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Adkins, Robert J.M. Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP > (204) 934-2483 rjma@tdslaw.com Bob is a partner at TDS who has a diverse business law practice, focusing on commercial real estate, real estate develop- ment, commercial leasing, municipal law, zoning, property assessment, administrative law, and general commercial litiga- tion. Over the past 30 years he has developed considerable expertise in natural resource development and Indigenous law, particularly consultation and negotiations with First Nations and Indigenous communities and groups. Bob represented a major utility in extensive negotiations with several First Nations, the Government of Manitoba, and the Government of Canada, and continues to advise and represent resource developers in building relationships and resolving conflicts with Indigenous peoples. Bob also advises on consultations with Indigenous peoples in connection with the allocation of Crown resources and project licensing. André, Nadir Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (514) 954-3152 nandre@blg.com Nadir André is a partner at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and a member of the Innu Nation of Matimekush-Lac John. He has extensive experience in Aboriginal law and has worked in this field since the beginning of his career. He services many Aboriginal clients, as well as corporations seeking to do business with Aboriginal communities and Aboriginal business organizations in Québec and elsewhere in Canada. He is directly involved in certain comprehensive and specified land claim negotiations throughout Canada. Nadir also specializes in matters connected with resource development involving Aboriginal communities and businesses and has taught Aboriginal Law at University of Ottawa and at Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue. He was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2023 (and since 2009) edition of e Best Lawyers in Canada (Indigenous and First Nations Practice). He was called to the Québec Bar in 1998 and obtained his LLL, University of Ottawa in 1996. Belley Perron, Julie Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (514) 954-2528 jbelleyperron@blg.com Julie is counsel at Borden Ladner Gervais' Montréal office where she represents clients operating in various sectors of the economy, supporting them in the areas of project development, environmental compliance, government relations, and obtaining or amending permits and licences. anks to her considerable experience with project implementation, espe- cially renewable energy projects, she plays a key role at all stages of the projects, from contract negotiation and financing, to project authorization and the securing of environmental permits. Julie also acts in purchase and sale transactions, as well as in the financing of business operations or properties, by carrying out due diligence environmental reviews, and draing and negotiating environment-related clauses. Over the years, Julie has become an excellent advisor in the areas of risk management and environmental compliance. Bird, Sarah J. F. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (604) 687-5744 sbird@blg.com Sarah's practice focuses on project development, project finance, public-private partnerships, Indigenous law, lending, and general corporate commercial law. She has extensive experience with leading major public-private partnership and project finance transactions, including representing proponents and lenders with respect of all phases of public infra- structure, transportation, and energy projects. Sarah also advises lenders and resource companies on securing financing or refinancing for projects and facilities in the mining and natural resources sector, and assists clients on a broad range of commercial, regulatory, and financing matters. Sarah's recent energy experience relates to advising proponents, lenders, and government entities on the development, financing, and operation of hydro, wind, district energy, and transmission projects in various jurisdictions in Canada and the US. She has been involved in some of the largest and most prominent projects in Canada as well as many high-value projects with international components. Education: BA (Queen's Universi- ty); LLB (University of British Columbia). Admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 2005. www.lexpert.ca 15 Lexpert-ranked leading energy lawyers Atcheson, Aaron E. Miller Thomson LLP > (519) 931-3526 aatcheson@millerthomson.com Aaron Atcheson practises in the area of real estate and business transactions, and energy and infrastructure projects. Aaron is the lead of the Projects Group, and has been repeatedly recognized as a leading lawyer and expert in energy, envi- ronmental law, and property development. He concentrates his practice on the development, acquisition, disposition, and financing of infrastructure facilities, with a particular focus on the energy sector, across Canada and, with the assistance of local counsel, in the United States and internationally. He represents parties in transactions and projects in the renew- able energy industry, including developers and power producers, equipment manufacturers, debt and equity providers, vendors and purchasers of projects, underwriters, and consultants. Aaron has also provided development, construction, and financing advice on district energy, electricity storage, landfill gas, bio-gas, energy-from-waste, waste heat recovery, gas-fired thermal power generation, co-generation, hydro-electric, natural gas production, gas pipeline and gas storage projects, as well as transactions related to water testing and treatment, waste and recycling, and electric vehicle charging and other transportation projects.