Energy: Oil & Gas

David Lever enjoys a distinguished reputation for his skilled work on M&A and project development in the power space. Head of the firm's infrastructure group out of Toronto, he also represents major clients in the market in project financing and construction mandates.

"David has a wide breadth of competencies across many legal and commercial disciplines. His wide breadth of experience allows him to identify the most important issues and resolutions extremely quickly."

Operating out of the firm's Vancouver office, Linda Brown continues to be synonymous with the Canadian infrastructure project finance space, frequently representing proponents and lenders in navigating the bidding, procurement and financing processes related to infrastructure projects.

"Her experience, pragmatism and ability to simplify complex legal matters to lenders is immensely beneficial."

"Linda is my top-tier, go-to lawyer."

"She leads that team really well. She's very capable."

Vancouver-based Morgan Troke acts for lenders, borrowers and proponents on both project finance and project development mandates.

"Morgan is an excellent lawyer with a strong commercial perspective."

Based in Toronto, Stephen Furlan leverages a wealth of experience in the representation of lenders and borrowers engaged in project financing operations, offering particular expertise in relation to power and infrastructure projects.

"Amongst the best lawyers I have ever worked with."

"I like that he's strategic in the way he thinks and approaches files. He has lots of great experience."

Calgary-based Brian Bidyk represents both upstream and midstream oil and gas clients in M&A and project development.

"He's one of the best oil and gas lawyers in the city. He’s very business-minded, so he’ll give me the legal advice but do so from our perspective. He’s my first port of call on everything."

"Brian’s career has been in oil and gas and we really value that experience. It's all about service with Brian, he’s so quick to respond and get us answers quickly."

Toronto-based Bryn Gray advises clients from a range of sectors including energy and natural resources, handling consultation and disputes with Aboriginal groups.

"He is exceptionally responsive, smart and practical."

"Bryn is excellent to work with."

Joseph Palin is a Calgary-based partner in the financial services group. He regularly advises both lenders and borrowers in matters involving complex financing structures.

Lynn Parsons is a highly adept project finance lawyer based out of the firm's Toronto office. She advises a number of high-profile lenders on the financing of energy and infrastructure projects across Canada.

"Lynn is always excellent. She's a very commercial and seasoned partner and has seen so much. She gives good advice."

"Lynn was excellent. She gave great advice and really connected with the team."

"I always appreciate how Lynn is focused on finding solutions, even if it requires navigating complicated issues and personalities."

Based in Vancouver, Nicholas Hughes is an experienced environmental litigator with particular activity handling matters at the intersection of transportation and environmental law.

"Nicholas is an amazing litigator; he has a great mind and thinks things through with attention to detail."

Based in Vancouver, Samantha Cunliffe advises both lenders and consortiums across the transportation, healthcare and energy spaces.

"Samantha has an expansive knowledge base of precedents and is able to guide lenders through a variety of commercial and risk matters."

"She's an excellent lawyer with a strong commercial perspective."

Seán O'Neill is noted for his diligent handling of transactional and project financing mandates within the power space, with experience acting for renewables, nuclear and gas clients. He chairs the firm's power group from the Toronto office.

"Sean is able to manage clients and communicate with opposing counsel in a way that's productive."

Montréal-based Cindy Vaillancourt is frequently sought out by clients for her handling of operational environmental compliance matters, providing further expertise relating to land contamination issues.

"Ms Vaillancourt is an asset to our initiatives through her excellent knowledge of law and policy as well as sophisticated work and coordination with diverse stakeholders."

"Cindy is very knowledgeable and has a very practical approach when resolving issues and setting priorities."

"Cindy is very business-minded in her approach - her responses understand that we don't always need a 15-page report."

Jody Aldcorn draws upon her past experience as director of legal services at the Vancouver Airport Authority in the provision of advice relating to aviation projects.

"It doesn't matter what comes up, Jody is often the person I will call - she gets a lot of the phone calls because she knows aviation so so well."

Operating out of Toronto, Suzanne Murphy acts on the instruction of a variety of power companies including those operating in power storage and district energy. She frequently assists with transactional and commercial mandates such as energy service agreements and asset acquisitions.

"Suzanne takes the time to understand our business and each transaction, often catching business issues that we may have missed."

Una Radoja boasts a diverse environment practice, regularly advising corporate clients on contentious and regulatory matters.

"Una is strategic and collaborative in her approach."

"Una particularly is quick to respond for assistance and clarification."

"Una has a very deep understanding of environmental laws and regulation in the province. She has direct experience in litigating issues relevant to our business."