Lexpert®Ranked Lawyers
18 | Pipelines v. Rail
Fougere, Kevin
Torys LLP
(403) 776-3746
kfougere@torys.com
Mr. Fougere advises
lenders and borrowers
on a wide range of
corporate, oil and gas
and power-related
fi nancing transactions,
including project
fi nancing; high-yield
bonds; term loans;
cross-border and
acquisition fi nancings
and asset-based
lending.
Fortier, Philippe
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
(514) 397-4176
pfortier@mccarthy.ca
Mr. Fortier's practice
focuses on M&A,
corporate fi nance and
joint ventures, and he
has been involved in
multiple commercial
transactions and
contract negotiations
in the energy
sector. He acts for
public companies,
underwriters and
private companies.
Freitag, Shane
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
(416) 367-6137
sfreitag@blg.com
Mr. Freitag's corporate
commercial practice
embraces the
electricity, natural gas
and water sectors
throughout Canada. His
experience includes
development and
fi nancing of projects
and negotiating
underlying agreements
and regulatory
approvals.
Gagné, Jean M.
Fasken Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
(418) 640-2010
jgagne@fasken.com
Mr. Gagné's
commercial and
business law practice
focuses on M&A, public
and private fi nancing,
drafting commercial
contracts, First Nations
negotiations, JVs and
off-takes in the mining
and forestry industries
domestically and
internationally.
Friend, QC,
Anthony L.
Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3182
frienda@
bennettjones.com
Mr. Friend practises
in the areas
of commercial
and securities
litigation, corporate
arrangements and
restructuring, oil
and gas industry
disputes, and medical
malpractice defence.
He has acted in
over 85 corporate
arrangements and
restructurings.
Gallivan, QC,
Daniel F.
Cox & Palmer
(902) 491-4126
dgallivan@
coxandpalmer.com
Mr. Gallivan's
practice is primarily
transactional,
focusing on corporate,
fi nance, securities,
energy and public
law for corporations,
governments,
professional
organizations and
fi nancial institutions.
Mr. Gallivan is also the
CEO of Cox & Palmer.
to the NEB.
"Major pipeline companies have long relied on their bal-
ance sheets to fund clean-ups. at's industry practice.
"Policy makers seem to just want to make sure they've
got adequate wherewithal but companies like Enbridge,
TransCanada and Kinder Morgan all have substantial bal-
ance sheets."
Douglas Crowther, who co-leads the energy sector group
at Dentons Canada LLP, agrees. "I can't speak for the sector,
but I suspect there may have been a view that the revisions
weren't all strictly necessary.
" ere probably wasn't much public reaction because the
pipes have always understood their position, that they would
have to clean up the mess. Whether they then have the op-
portunity to claim against a third party, and whether that
third party has the money to cover that liability, is a matter
that follows later."
e proposed new pipeline-safety measures don't just
"Where a pipeline caused a problem in the past, pipeline
companies have been more than willing to pay. For example
Enbridge spent a lot of time and money, over $1billion,
to clean up the spill in the Kalamazoo River."
– LAWRENCE SMITH, BENNETT JONES LLP
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