Mr. Verbuck practices primarily in the areas of securities and corporate law. He acts for both issuers and underwriters in respect of securities financings (including initial public offerings and secondary offerings), corporate reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and general corporate matters. He has significant experience with the Canadian securities law regulatory regime, as well as all dealings with regulators, including stock exchanges and securities commissions. His practice is focused on advising junior oil and gas issuers and their financial advisors through all stages of the companies' development. Before joining Burstall Winger as an associate in 2002, Mr. Verbuck practiced with a national law firm in Toronto.

Mr. Verbuck is active with the Volunteer Lawyers Service and has been a speaker at the TSX Venture Exchange Success Workshop and a volunteer with Law Day and Calgary Legal Guidance in the past. He is also fluent in Russian.

Mr. Verbuck is a member of the Securities Law and Business Law subsections of the Canadian Bar Association. In addition, he is the Corporate Secretary of several private and publicly traded companies.