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ENERGY - ELECTRICITY David A. Holgate Senior Counsel at Stikeman Elliott in Calgary. Practice focuses on energy regulation before federal/provincial regulatory agencies where he represents applicants and intervenors. Acts before Alberta regulators in applications for wells, pipelines, processing plants, heavy oil projects, oil sands development projects, coal developments, enhanced oil recovery, ratable take, gas removal permits, electrical generation and transmission facilities development, public utility rate cases for electric and gas utilities and surface rights matters. He appears on matters before the National Energy Board, including for the construction of pipeline facilities or the setting of rates for interprovincial pipelines and matters pertaining to the interprovincial transportation of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. Advises on the regulation of the electricity industry and was a director of ESBI Alberta. He participated in proceedings for applications by all major Alberta Utilities and cases before the Ontario Energy Board, and the BC Utilities Commission. Called to the Alberta Bar in 1978. Stikeman Elliott LLP Tel: (403) 226-9010 Calgary dholgate@stikeman.com Loyola G. Keough Partner and leader of the firm's regulatory/environment department. Acts primarily for project developers, pipelines, industry associations, utility companies, gas buyers, producers and financial institutions; with particular experience in oil, gas, electricity, liquefied natural gas, compressed natural gas and natural gas liquids, matters relating to tolls and tariffs, facilities; including Aboriginal and environmental implications, and imports/exports. Also has considerable experience in addressing deregulation issues in both the gas and electric industries. Practices before the NEB, the AUC and the ERCB, and has participated in proceedings before the BCUC and the PUB of the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Former counsel to the NEB and spent several years with the Federal Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. Member of LSA, LSUC, LSNT and CalBA. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1982, the Alberta Bar in 1991 and the Northwest Territories Bar in 1994. Bennett Jones LLP Tel: (403) 298-3429 Fax: (403) 265-7219 Calgary T B T F keoughl@bennettjones.com James H. Smellie Jim Smellie's practice focuses on energy regulatory matters, administrative law and litigation. He has been consistently recognized by The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory as a "Most Frequently Recommended" practitioner in Energy (Electricity) and Energy (Oil & Gas), The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, as well as by The Best Lawyers in Canada as a leading lawyer in energy regulatory matters. He appears regularly before federal and provincial tribunals in connection with the economic regulation of natural gas and oil pipelines. In electricity matters, Smellie has extensive experience before provincial and federal regulators concerning open-access, rate and tariff issues, export authorizations and transmission system expansions, and is well versed in matters of government policy as it relates to this field. His litigation focus includes commercial arbitrations (both as counsel and arbitrator), appearances in the Federal Courts, provincial superior and appellate courts and the Supreme Court of Canada. Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP Tel: (403) 298-1816 Fax: (403) 263-9193 Calgary Ro T. T F james.smellie@gowlings.com T F 98 | LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca D-00-Bios.indd 98 13-05-16 1:54 PM