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Fowler, Bruce E. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
(416) 367-6194 bfowler@blg.com
Mr. Fowler focuses on lending and project finance. He provides project financing
advice and services to clients engaged in the development, financing and
acquisition of power, infrastructure, and alternative financing and procurement
projects. His practice includes acting for project developers, sponsors,
proponents and lenders on major power projects across Canada.
Ferrara, Justin E. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
(403) 267-8393 justin.ferrara@nortonrosefulbright.com
Mr. Ferrara's main practice is in securities law, with a focus on mergers and
acquisitions and corporate finance. He has represented a number of both
publicly traded and privately held clients in a broad range of matters, including
significant mergers and acquisitions, public and private equity financings,
corporate reorganizations and corporate governance issues.
Farber, Tamara Miller Thomson LLP
(416) 595-8520 tfarber@millerthomson.com
Ms. Farber is a national leader of the environmental law group, practising civil
litigation in environmental claims and commercial transaction work involving
environmental issues. She is a recognized expert in environmental law in peer
reviews, a Certified Specialist in Environmental Law by the Law Society and sits
on the executive of the Environmental Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association.
Faille, Maxime Gowling WLG
(604) 891-2733 maxime.faille@gowlingwlg.com
Mr. Faille leads the firm's national Indigenous Law Group, and acts for
Indigenous communities across Canada, as well as private-sector interests
seeking to do business with them. He has represented his clients at all levels of
court, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and advises on Indigenous rights
& title, consultation, self-government, taxation and economic development.
Estep, Laura K. Dentons Canada LLP
(403) 268-6308 laura.estep@dentons.com
Ms. Estep assists major oil and gas companies through all stages of the
regulatory process including representation before the NEB, the Alberta Utilities
Commission and the Alberta Energy Regulator. She has appeared at various
levels of court on energy-related appeal and judicial review matters. She also
advises energy clients on land acquisition and compensation matters.
Erickson, G. Frederick Stikeman Elliott LLP
(403) 266-9016 ferickson@stikeman.com
Mr. Erickson is a partner in Stikeman Elliott's Energy Group. He has experience
in most aspects of the upstream oil and gas, NGL and LNG industries,
including the purchase and sale or development of oil, gas and NGL pipelines,
storage, processing and other upstream, midstream and LNG facilities.
His experience includes the formation of JVs, partnerships and various
synthetic ownership structures.
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worked on behalf of First Nations' clients in pipeline
projects. He agrees that consulting First Nations and
other stakeholders early on is critical to success. "is
is an important strategy and should be one of your first-
priority items when planning a project."
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"The energy sector is the second
largest in Canada's economy,
next to auto manufacturing.
When people talk about doing away
with them, they are effectively saying
Canada should not have an oil
and gas sector, and that means
taking about 20 to 30 per cent
of our GDP out of the equation."
- Gordon Nettleton,
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
