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Ezekiel, Ron, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Vancouver - (604) 631-4708 - rezekiel@fasken.com
Ron Ezekiel is a partner with Fasken Martineau's Global Energy Group. He advises utilities, pipeline compan-
ies, independent power producers, retailers and other energy and resource industry clients with their business
needs, including: project permits and environmental assessment; impact benefit agreements and negotiations
with First Nations; project finance; mergers and acquisitions; divestitures; joint ventures; and energy and car-
bon market related activities. Ezekiel's industry knowledge, creativity and broad business transaction back-
ground make him an ideal choice for counsel on projects and M&A transactions involving energy or resource
assets. Ezekiel has acted on both acquisitions and divestitures of generation assets, including early-stage and
operating independent power projects. He has also negotiated complex joint venture and co-ownership ar-
rangements for the joint development and operation of energy assets. Ezekiel was called to the British Colum-
bia Bar in 1995.
Christian, Jeff, Lawson Lundell LLP Vancouver - (604) 631-9115 - jchristian@lawsonlundell.com
Jeff Christian is a litigation partner in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell LLP, with a practice focused
on energy and regulated utilities. He appears regularly before administrative tribunals such as the Alberta and
BC Utilities Commissions. He also acts for clients in the insurance, manufacturing and retail sectors at all
levels of court, in arbitrations and in mediations. Christian also acts as counsel to US financiers on regulatory
proceedings related to acquisitions of BC utilities. Christian is recognized by Chambers Global in the Energy:
Power (Regulatory) (Canada) category, by e Best Lawyers in Canada for energy regulatory law, by Bench-
mark Canada for energy and natural resources litigation in British Columbia, and was named among Lexpert®/
ROB Special Edition on Canada's Leading Canadian Energy Lawyers (2013 & 2014) and was named Energy
Regulatory Law Lawyer of the Year in Vancouver for 2013 by Best Lawyers in Canada. Christian is called to
the Bars of British Columbia (1994), Northwest Territories (2001) and Alberta (2014).
Ghikas, Matthew, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Vancouver - (604) 631-3191 - mghikas@fasken.com
Matt Ghikas is a partner in Fasken Martineau's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. He acts for clients
in the energy and natural resources industries, and other regulated industries. He represents clients in liti-
gation, arbitrations and mediations, as well as in administrative proceedings. Ghikas appears before regula-
tory tribunals on behalf of clients. He has experience representing regulated companies in regulatory-related
matters, including revenue requirements applications, capital project approvals, rate design, cost of capital/re-
turn on equity, PBR, environmental assessments and compliance with electric reliability standards. He is lead
regulatory counsel to the largest natural gas utility in British Columbia, acts for electric utilities, and advises
pipeline owners. Ghikas was called to the BC Bar in 1999 and the Alberta Bar in 2013. He is a roster arbitrator
with the American Arbitration Association, holds an MCIArb designation in International Arbitration from
the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and a QArb designation from the ADR Institute of Canada.
Liteplo, Jonathan, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Vancouver - (604) 631-4994 - jliteplo@fasken.com
Jonathan Liteplo represents participants in the electricity, oil and gas, pipeline, water and wastewater indus-
tries in obtaining facilities, environmental, land use planning, import/export, and utility rates and tariff-relat-
ed approvals from regulatory authorities. He also represents energy clients in disputes involving other indus-
try participants, and has worked on projects requiring federal and provincial environmental assessments and
wide-ranging public and First Nations consultation. Liteplo's clients have included owners of regulated util-
ities and generating facilities, oil and gas producers and midstream operators, oil sands producers, proponents
of LNG projects, transporters of natural gas and crude oil, buyers and owners under power purchase arrange-
ments, regulated and unregulated retailers of electricity services, energy marketers and importers/exporters,
coal mine operators and petrochemical companies. He is frequently recognized for his energy law expertise in
leading legal publications. Liteplo was called to the Alberta Bar in 1993 and the British Columbia Bar in 2011.
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