Lexpert®Ranked Lawyers
38 | Ontario and Quebec
Olthafer, Lars
Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP
(403) 260-9633
lars.olthafer@blakes.
com
Mr. Olthafer advises
on regulatory and
environmental
approvals and
compliance, public
and Aboriginal
consultation, and land
rights acquisition and
compensation for
both provincially and
federally regulated
energy production and
transmission projects.
Onesi, Angela
Fasken Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
(514) 397-7681
aonesi@fasken.com
Ms. Onesi acts for
lenders, developers,
investors, public
authorities and debtors
in fi nancings, notably
in infrastructure and
project fi nancings in
the energy sector. She
advised Nalcor Energy
on the $5-billion
Muskrat Falls project
fi nancing.
Osler, William S.
Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3426
oslerw@bennettjones.
com
Mr. Osler's practice
includes securities law
and M&A, with a focus
on oil and gas. His
experience embraces
IPOs and other public
offerings for issuers
and underwriters, as
well as Canadian and
international take-over
bids and plans
of arrangement.
Olynyk, John M.
Lawson Lundell LLP
(403) 781-9472
jolynyk@
lawsonlundell.com
Mr. Olynyk advises
oil sands developers,
conventional oil and
gas companies,
railways, mining
companies, utilities
and other public- and
private-sector clients
across Canada
on Aboriginal,
environmental,
regulatory and natural
resources matters.
Osler, QC, John S.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
(403) 260-3554
josler@mccarthy.ca
Mr. Osler focuses
on corporate and
commercial law matters
for pipeline and oil
and gas companies.
He advises on a
wide variety of M&A,
corporate fi nance and
governance matters,
including dealings with
various securities and
energy regulators.
Overholt, Deborah H.
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
(604) 640-4164
doverholt@blg.com
Ms. Overholt practises
in the areas of
environmental law
and energy-related
transactions. She has
signifi cant experience
in the electricity sector,
having represented BC
Hydro in the design
and implementation
of several power
procurement programs.
ket, which, I expect, will lead to less activity in new develop-
ment and more in acquisition of existing projects, due to the
challenges and need for community support."
In its June budget Quebec announced it is reviving the
Plan Nord and creating the Société du Plan Nord to spear-
head the development of the 1.2-million km territory north
of the 49th parallel. When it comes to the energy sector,
this is a wait-and-see situation. "Although there is about
3,000MW earmarked for possible hydroelectric develop-
ment it is unlikely that these projects would start before
2025 or perhaps later," says La Flèche. "Quebec has huge
electricity surpluses that it is trying to export or put to use
at home. In other words, Plan Nord will for the foreseeable
future be a mining rather than an energy play."
"The proportion of the economy which is in government
hands in Quebec – by that I mean federal, provincial,
as well as municipal government – is larger than anywhere
else in North America. With the election of the current government,
Quebec, for the fi rst time in a long time, has a government that
is prepared to enable the private sector rather than act as [the] main
proponent. In other words, government is looking to the private
sector to lead the way, including in the energy sector."
– ERIK RICHER LA FLÈCHE, STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP
