crane
- Apr 27, 2015
- Client News
NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul to Purchase B&G Crane
Paul, Weiss client NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Corporation, a majority-owned portfolio company of TriWest Capital Partners, announced that a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of NCSG, NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Holdings Inc., has …
Baytex Energy Closes Cdn$632.5 Million Public Offering
- Apr 02, 2015
- Client News
Baytex Energy Closes Cdn$632.5 Million Public Offering
Paul, Weiss client Baytex Energy Corp., a dividend-paying oil and gas corporation based in Calgary, Alberta, completed a public offering in Canada and the United States of 36.5 million common shares at Cdn$17.35 per share,…
Client Alert: SEC Adopts Rules to Update Regulation A
- Apr 08, 2015
- Publications
Client Alert: SEC Adopts Rules to Update Regulation A
On March 25, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") voted unanimously to adopt amendments to its public offering rules to exempt an additional category of small capital raising efforts as mandated by Title IV of the …
TELUS Closes Cdn$1.75 Billion Offering of Debt Securities
- Mar 27, 2015
- Client News
TELUS Closes Cdn$1.75 Billion Offering of Debt Securities
Paul, Weiss client TELUS Corporation, Canada's fastest-growing national telecommunications company, completed a public offering in the United States and Canada of Cdn$1.75 billion of debt securities in three tranches: Cdn$250…
Silver Wheaton Closes $800 Million Public Offering
- Mar 17, 2015
- Client News
Silver Wheaton Closes $800 Million Public Offering
Paul, Weiss client Silver Wheaton Corporation, a mining company that is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia and generates revenue from the sale of silver and gold, completed a public offering in Canada and the United…
Encana Completes Cdn$1.25 Billion Equity Offering
- Mar 16, 2015
- Client News
Encana Completes Cdn$1.25 Billion Equity Offering
Paul, Weiss client Encana Corporation, a leading North American energy producer, completed a public offering of 85,616,500 common shares in the United States and Canada for gross proceeds of approximately Cdn$1.25 billion.…
Cenovus Energy Closes Cdn$1.5 Billion Public Offering
- Mar 03, 2015
- Client News
Cenovus Energy Closes Cdn$1.5 Billion Public Offering
Paul, Weiss client Cenovus Energy Inc., an integrated oil company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, completed a public offering in Canada and the United States of 67.5 million common shares at Cdn$22.25 per common share, with…
Paul, Weiss Hosts Seminar Series on U.S. Legal Developments Affecting Canadian Companies
- Jan 22, 2015
- Events
Paul, Weiss Hosts Seminar Series on U.S. Legal Developments Affecting Canadian Companies
Corporate partners Christopher Cummings, Andrew Foley, Adam Givertz and Ted Maynard and litigation partners Susanna Buergel and Elizabeth Sacksteder participated in Paul, Weiss's …
Canadian Pacific Railway Completes $700 Million Public Debt Offering
- Feb 02, 2015
- Client News
Canadian Pacific Railway Completes $700 Million Public Debt Offering
Paul, Weiss client Canadian Pacific Railway Company completed a public offering in the United States of $700 million of its 2.900% senior notes due 2025. The joint bookrunning managers were Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, HSBC…
Client Alert: 2014 U.S. Legal and Regulatory Developments
- Jan 09, 2015
- Publications
Client Alert: 2014 U.S. Legal and Regulatory Developments
A summary of significant U.S. legal and regulatory developments during 2014 of interest to Canadian companies and their advisors.
Canadian Natural Resources Closes $1.2 Billion Debt Offering
- Nov 17, 2014
- Client News
Canadian Natural Resources Closes $1.2 Billion Debt Offering
Paul, Weiss client Canadian Natural Resources Limited, a Canadian energy company, completed a public offering in the United States of $1.2 billion of debt securities in two tranches: $600 million of 1.750% notes due 2018 and $600 …
Encana Acquires Athlon Energy for $7.1 Billion
- Nov 13, 2014
- Client News
Encana Acquires Athlon Energy for $7.1 Billion
Paul, Weiss client Encana Corporation closed the cash tender offer made by its indirect, wholly owned subsidiary, Alenco Acquisition Company, Inc., to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of…
Q3 2014 U.S. Legal and Regulatory Developments
- Oct 14, 2014
- Publications
Q3 2014 U.S. Legal and Regulatory Developments
A summary of significant U.S. legal and regulatory developments during the third quarter of 2014 of interest to Canadian companies and their advisors.
