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Fransen, Aaron Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5231 afransen@stikeman.com
Mr. Fransen is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking & Finance
and Project Development & Finance Groups. His practice focuses on M&A
and project finance of infrastructure and energy projects in the bond and
bank markets. His clientele includes banks, securities dealers, technology
companies, resource companies, media and telecom companies, government
entities and private-equity firms.
Foxcroft, Simon R. Bennett Jones LLP
(780) 945-4756 foxcrofts@bennettjones.com
Mr. Foxcroft has a commercial practice focused on mining and energy pro-
jects. He draws on his experience as senior in-house counsel for Canada's
largest coal mining company to help clients during all the stages of a project,
from inception to daily operations. He also provides advice with respect
to occupational health and safety matters throughout Western Canada.
Fortin, Myriam Stikeman Elliott LLP
(514) 397-3270 mfortin@stikeman.com
Ms. Fortin is a senior associate and heads the environmental practice
in the Montréal office. She advises clients in their dealings with both private
parties and governmental authorities with respect to environmental, energy
and natural resources regulatory and contractual obligations. She also
acts on a wide range of corporate transactional and litigation matters.
Ferrara, Justin E. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
(403) 267-8393 justin.ferrara@nortonrosefulbright.com
Mr. Ferrara is a corporate and commercial lawyer who focuses on mergers
and acquisitions, corporate finance and corporate governance. He has
represented 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.
Ferguson, Clara C. Lawson Lundell LLP
(403) 218-7508 cferguson@lawsonlundell.com
Ms. Ferguson is a partner in the Vancouver office with a practice focused
on energy and public utility regulation. She advises clients on a broad range
of matters before regulatory boards and the courts including market design,
compliance, regulatory requirements and rate design. She understands
the regulatory environments in both BC and Alberta and spends significant
time practising in each jurisdiction.
Fedun, Wayne W. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
(403) 267-9414 wayne.fedun@nortonrosefulbright.com
Since 1992, Mr. Fedun has advised on large oil and gas upstream
and midstream acquisitions and dispositions, sophisticated joint venture,
project development and off-shore arrangements, and long-term processing,
transportation and marketing agreements, respecting both conventional
and unconventional resources.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
embattled Trans Mountain pipeline from the
federal government.
e Indian Resource Council (IRC), which
represents 134 First Nations with oil and gas re-
sources on their land, said aerward the majority
of members want to acquire the pipeline project
and make it wholly Indigenous owned and oper-
ated. It's been reported the IRC is in talks with
Ottawa, which bought Trans Mountain to try
to shepherd it through all the required approvals
and litigation.
But at the end of April, in an open letter, the
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs laid
out a myriad of reasons why the IRC should
"THERE ARE STORAGE
TERMINALS, ELECTRICAL
TRANSMISSION LINES
AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
PROJECTS. THEN THERE
ARE PIPELINES THAT CARRY
A SUBSTANCE LIKE HEAVY
CRUDE, WHICH TEND
TO BE MORE POLARIZING
THAN A TRANSMISSION
LINE OR A PIPELINE
CARRYING GAS."
Paul Seaman
Gowling WLG
