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Pipelines v. Rail | 21
Green, Bram J.
Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4153
bgreen@goodmans.ca
Mr. Green's real estate
practice extends to all
aspects of domestic
and international
utility-scale solar and
wind power renewable
energy generation
projects. He acts for
Recurrent Energy in its
development of utility-
scale solar projects
in Ontario.
Gropper, QC,
Mitchell H.
Farris, Vaughan, Wills
& Murphy LLP
(604) 661-9322
mgropper@farris.com
Mr. Gropper's
practice focuses on
corporate fi nance,
reorganizations, M&A
and commercial real
estate. He has advised
boards of directors on
take-over bids, going-
private transactions
and other corporate
matters.
Guinan, William C.
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
(403) 232-9458
bguinan@blg.com
Mr. Guinan represents
publicly listed oil and
gas and other industrial
issuers in equity
and debt fi nancing
transactions, M&As,
corporate governance
matters and in various
facets of oil and gas
and corporate and
commercial law.
Greenfi eld, QC,
Donald E.
Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3248
greenfi eldd@
bennettjones.com
Mr. Greenfi eld's energy
practice spans asset
and share sales and
acquisitions in Canada
and abroad, LNG and
oil sands development,
facilities construction
and operation, JVs,
limited partnerships
and farmouts, as well
as Investment Canada
Act matters.
Guichon Jr., QC,
David A.
Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada LLP
(403) 267-9511
dave.guichon@
nortonrosefulbright.
com
Mr. Guichon has
practised energy law
since 1981 and has
extensive experience
in all facets of the
upstream and
midstream sectors of
the oil and gas industry,
including pipeline and
processing facilities
transactions, joint
ventures and project
development.
Harbell, Jim
Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5690
jharbell@stikeman.
com
Mr. Harbell is a
member of the
fi rm's Partnership
Board, Co-chair of
the National Energy
Group and focuses
his energy practice on
developers, investors,
government agencies
and municipalities
on power project
development, fi nance
and procurement.
ted within three years. It also issued an emergency di-
rective requiring at least two crew members to work
trains that transport dangerous goods, and that those
trains reduce their speed.
But there is no move to reinstate independent gov-
ernment inspectors to oversee rail safety, says Benedict
— a move he feels is critical.
Transport Canada is limited by its enabling statute,
he says, which means only Parliament can make that
kind of fundamental change. And he's not optimistic
that will happen anytime soon because the current
system is both cheaper for the government and prefer-
able to railways "who want minimal interference from
the government.
