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www.lexpert.ca 31 Lexpert-ranked leading energy lawyers Liteplo, Jonathan Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (403) 232-9533 jliteplo@blg.com Jonathan Liteplo works extensively in the area of energy and utilities regulation. As a leading practitioner, Jonathan represents participants in the electricity, oil & gas, water and wastewater, and mining industries in a broad range of matters before regulatory authorities and the courts. He has wide-ranging experience representing owners in obtaining tariff-related approvals, including performance-based rate regulation and utility cost of capital, change of control approvals, and regulatory permitting for complex and controversial infrastructure projects. His clients value his leadership skills, the comprehensive analytical and strategic approach he brings to each matter, and his emphasis on adopting a team approach with his clients to achieving successful outcomes. Jonathan has been involved in charitable work throughout his career, most recently as Chair of the Board of an international development organization. Madsen, David T. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (403) 232-9612 dmadsen@blg.com David practises in all areas of commercial litigation, in particular representing Canadian and international clients in litiga- tion and alternative dispute resolution. His practice focuses on all sectors of the oil & gas industry, electricity generation, cybersecurity, intellectual property, class actions defense, shareholders' rights, mergers & acquisitions, insolvency and banking litigation, fraud and fidelity-related actions, Anton Piller Orders and Mareva Injunctions, and land-related claims. David has dealt with matters in all courts in Alberta, including the Alberta Court of Appeal; courts in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Newfoundland; the Supreme Court of Canada; and the Federal Court of Canada. He has also dealt with matters in the Alberta Securities Commission, and Canadian and international arbitrations. David is a member of BLG's Partnership Board. McNaughton, Robb Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (403) 232-9689 rmcnaughton@blg.com Robb is a partner at the national law firm of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in the M&A and Capital Markets Group. His clients include local and multinational mining and resource issuers along with national and international funds and investment banks focused on the sector. Robb and his team completed over the last year or so more than a dozen mining- related listings and financings. Robb is a national leader in public listings on the NEO and TSX. He has been a leader in innovation and his accomplishments include RTO structures for NEO listings and the first trust and international capital pool companies, among other things. Robb is a member of the TSX Venture Exchange Local Advisory Committee. Robb's professional experience includes working as the vice-president of strategy and corporate operations at Assante Corporation, a financial services company formerly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange that was sold to CI Financial for approximately $850 million. He was previously an executive of a large private company in Japan. Robb has sat on multiple public and private company boards of directors (including resource issuers) and has a large shareholder activism practice specializing in hostile and special situations. Linder, Peter T., QC Peacock Linder Halt & Mack LLP > (403) 296-2282 plinder@plhlaw.ca Peter Linder has over 35 years' experience in handling complex cases at all levels of the Canadian Court system and as both counsel and arbitrator in domestic and international arbitrations. He has extensive experience with administrative and regulatory proceedings. He clerked to the Alberta Court of Appeal, was called to the Alberta Bar in 1986, and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2004. Mr. Linder holds an MA in Jurisprudence, Christ Church, Oxford; and an LLB and BA (With Distinction and First Class Honours), Dalhousie University. He has handled major cases in fields of oil & gas, mining, securities litigation, complex corporate and commercial disputes, insolvency, construction, products liability, insurance law, environmental, and employment law. He has achieved major successes in precedent-setting energy, securities, and shareholders' rights lawsuits and was appointed by the United States District Court, Central District of California, as an expert in Alberta corporate law. Mr. Linder is known as a fierce but fair advocate who achieves extraordinary results for his clients. Lee, Louise K. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (403) 232-9408 lolee@blg.com Louise Lee is a partner in the Securities and Capital Markets Group in BLG's Calgary office. Louise focuses her practice on corporate and securities law in a wide range of industries, including the natural resources sector. Louise advises clients on mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and other corporate reorganizations, as well as financing transactions, including public and private offerings of equity and debt securities. Louise also advises clients to ensure compliance with corporate and securities regulatory requirements, including stock exchange listings. She is a co-leader of BLG's Driven by Women Initiative in Calgary and is also a member of BLG's Private Equity Steering Committee. Louise was called to the Alberta Bar in 2006.