Construction Law
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Agribusiness
Business Law
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John Dipple has experience with many facets of corporate and commercial law, regularly advising clients on matters such as corporate structuring, legal due diligence, bids and agreements for purchase and sale, and corporate financing.

Though he maintains a diverse corporate and commercial law practice, John's emphasis has been on industrial and agribusiness project development, commercial financing, construction law, and natural resources law. He has had extensive involvement with the development and construction of several major manufacturing facilities in the United States, work which has included the negotiation and preparation of numerous construction, equipment supply and outsourcing service agreements. John has worked on many projects in the agribusiness sector, including innovative grain terminal development and equity offerings by community-based farm organizations. For two years John was seconded to IPSCO Inc., a Canadian steel manufacturer, with primary responsibility for US commercial legal matters. He has also worked closely with companies in the oil and gas sector in the negotiation and documentation of natural resources transactions.

John's exposure to commercial and industrial project development includes significant work with large commercial lenders headquartered in Saskatchewan, for several of whom he has developed standard loan and security documents. He also advises clients on refinancing and the acquisition and disposal of real estate and other commercial assets.

• Admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar
• LL.B. (Saskatchewan, 1986)

• " BV Peer Review Rated " (Martindale-Hubbell, 2007)

• Canadian Bar Association – Corporate Counsel Section Member
• Minor hockey and softball in Regina - Coach (since 1998)
• Holy Rosary Cathedral Heritage Program - Chair (since 1996)
• Canadian Bar Association, Natural Resources Section - Co-Chair (1996 - 1998)
• Canadian Bar Association, Business Law Section - Chair (1993 - 1995)
• Holy Rosary Cathedral Parish - Council Member (1994 - 1996)
• Saskatchewan Canoe Association, Sprint Racing Division - Chair (1980 - 1995)

• Canadian Corporate Counsel Association General Meeting, “Off-Balance Sheet Financing of Tangible Assets: Considerations in Documenting an Outsourcing Service Agreement” - Presenter (2001)
• MLT Client Seminar on information technology, “Competitive Negotiation” - Presenter
• Saskatchewan Legal Education Society Inc., “Emergency Exit: Buy-Sell Provisions for Closely-Held Corporations” - Presenter
• Numerous In-house seminars for companies and financial institutions on topics involving “Lending to Public Bodies”, and “Oil & Gas Acquisitions and Dispositions”.
• Regina Change of Commerce Trade and Export Round Table, “Legal Implications for Working in a Foreign Market” - Presenter
• Canadian Bar Association, Business Law Section, “Franchise Agreements - From the Franchisee’s Perspective” - Presenter