Howie, Kent D.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
(403) 232-9535
khowie@blg.com
Mr. Howie counsels oil &
gas and electricity clients
on LNG projects, oil & gas
projects, including offshore
oil projects, pipeline projects,
and large hydro, natural gas
and renewable energy pro-
jects involving joint ventures
with First Nations.
Hughes, Terrance M.
Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada LLP
(403) 267-8117
terry.hughes@nortonroseful-
bright.com
Mr. Hughes's project
development practice
for domestic and foreign
clients embraces oil, gas and
NGL pipelines; processing,
refining and cogeneration
facilities; offshore gas and
integrated oil sands projects,
and he also appears before
the NEB.
Hurley, John
Gowling Lafleur
Henderson LLP
(514) 392-9431
john.hurley@gowlings.com
Mr. Hurley has extensive
experience in public
andcommercial law, with
special emphasis on First
Nations, energy and infra-
structure, environmental law
and regulatory matters.
Hudec, Albert J.
Farris, Vaughan, Wills &
Murphy LLP
(604) 661-9356
ahudec@farris.com
Mr. Hudec's corporate
finance and securities prac-
tice focuses on cross-border
M&A, public equity and
venture capital financing, and
board and independent com-
mittee representation, with
emphasis on the resource
and technology industries.
Hull, Robert G.S.
Gowling Lafleur
Henderson LLP
(416) 369-7313
robert.hull@gowlings.com
Mr. Hull is a partner in Gowl-
ings's Toronto office special-
izing in institutional Fund
Formation for infrastructure
and real estate Funds.Bob
represents many enterprises
active in the Canadian
energy sector, specifically in
their financing and growth.
Hurst, Michael A.
Dentons Canada LLP
(403) 268-3046
michael.hurst@dentons.com
Mr. Hurst's energy law
expertise embraces oil and
gas upstream, midstream and
pipeline acquisitions; struc-
turing greenfield projects;
financing; and product sales
arrangements. He works
on infrastructure projects in
Canada and South America.
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fied as significant factors or uncertainties
in disclosures going forward.
But Hudson wonders if the new changes
under NI51-101, which had been in the
works for several years, are still relevant
in a rapidly changing and depressed mar-
ket that is hard for regulators to keep pace
with. At one point, junior resource issuers,
already struggling with the costs of com-
plying with disclosure obligations for com-
panies listed on the TSX and TSX-V, were
gunning for rule changes that would mean
smaller companies would only have to re-
port financials every six months instead of
quarterly. at would save them money,
but it didn't happen.
Yet, say lawyers interviewed, few oil
companies, large or small, or their legal
counsel, have voiced much concern about
amendments to NI 51-101 or other regu-
latory changes surrounding continuous
disclosure. In part, that's because they're
preoccupied helming their companies
through the commodities storm.
"THE [CANADIAN SECURITIES ADMINISTRATORS]
have put issuers on notice that they will not accept boiler plate statements.
Rather, they are looking for issuers to disclose and specifically quantify information
in sufficient detail for investors to be able to understand clearly a company's
financial circumstances."–
Ross Bentley, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
