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ENERGY - ELECTRICITY Chris W. Sanderson, QC Chris Sanderson's practice focuses on government relations and regulation in the energy and resource sectors throughout Western Canada. He advises utilities, independent power producers, marketers, mine and energy project developers and governments with respect to regulatory matters in the electricity, oil and natural gas and mining sectors. Sanderson appears frequently before regulatory boards in energy, First Nation and environmental matters in BC, Alberta and the Northwest Territories. He represents clients in judicial proceedings arising in the regulatory context, or more generally, from the relationship between business and government heard by the courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. Sanderson is recognized in Chambers Global, Best Lawyers in Canada, International Who's Who Legal, Who's Who Legal Canada and Benchmark Canada. He was named Natural Resources Law Lawyer of the Year in Vancouver for 2013 by Best Lawyers. He was admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 1978; Alberta Bar in 1988; Northwest Territories Bar in 2001; and was appointed QC in British Columbia in 2001. Lawson Lundell LLP Tel: (604) 631-9183 Fax: (604) 669-1620 Vancouver csanderson@lawsonlundell.com R. Brian Wallace, QC Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP Partner in Bull Housser's Energy and Infrastructure Groups. Represents clients before administrative boards and the courts on a wide range of regulatory matters. Work includes advising on a broad spectrum of environmental and energy-related legislation and appearing on behalf of clients before administrative tribunals, such as the NEB, AUC, BCUC and environmental assessment panels. Actively involved in electricity and gas regulation proceedings in BC and Alberta. Provides advice on contracting for natural gas supply and pipeline transportation and on all aspects of utility tariffs. Represented various parties at numerous BCUC hearings on rates and rate design with respect to BC Hydro and other provincial utilities. Member of the Canadian Energy Law Foundation and the Canadian Institute of Energy. Tel: (604) 641-4852 Fax: (604) 646-2506 Vancouver rbw@bht.com Douglas E. Crowther Dentons Canada LLP Practice focuses on energy regulatory law and includes representation of industry interests before tribunals such as the National Energy Board and the Alberta Utilities Commission. Appears as counsel in respect of pipeline and electricity facility approvals; industry disputes; toll/rate and tariff matters; electric and gas utility regulation; and related court proceedings. Has appeared in numerous significant hearings, including those relating to: major pipeline projects, electricity transmission and distribution facilities, and restructuring of the Alberta electricity industry. Also advises developers of renewable and other electric power projects. Graduate of the University of Calgary (BA, 1978) and the University of British Columbia (LLB, 1984). Member of LSA, CBA, CalBA, and Energy Bar Association. Bar admission, Alberta (1985). Tel: (403) 268-6821 Fax: (403) 268-3100 Calgary douglas.crowther@dentons.com Terence Dalgleish, QC Counsel in Davis LLP's Calgary office, Terence Dalgleish's practice focuses on regulatory law. He has appeared before the Alberta Utilities Commission, National Energy Board and other Canadian energy tribunals. He regularly provides advice and representation in respect of acquisitions and dispositions, facilities approvals and tariff matters for both utilities and utility customers. As General Counsel of TransCanada PipeLines Limited, he was involved in the deregulation of the natural gas commodity in Canada, and related open-access pipeline issues. As Senior Vice President of TransAlta Corporation, he was involved in the deregulation and reregulation of the electricity industry in Alberta, Ontario, New Zealand and elsewhere. He was a long-time member of the Board of Directors of the Van Horne Institute for International Transportation and Regulatory Affairs, as well as a director of publicly listed companies and community organizations. Dalgleish was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1977, Alberta Bar in 1988 and was designated as Queen's Counsel in 1994. Davis LLP Tel: (403) 698-8740 Fax: (403) 697-6605 Calgary tdalgleish@davis.ca LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca | 97 D-00-Bios.indd 97 13-05-23 12:15 PM