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LEXPERT 19
Graham, Gary D. Gowling WLG
(905) 540-3255 gary.graham@gowlingwlg.com
Gowling WLG's Hamilton office founding partner, Mr. Graham is a business law
lawyer. A former President of Westinghouse Canada Inc., he has been advising
clients in the manufacturing, energy and broader public sectors for 25+ years.
Gorman, William (Bill) Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4118 wgorman@goodmans.ca
Mr. Gorman's practice focuses on domestic and cross-border corporate
finance and M&A. He represents public/private companies and underwriters in
transactions involving the energy sector. He has represented Atlantic Power in
various matters including its 2004 IPO, numerous debt and equity financings, a
strategic review, two activist shareholder actions and a secondary market liability
class action.
Gilliland, William G. Dentons Canada LLP
(403) 268-6826 bill.gilliland@dentons.com
Mr. Gilliland advises public and private companies domestically and
internationally on M&A matters, primarily in the power, oil and gas and
other resource sectors. He also counsels on financing, securities
and governance issues.
Gallivan, QC, Daniel F. Cox & Palmer
(902) 491-4126 dgallivan@coxandpalmer.com
Mr. Gallivan's corporate practice spans all facets of energy law. He provides
informed counsel and regulatory advice to major oil and gas projects, exploration
and production companies, service and pipeline companies, regulatory agencies
and governments. Consistently ranked as a leading practitioner in his field,
Mr. Gallivan also holds the leadership role of CEO of Cox & Palmer.
Freitag, Shane Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
(416) 367-6137 sfreitag@blg.com
Mr. Freitag is the Toronto co-chair of BLG's Electricity Markets Group.
His practice focuses on corporate, commercial and regulatory matters arising
from the resource and infrastructure sectors including electricity, gas and water.
Mr. Freitag is also Secretary-Treasurer of the IBA Section on Energy, Environment,
Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law (SEERIL).
Fransen, Aaron Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5231 afransen@stikeman.com
Mr. Fransen is a partner in the Toronto office of Stikeman Elliott and a member
of the Corporate Group and the Project Finance Group. His practice focuses
on project finance of infrastructure and energy projects in the bond and bank
markets. In addition to Project Finance, he continues to represent corporate
clients in M&A and other strategic transactions.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
Understanding how to navigate the regulatory pro-
cess is obviously extremely important. "It's complicated
and it usually takes much longer than expected," says
Bursey. "It's a bit like trying to hold a handful of corks
under water: you never know what's going to pop up.
For a lawyer working in this area, there's no substitute
for world-class research."
Part of that research is advising clients on how to
prepare "a thorough and complete application" to the
National Energy Board, says Ross. Dealing with the
NEB is soon likely to change, following recommenda-
tions made by an expert panel to the federal govern-
ment in May 2017 (see "Transforming the NEB," p. 4).
"Modernizing the National Energy Board is a priority
of the government of Canada to help ensure we develop
our resources responsibly, said Minister of Natural Re-
sources Jim Carr upon receiving the report.
"e report recommends that there would be a two-
stage process [for pipeline approval]," says Treacy. "In
the first stage, major projects would undergo a one-year
review by the federal cabinet to ensure the project was
