Matthew Keen
Canada Guide 2025
Band 3 : Energy: Power (Regulatory)
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About
Provided by Matthew Keen
Practice Areas
Matt Keen is an energy regulatory lawyer who practises in the inter-related areas of energy law, environmental assessment and permitting, tolls and tariffs, and issues concerning Indigenous peoples. He appears before tribunals such as the British Columbia Utilities Commission, Environmental Appeal Board, Alberta Utilities Commission, and the National Energy Board of Canada.
Matt has extensive experience with major industrial facility applications and the associated environmental assessment and permitting processes – most notably pipeline and powerline transmission facilities, upstream hydrocarbon developments, and downstream LNG infrastructure. He has participated in environmental assessment, joint review panel, and Royal Commission processes on behalf of major pipeline, energy and large industrial proponents.
He has also represented clients in a broad spectrum of toll and tariff proceedings concerning electricity, natural gas and crude oil pipelines, in BC, Alberta and Ontario. He has acted for pipeline shippers and major industrial electricity customers, as well as utilities and energy trading companies.
Chambers Review
Canada
Vancouver-based Matthew Keen represents utilities companies before regulatory bodies across Alberta and BC, providing additional experience across energy, environmental and Aboriginal law.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Matthew does excellent work and is a very thoughtful lawyer."
"Matthew has a very strong history and knowledge base within the utility regulation area, his background in engineering helps support a detailed understanding of highly technical issues."
"Matthew does excellent work and is a very thoughtful lawyer."
"Matthew has a very strong history and knowledge base within the utility regulation area, his background in engineering helps support a detailed understanding of highly technical issues."