Expertise

Client Work

Bruce Power A L.P. Completes $200 Million Financing

Counsel to The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, The Great-West Life Assurance Company and Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc., as lenders.  More

Polaris Geothermal Closes $27M Debenture Private Placement

Counsel to Jacob & Company Securities Inc. in its role as agent, on the offering of 27,000 units of Polaris Geothermal Inc.  More

AIM SOP Phase I LP Completes $75M Financing of Four Wind Farm Projects

Counsel to AIM SOP Phase I LP and AIM on all stages of the development and financing of the Projects.  More

Babcock & Wilcox Acquires Intech and Ivey-Cooper Services

Acted as counsel to Babcock & Wilcox in its acquisition of Intech and Ivey-Copper Services.  More

Bowater Mersey Paper Company Limited Acquires Brooklyn Power Corporation and South Shore Power Services Incorporated

Counsel to Bowater Mersey Paper Company Limited. The acquisition ensures the environmentally beneficial supply of steam for the paper mill, as well as the supply of new renewable electrical power into the Nova Scotia power system.  More

Hydro-Québec's Request for Proposals and Award of Wind Farm Contracts with a Potential Investment Value of $5.5 Billion

Represented Hydro-Québec during the process that led to it being awarded 15 contracts to develop wind farms.  More

Events

First Nations and Energy Project Development in Ontario Seminar

An in-depth look at the legal context for the duty to consult case law, including practical guidance on dealing with First Nation issues in the context of project development.  More

Publications

Ontario's New Green Energy Act Released

If passed, Bill 150 will enact a new Green Energy Act, 2009, and amend several other key energy and environmental statutes including the Electricity Act, 1998, the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, the Environmental Protection Act, and the Planning Act.  More

Private Equity Opportunities in the Global Energy Sector

Charles Keizer is quoted in an article published in Financier Worldwide, describing how a renewed interest in alternative energy and greater energy demand from countries like China and India are affecting the industry.  More

Canada's Offset System, A Creative Response to the Kyoto Protocol

The Government of Canada is in the process of developing a Canadian offset system for greenhouse gases (GHGs), as envisioned in its 2005 Climate Change Plan.  More

The Electricity Restructuring Act: Ontario's Potential Electricity Market

On June 15, 2004, Ontario Energy Minister Dwight Duncan introduced for first reading Bill 100, the Electricity Restructuring Act, which amends both the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 and the Electricity Act, 1998.  More

A New Vision for Ontario's Electricity Sector

On April 15, 2004, Energy Minister Dwight Duncan announced significant changes to Ontario's electricity sector. In legislation to be introduced this June, the government will propose a "hybrid" model for the electricity sector - part regulated pricing...  More

Ontario's Electricity Conservation and Supply Task Force Releases Final Report

Ontario's Electricity Conservation and Supply Task Force Releases Final Report  More

The Supreme Court Rules on the Barrie Public Utilities Case

The Supreme Court of Canada has released its long-awaited decision in Barrie Public Utilities v. Canadian Cable Television Association .  More

Media Highlights

Ontario Goes Green

The Green Energy Act will be law by early summer, says Richard King in Lawyers Weekly.  More

Ontario Rolls Out Bold New Feed-In Tariff

Ontario's Green Energy Act includes a number of noteworthy initiatives designed to speed the deployment of wind energy in the province, says Richard King in North American Windpower magazine.  More

Green Act May Prompt Flood Of Litigation

Richard King comments on the new Green Energy Act in Law Times.  More

Province To Fast-track Wind Turbine Projects

Richard King tells the Toronto Star it's a good idea the Ontario government will be responsible for green projects from now on.  More

Ontario Eyes Bigger Focus On Renewable Energy To Meet Power Needs

Charles Keizer comments in The Canadian Press on the decision made by the Ontario Power Authority to review the province's Integrated Power System Plan.  More

Private Equity Opportunities in the Global Energy Sector

Charles Keizer talks to Financier Worldwide about how a renewed interest in alternative energy and greater energy demand from countries like China and India affect the industry.  More