BD&P’s roots can be traced to the town of High River, just south of Calgary. It expanded to include Frank L. Burnet in 1913 and continued to grow to the BD&P that exists today.

While the firm has changed names many times, it has remained BD&P since 1975. (The LLP was added in 2000.)

BD&P created the two original public royalty trusts, Enerplus and Pengrowth Energy, in their formation and initial financing. Our legal work helped facilitate the growth and success of the two companies

BD&P is counsel to the Hibernia consortium of Mobil Oil, Chevron Canada Resources, Petro-Canada, and others on issues, including commercial, fiscal, project financing, joint venture, royalty, transhipment, tanker vessel acquisition, chartering and administration, and regulatory matters.

BD&P is initially retained as counsel to RBC as the financial adviser to the Government of Canada in the design and conduct of an RFP process. This involved the Department of Public Works but later expanded to advising other government departments.

BD&P advised on the first conversion of a public company into an income trust and went on to represent trusts in sectors beyond oil and gas. The TSX Trust Index grew to a market capitalization of over $80 billion. John Brussa was instrumental in creating this ground-breaking legal concept, which benefitted the industry and our firm.

WestJet began in BD&P’s boardroom. We helped them start the business and took them public in an IPO in 1999. Since then, we've advised them on aircraft sales, leases, and dispositions.

BD&P office moved from the First Canadian Centre building to a gorgeous, bright space at Eighth Avenue Place to better serve our clients.

We represented Inter Pipeline (IPL) in this 2022 M&A Deal of the Year from the Canadian Law Awards. The high-stakes, $13 billion acquisition and privatization of IPL involved novel issues like the use of swaps in a takeover bid. The case decision set a precedent for securities law in Canada.