Financing Energy Projects | 7
EMERGING MARKETS SUCH as India
and China are widely expected to push energy
demand 35 per cent higher by 2035. Canada
– a global leader with close to $120 billion in
annual energy exports – is well-positioned to
serve growing Asian markets. So financing new
energy projects should be a no-brainer, right?
As anyone who has worked on a recent energy financing knows, it's currently a tale of
two markets.
Green energy companies, flavour of the
month with large institutional investors and
international banks, are having no problem
raising capital.
Traditional oil and natural gas companies
on the other hand, out of favour for several
quarters, have had to scramble to raise funds
because new share offerings have been almost
impossible to complete.
Most have been trying to avoid raising capi-
Lexpert®Ranked Lawyers
Cass, Frederick D.
Aird & Berlis LLP
(416) 865-7742
fcass@airdberlis.com
Mr. Cass, co-chair
of his firm's Energy
Group, has appeared
before energy
regulatory tribunals
for over 30 years in
various proceedings,
such as rates and
facilities cases, and at
all levels of the Ontario
courts, as well as the
Supreme Court
of Canada.
Cassidy, Paul R.
Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP
(604) 631-3390
paul.cassidy@
blakes.com
Chamberlain, Adam
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
(416) 367-6172
achamberlain@blg.
com
Mr. Cassidy's practice
is a combination of
regulatory, corporate/
commercial, litigation
and policy work in a
variety of industries,
including the energy
(conventional,
upstream production,
pipelines, LNG and
renewable) and natural
resources sectors.
Mr. Chamberlain's
practice encompasses
environmental and
other regulatory
requirements
involved with project
development. He is
the National Leader
of the Team North
and Climate Change
Groups and Regional
Leader of the
Aboriginal Law and
Forestry Law Groups.
Christian, Jeff
Lawson Lundell LLP
(604) 631-9115
jchristian@
lawsonlundell.com
Christopher, Chris A.
Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP
(403) 260-9662
chr@blakes.com
Mr. Christian is a
litigation partner with
a practice focused
on energy and
regulated utilities. He
represents utilities,
power marketers and
consumer groups in
proceedings before
administrative tribunals
such as the BCUC, the
AUC and the NEB.
Mr. Christopher's
practice includes
negotiating and
drafting downstream,
midstream and
upstream operational,
commercial and
purchase and sale
agreements. He
also advises on the
development of oil
sands, cogeneration
and wind power
projects.
Clark, Ron W.
Aird & Berlis LLP
(416) 865-7701
rclark@airdberlis.com
Mr. Clark advises
stakeholders, retailers,
distributors and
generators on policy
matters in national and
international electricity
markets. He works on
power procurements,
generation facilities
developments and
Ontario's clean energy
supply RFPs.
