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ing and derivatives regulatory compliance
(Dodd-Frank Act, EMIR and Canadian
law) matters. As the only lawyer specializ-
ing in these areas, Ritchie single-handedly
led complex legal transactions in Canada,
such as funding Cenovus's $17.7-billion
purchase of assets in Western Canada from
ConocoPhillips. He is a member of the
International Energy Credit Association
(IECA) and is recognized for his exper-
tise in derivatives regulatory compliance
matters, particularly as they apply to en-
ergy companies that transact with coun-
terparties in Europe, the United States
and Canada. Ritchie was a panelist at the
IECA conference in Calgary in 2014 and
2016, speaking on Implementing Multi-
Jurisdictional Derivative Regulations and
updating attendees on recent legal develop-
ments in this area. In addition, Ritchie was
asked to speak to students at the University
of Calgary Law School and share his advice
about how to achieve professional and per-
sonal success as a lawyer.
NATALIE RIZKALLA-KAMEL
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Toronto
Natalie Rizkalla-Kamel is a Gowling
WLG (Canada) LLP partner focusing in
IP law. She has a broad range of experi-
ence in all aspects of IP litigation, with a
focus on contentious work in the areas of
patents, trade-marks and copyright. She
is dedicated to understanding her clients'
business interests and goals, developing an
effective litigation strategy and advising
them toward favourable outcomes in each
case. In 2016, she served as co-counsel on
a patent litigation team that successfully
represented a patentee in a matter involv-
ing an intricate patented manufacturing
procedure for polymer pipes. e case was
noteworthy in Canadian patent law as it
confirmed the possibility that a permanent
injunction remains available in Canada,
even where the patentee may not practise
the patented invention in Canada. She was
appointed Spring Conference Program
Chair – Specialty (International) on the
ABA's Continuing Legal Education Board
(for the ABA-IPL Section) for 2016-2017.
She is also a member of the Professional
Development Committee of the CBA's In-
tellectual Property Section.
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