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Johnson, QC, Kevin E. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
(403) 267-8250 kevin.johnson@nortonrosefulbright.com
Mr. Johnson's practice focuses on corporate and securities law matters,
acting for a variety of participants in capital markets transactions, primarily
in the energy sector. He acts for issuers, selling shareholders, independent
committees of boards of directors and investment dealers in public and
private securities offerings, corporate reorganizations and M&A transactions.
Johnson, Gregory M. Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-4470 johnson@bennettjones.com
Acting for clients in the energy industry, Mr. Johnson's practice focuses on
corporate tax, corporate reorganizations, mergers & acquisitions and private
equity. He is also a chartered accountant who practised with an international
accounting firm before joining Bennett Jones.
Jenkins, William K. Dentons Canada LLP
(403) 268-6835 bill.jenkins@dentons.com
Mr. Jenkins is Co-lead of Dentons' Banking and Financial Services group in
Calgary and has a diverse transaction-based practice advising on the struc-
turing and implementation of debt and equity financings, project financings,
mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. He has experience advising
financial institutions on issues relating to lending practices and capital
markets compliance.
Jacquin, Maxime Stikeman Elliott LLP
(514) 397-2444 mjacquin@stikeman.com
Mr. Jacquin is a partner in the Corporate Group. His practice is mainly
focused on corporate financings and mergers & acquisitions. He also has
extensive experience in the infrastructure and energy industries, in particular
with respect to renewable energy projects.
Hurst, Michael A. Dentons Canada LLP
(403) 268-3046 michael.hurst@dentons.com
Mr. Hurst is Dentons' national and global Energy sector lead for Canada.
He advises on oil and gas upstream, midstream and pipeline acquisitions;
the structuring of greenfield projects; financing transactions; and product
sales arrangements. He has worked on infrastructure projects in the Western
Canada Sedimentary Basin, the Canadian Arctic and offshore areas and
South America.
Hunter, QC, Clarke Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
(403) 267-8292 clarke.hunter@nortonrosefulbright.com
Mr. Hunter has practised litigation and dispute resolution since 1980, after
a clerkship with Chief Justice Laskin at the SCC. He has represented clients
in domestic and international arbitration and mediation, in the Courts of
Alberta, two other provinces, the Federal Court, the Tax Court and the SCC.
He has acted on a broad range of subjects, but with considerable focus on
the energy industry.
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& Harcourt LLP, from his Calgary office. Den-
stedt travels extensively in his job, particularly
in Asia, and has found the outcome of this Bill
continues to be a hot topic for potential invest-
ment in Canada.
"What will the regulatory system look like
and how will it work? How will it impact invest-
ment? I think with investors there's a wait-and-
see attitude," he says. "People who might invest in
Canada say, 'until Canada sorts itself out, we're
going to sit on the sidelines.' I think that is the
number-one trend or issue facing investment in
Canada right now."
Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assess-
ment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator
Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and
to make consequential amendments to other
Acts, was opposed by the energy sector. It will
affect how major infrastructure projects are re-
viewed and approved in Canada through the
