Lexpert®Ranked Lawyers
Manning, Lewis L.
Lawson Lundell LLP
(403) 781-9458
lmanning@
lawsonlundell.com
Mr. Manning represents
independent power
producers, industrial
and commercial
customers, oil and gas
producers, utilities,
industry associations,
pipelines, regulators,
and transmission
companies in relation
to a range of regulatory
matters.
Maguire, Patrick T.
Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3184
maguirep@
bennettjones.com
Mr. Maguire acts for
energy companies on a
range of transactions,
both in Canada
and internationally,
including purchases,
sales, joint ventures
and other co-
ownership vehicles,
and energy commodity
transportation,
sales and related
transactions.
Martis, Xeno C.
Fasken Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
(514) 397-7509
xmartis@fasken.com
Mr. Martis counsels
lenders and investors
on corporate fi nance
matters including
project fi nancing/
take-overs/structured
leveraged and
synthetic lease
fi nancings. He advised
Nalcor Energy on the
$5-billion fi nancing of
the Muskrat Falls hydro
project.
Mahony, Dennis E.
Torys LLP
(416) 865-8214
dmahony@torys.com
Mr. Mahony's
infrastructure and
energy practice
focuses on the
environmental and
climate change aspects
of project development
(including permitting),
fi nance and M&A. He
represents business-
sector participants,
particularly in the
renewable space.
Mark, Alan H.
Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4264
amark@goodmans.ca
Mr. Mark's practice
focuses on electricity
law and regulation,
corporate commercial
litigation and class
actions. He represents
clients in the energy
sector before the
OEB and the courts,
including the Supreme
Court of Canada.
Massé, David
Stikeman Elliott LLP
(514) 397-3685
dmasse@stikeman.
com
Mr. Massé specializes
in M&A, securities
and corporate fi nance,
including a focus on
the mining and energy
sector. Represents
issuers, sponsors,
underwriters and
fi nancial institutions in
connection with M&A,
fi nancings, JVs and
project development.
32 | Ontario and Quebec
With new majority governments in both Ontario and Quebec,
energy development can look to the long term By Bev Cline
CERTAINTY IN
CENTRAL ONTARIO
TWO ELECTIONS, two majority governments. What does
this mean for the energy sectors in Ontario and Quebec?
"We're early in this Ontario government, so we don't yet
know what regulatory issues will surface or what new pro-
grams and policies will be implemented," says Shane Freitag,
a partner with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Toronto and
co-chair of the fi rm's Toronto Energy Markets Group. "But
the commitment of the Liberal government, the underlying
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