Encana to Acquire Athlon
- Sep 29, 2014
- Client News
Encana to Acquire Athlon
As reported in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and other media outlets, Paul, Weiss client Encana Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding…
TELUS Closes Cdn$1.2 Billion Offering of Debt Securities
- Sep 17, 2014
- Client News
TELUS Closes Cdn$1.2 Billion Offering of Debt Securities
Paul, Weiss client TELUS Corporation, Canada's fastest-growing national telecommunications company, completed a public offering in the United States and Canada of Cdn$1.2 billion of debt securities in two tranches: Cdn$800…
Q2 2014 U.S. Legal and Regulatory Developments
- Jul 18, 2014
- Publications
Q2 2014 U.S. Legal and Regulatory Developments
A summary of significant U.S. legal and regulatory developments during the second quarter of 2014 of interest to Canadian companies and their advisors.
Performance Sports Group Completes IPO and NYSE Listing
- Jul 02, 2014
- Client News
Performance Sports Group Completes IPO and NYSE Listing
Paul, Weiss client Performance Sports Group Ltd., formerly Bauer Performance Sports Ltd., completed its initial public offering in the United States at $15.50 per common share for aggregate proceeds of $126.5 million, including…
Baytex Completes Acquisition of Aurora Oil & Gas and Closing of $800 Million Offering of Senior Notes
- Jun 06, 2014
- Client News
Baytex Completes Acquisition of Aurora Oil & Gas and Closing of $800 Million Offering of Senior Notes
Paul, Weiss client Baytex Energy Ltd., a Canadian oil and gas company, announced the closing of an $800 million 144A private placement of senior notes, lead managed by Barclays, BofA Merrill Lynch and RBC Capital Markets and a…
PrairieSky Royalty Completes IPO
- May 29, 2014
- Client News
PrairieSky Royalty Completes IPO
Paul, Weiss client PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. closed its Canadian initial public offering of 59,800,000 common shares (including the full exercise of the overallotment option on May 3) at Cdn$28.00 per common share. The shares were…
TransAlta Closes $400 Million Public Offering
- Jun 03, 2014
- Client News
TransAlta Closes $400 Million Public Offering
Paul, Weiss client TransAlta Corporation closed its public offering in the United States of $400 million of 1.900% senior notes due 2017. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated acted …
Q1 2014 U.S. Legal and Regulatory Developments
- May 12, 2014
- Publications
Q1 2014 U.S. Legal and Regulatory Developments
Telus Corporation Closes Cdn$1 Billion of Debt Offerings
- Apr 04, 2014
- Client News
Telus Corporation Closes Cdn$1 Billion of Debt Offerings
Paul, Weiss client Telus Corporation, Canada's fastest-growing national telecommunications company, completed a public offering in the United States and Canada of Cdn$1 billion of debt securities in two tranches: Cdn$500 million…
Canadian Natural Resources Closes U.S. $1 Billion Debt Offering
- Mar 31, 2014
- Client News
Canadian Natural Resources Closes U.S. $1 Billion Debt Offering
Paul, Weiss client Canadian Natural Resources Limited, a Canadian senior, independent energy company, completed a public offering in the United States of U.S. $1 billion of debt securities in two tranches: U.S. $500 million of…
Encana Closes Debt Tender Offer for U.S. Bonds
- Mar 31, 2014
- Client News
Encana Closes Debt Tender Offer for U.S. Bonds
Encana Corporation's wholly owned subsidiary, Encana Acquisition ULC, closed a tender offer and consent solicitation to repurchase Encana Holding's U.S. $1 billion 5.80% notes due May 1. The dealer manager for the tender offer…
Baytex Energy Announces Acquisition of Aurora Oil & Gas
- Feb 06, 2014
- Client News
Baytex Energy Announces Acquisition of Aurora Oil & Gas
Paul, Weiss client Baytex Energy Corp. (TSX, NYSE: BTE) entered into an agreement to purchase 100 percent of the shares of Aurora Oil & Gas Limited (TSX: AEF, ASX: AUT), an Australian oil & gas company, for AU$4.10 cash…
Awards & Recognition
AmLaw Recognizes Paul, Weiss for “Global M&A Deal of the Year: Canada”
- Jul 24, 2013
- Awards
AmLaw Recognizes Paul, Weiss for “Global M&A Deal of the Year: Canada”
The American Lawyer has honored Paul, Weiss in the publication's Global Legal Awards for "Global M&A Deal of the Year: Canada." The firm was recognized for its role in the CNOOC/Nexen deal, the largest-ever overseas acquisition…