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Hull, Robert G.S. Gowling WLG
(416) 369-7313 robert.hull@gowlingwlg.com
Mr. Hull practises corporate, commercial and securities law, with particular
specialty in real estate and infrastructure securities and fund formation.
He represents domestic and international business concerns active in
Canada. He serves many enterprises active in the Canadian energy sector,
specifically in their financing, growth activities, new business development
and governance.
Hughes, QC, Terrance M. Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada LLP (403) 267-8117 terry.hughes@nortonrosefulbright.com
Mr. Hughes practises primarily in the area of energy and resources, but also
focuses on the regulatory area. He has over 35 years of experience in the energy
project development, joint venture, marketing and regulatory fields. He has
represented the proponents of various NEB pipeline projects on both commercial
and regulatory matters.
Hudec, Albert J. Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP
(604) 661-9356 ahudec@farris.com
Mr. Hudec's energy law practice focuses on legal issues relating to the
BC LNG liquefaction and associated upstream and natural gas pipeline
industries, wind power and run-of-river hydro projects and alternative energy
technologies; including acquisitions, financing, contracting, regulatory and
Aboriginal issues. He is an experienced practitioner with a depth of under-
standing on energy law issues.
Holder, Faithe H. Gowling WLG
(416) 369-7113 faithe.holder@gowlingwlg.com
Ms. Holder focuses her practice primarily on infrastructure/P3, commercial
real estate and construction law. She acts for a wide range of companies in
the infrastructure, real property and construction sectors, including owners,
contractors, developers, borrowers, lenders, property managers, facility
managers, and governmental entities.
Hivon, Marie-Christine Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
(514) 847-4805 marie-christine.hivon@nortonrosefulbright.com
Ms. Hivon has considerable experience in civil and commercial litigation,
including in construction law, administrative law and procurement. Ms. Hivon
acts for clients before all the courts and tribunals of Québec and is active before
the regulatory agencies and administrative tribunals in the energy sector in
matters pertaining to the regulation of public utilities in Québec and Canada.
Herman, Michael Gowling WLG
(416) 369-7281 michael.herman@gowlingwlg.com
Mr. Herman is a M&A partner and strategic advisor. With more than 30 years
of experience, he has led many M&A transactions and is highly regarded as
a strategic adviser to a broad range of clients, particularly entrepreneurial,
privately held companies, and mid-market private equity funds and invest-
ment institutions. He is also in senior executive positions at multi-national
public corporations.
n February 8, 2018, Catharine Mc-
Kenna, the federal Minister of Envi-
ronment and Climate Change, tabled
a 341-page omnibus bill in Parliament
to significantly revamp Canada's envi-
ronmental assessment processes. e proposed
legislation followed up on an election promise
by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to restore
public trust in an approval system for major
projects, such as pipelines, that he felt had been
eroded and overly politicized under the previ-
ous government that made decisions based
more on politics than science.
"Canadians want a modern environmental
and regulatory system [with a] clear, predictable
and timely process," McKenna said. "We believe
we've built a much better system. We need to
show the world that we will protect the environ-
ment, and that we will attract investment."
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