Cases
Representative Work: Advising the Independent Electricity System Operator (
formerly the Ontario Power Authority) on energy, procurement
commercial law, including drafting
amending procurement documents, long-term power purchase agreements,
shorter-term incentive contracts
advising on ongoing contract management matters, in respect of Province-wide initiatives including the Large Renewable Procurement, the Industrial Electricity Incentive Program, the Hydroelectric St
ard Offer Program
the Hydroelectric Contract Initiative.
Advising developers, investors
lenders concerning corporate, commercial
regulatory aspects of power project development for a variety of technologies including natural gas, wind, solar, hydro-electric, biomass, cogeneration, combined heat
power.
Advising above clients on transaction structure, contract design, risk assessment, permitting, project finance, regulatory issues, power purchase
energy sales agreements, non-utility generation contracts, construction contracts, operations
maintenance agreements,
mergers
acquisitions in the energy sector.
Advising clients, including large industrial consumers, generators, transmitters
local distribution utilities, on energy regulatory matters
representing those clients before the Ontario Energy Board in a variety of proceedings, including electricity
gas rate applications, licensing applications
licence amendments, Z-factor applications,
MAADS applications,
before the Independent Electricity System Operator in a variety of proceedings, including compliance proceedings
inquiries.
Advising above clients in respect of review
appeal proceedings before the Ontario Divisional Court
the Ontario Court of Appeal.
Drafting
negotiating major outsourcing
technology agreements for large electrical utilities, hospitals
healthcare-related institutions, including major technology-related acquisitions
supplier arrangements, including custom-developed hardware
software systems
significant IT outsourcing arrangements
province-wide initiatives in Ontario including in respect of eMPI-WTIS
the Provincial Critical Care Information System.
