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A member of Penn West�s Board since 1995, Mr. Brussa is a senior partner in the Calgary-based energy law firm Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP specializing in the area of taxation. He attended the University of Windsor where he received his law degree in 1981. He has been with Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer since 1982 and his current practice includes structured finance, taxation of international energy operations, corporate and income trust restructuring and reorganization, dispute resolution and acquisitions and divestitures. He has lectured extensively to the Canadian Tax Foundation, the Canadian Institute, the Canadian Petroleum Tax Society and Insight. He is also a Director of a number of energy and energy-related corporations and income funds including Crew Energy Inc., Endev Energy Inc., Baytex Energy Trust, Focus Energy Trust, Harvest Energy Trust and Galleon Energy Inc. Mr. Brussa is also a past Governor of the Canadian Tax Foundation and is a Director or Trustee of a number of charitable or non-profit organizations.
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