Lexpert®Ranked Lawyers
Danahy, Jennifer
Gowling Lafl eur
Henderson LLP
(416) 369-7290
jennifer.danahy@
gowlings.com
Ms. Danahy is a
Certifi ed Specialist
(Environmental Law),
an experienced
litigator handling civil
claims, defence of
environmental charges
and administrative
appeals, and a
regulatory lawyer
handling the full range
of environmental
law matters.
Davies, QC,
Donald G.
Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada LLP
(403) 267-8183
don.davies@
nortonrosefulbright.
com
Mr. Davies's energy
practice focuses on
regulatory and litigation
matters. His clients
include oil and gas
producers, pipelines,
utilities and industry
groups. He appears
before the NEB and
provincial regulators
including the AER
and the AUC.
DeMarco, Elisabeth
Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada LLP
(416) 203-4431
elisabeth.demarco@
nortonrosefulbright.
com
Ms. DeMarco's practice
includes advising
Canadian and foreign
energy and mining
companies and
investment banks on
emissions trading;
project development;
environmental
fi nancing; and CSR.
She appears before
the OEB and
other regulators.
David, Mylany
Dentons Canada LLP
(514) 878-8816
mylany.david@
dentons.com
Ms. David focuses
on the real estate,
commercial and
industrial aspects of
renewable energy
projects, including
wind farms and
energy-related
transactions. She
advises developers,
buyers and lenders
on development,
acquisition and
fi nancing matters.
Davis, Thomas
R.M. (Tam)
Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada LLP
(514) 847-4857
thomas.davis@
nortonrosefulbright.
com
Mr. Davis's business
law practice includes
a focus on electrical
energy. His domestic
and international
experience embraces
project development;
contracts to purchase,
exchange and store
energy; transmission;
distribution; and water
management.
Denstedt, QC,
Shawn H.T.
Osler, Hoskin &
Harcourt LLP
(403) 260-7088
sdenstedt@osler.com
Mr. Denstedt practises
environmental,
regulatory and
Aboriginal law in the
energy, mining and
natural resources
areas. He appears
regularly before
provincial and federal
tribunals and is Co-
chair of the fi rm.
ly owned Japex Montney Ltd. of Japan. While those deals
don't add to Canada's foreign-direct-investment totals, they
do increase industry exposure to deep pockets overseas. And
they suggest at least some level of confi dence among SOEs
that they understand the new rules.
Torys LLP M&A expert Ron Deyholos says "doing deals
is cyclical," and a er the tailspin of 2013 there was bound
to be an upturn. is eff ect, he says, was amplifi ed by fi rmer
prices for oil and gas that improved confi dence of both buy-
ers and sellers of assets.
"No one wants to be the seller who sold for too little or the
buyer who paid too much," Deyholos observes.
He says SOE clients were at fi rst "confused and con-
cerned" by the ban on oil sands purchases that suddenly re-
versed Ottawa's aggressive eff orts to court their investment.
But they've since returned to doing minority joint-venture
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