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Liteplo, Jonathan Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
(604) 631-4994 jliteplo@fasken.com
Mr. Liteplo is a leading energy and utility law practitioner who represents
clients in the electricity, oil & gas, water and wastewater industries in
obtaining facilities, environmental, land use planning, import/export
and tariff-related regulatory approvals.
Lissoir, Luc Gowling WLG
(514) 392-9571 luc.lissoir@gowlingwlg.com
Mr. Lissoir focuses on infrastructure projects, including P3s, project
financing, PE and Infra funds, as well as M&A, securities and corporate
counselling to Canadian and international infra developers as well as major
Canadian and international financial institutions.
Lenz, QC, Kenneth T. Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3317 lenzk@bennettjones.com
Mr. Lenz assists clients in managing issues related to corporate insolvency
and restructuring. He also has significant experience in energy litigation,
corporate and shareholder disputes, class proceedings and claims against
directors and officers.
Lefebvre, David R.J. Dentons Canada LLP
(403) 268-7140 david.lefebvre@dentons.com
Mr. Lefebvre's practice focuses on Canadian and cross-border M&A, private-
equity transactions, capital markets, large project and corporate governance
matters. He sits on the Securities Advisory Committee of the Alberta
Securities Commission.
Lawrence, Bruce A. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
(403) 232-9597 blawrence@blg.com
Mr. Lawrence is the Calgary regional leader of BLG's Oil & Gas Group.
His practice focuses on the oil & gas sector, both on and offshore. His broad
range of experience, gained from over 30 years in the sector, includes seismic
acquisition through to exploration and on to development, production and
transportation, JVs and operating agreements, M&A and take-over bids.
Langlois, Martin R. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5672 mlanglois@stikeman.com
Mr. Langlois is a partner in Stikeman Elliott's Toronto office and a former
co-head of the M&A and Private Equity Practice Group. He focuses
on domestic and cross-border M&A, securities and corporate finance
transactions as well as corporate governance and other commercial matters.
He serves on the Toronto office's Management Committee and as Co-Chair
on the Women's Initiatives Committee.
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of Environment and Climate Change is they'd like to
move away from natural gas for the production of elec-
tricity. So you have this brand-new set of facilities, and
the government seems to want them not to produce
very much anymore."
He says the big question for potential investors con-
cerned about the long-term investment climate for
natural gas generation is whether, given the capital in-
vestment that's required, governments see gas genera-
tion as transitional? "If you're a potential investor in a
natural gas facility, you have to ask yourself, 'Is the gov-
ernment's commitment to this sustainable?' or are they
going to come back in five years and say, 'Now we don't
want the gas facilities to run anymore?'"
Box in political risk
If history is an indication, it's not just Canadian inves-
tors who are apprehensive. It's early days for the new
programs in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, but
it's a critical time in making the international renewable
- George Vegh, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
"If you're a potential
investor in a natural
gas facility, you have
to ask yourself, 'Is the
government's commitment
to this sustainable?' or are
they going to come back
in five years and say,
'Now we don't want
the gas facilities
to run anymore."
