MacWilliam,
Alexander G.
Dentons Canada LLP
(403) 268-7090
alex.macwilliam@dentons.com
Mr. MacWilliam advises
the firm's clients on environ-
mental issues, including the
management of liability,
environmental management
systems and dispute resolu-
tion. He appears regularly
before courts and tribunals.
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 ven-
tures and other co-ownership
vehicles, and energy com-
modity transportation, sales
and related transactions.
Mark, Alan H.
Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4264
amark@goodmans.ca
Mr. Mark's practice focuses
on electricity law and regula-
tion, corporate-commercial
litigation and class actions.
He represents clients in the
energy sector before the
Ontario Energy Board and
the courts, including the
Supreme Court of Canada.
Madras, Mark L.
Gowling Lafleur
Henderson LLP
(416) 862-4296
mark.madras@gowlings.com
Mr. Madras is a Certified
Specialist in Environmental
Law. His practice includes
regulatory compliance,
commercial transactions,
project approvals and
dispute resolution.
Mahony, Dennis E.
Torys LLP
(416) 865-8214
dmahony@torys.com
Mr. Mahony's energy and
infrastructure practice fo-
cuses on the environmental
and climate change aspects
of project development (in-
cluding permitting), finance
and M&A. He represents
business-sector partici-
pants, particularly in the
renewable space.
Martins, Manuel A.
Gowling Lafleur
Henderson LLP
(519) 575-7542
manuel.martins@gowlings.com
Mr. Martins acts for and
advises owners, investors
and lenders in the renewable
energy and infrastructure
industry; including purchase,
sale, leasing and financing
transactions.He is also the
leader of Gowlings's National
Real Estate Practice Group.
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but Canadian and US companies are seeing
the need, or are being required to do so, in
order to do business in Europe or with Eu-
ropean-based companies."
As both the energy sector and environ-
mental law continue to evolve, oen in
tandem, "the challenge in Canada," says
Piette, "is striking the balance between what
energy options are the ones that are profit-
able for business on the one side, and also
socially acceptable on the other side. In ef-
fect, all economic actors that are involved in
the energy area will be called upon to make
'bold' decisions on what direction to go
and what the acceptable energy options are.
Energy is not only a technical matter, but is
very much a social matter, and very much a
geo-political matter."
through government orders. "Less water in
rivers, streams and lakes means greater stress
on fish, which has resulted in restrictions on
fishing in some streams and may affect the
amount of water taken for commercial use.
is has led to greater public scrutiny of wa-
ter use for industrial operations, agriculture
and hydropower production. It may lead to
more government orders restricting water
use further for these commercial purposes."
He adds that the BC government has
just released a new framework to assess the
risk to rivers and streams of the use of those
waters for commercial operations. It is also
more stringently evaluating minimum
stream flows, which will have implications
for small hydro projects that divert water
from the main channel of a stream.
Certainly, Canadian energy companies
will need to deal with increasing regulation
and enforcement when it comes to envi-
ronmental law and its impact on the en-
ergy sector. Yet public scrutiny of corporate
social responsibility in the environment/
energy sphere is growing more insistent, at
home and abroad.
"More Canadian companies are embrac-
ing the concept of social responsibility,"
says Crossman, "particularly in light of the
attention given to the idea that companies
require a social licence to operate. e Eu-
ropeans have been the leaders in this area,
