ENERGY

Alberta’s Pipeline Rules: what every licensee must know
From licensing to abandonment, Alberta’s Pipeline Rules set out every obligation that a licensee carries
From firm to frontier: Sander Lekas’s jump to solar at SkyFire Energy
When he joined as the company’s first lawyer, he arrived to a court submission and negotiations on its largest project
Permit to emit: a guide on Environmental Compliance Approval
Read about Ontario’s Environmental Compliance Approval, what it covers, who needs one, and how its process works
Bryan Morin of PetroChina Canada on tackling complex energy projects
From the IPO that shaped his career to behind-the-scenes work on LNG Canada's joint venture
Energy, reconciliation and the in-house role at Manitoba Hydro
Don Bjornson oversees 20 lawyers, a 77-person division, and the legal functions of a growing energy Crown corporation

BIG DEALS

Stikeman Elliott advising Logan Energy; Blakes acting for Ovintiv
McCarthy Tétrault, Norton Rose Fulbright, Bennett Jones among legal counsel
Osler, Blakes, Stikeman, Felesky Flynn, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada among legal counsel
McCarthy Tétrault advising Enbridge; Bennett Jones for KKR

2026 LEADING LAWYERS IN ENERGY

Jennifer A. Archer
Year called to bar: 2005
Vancouver, British Columbia
Catherine Doyle
Year called to bar: 2006
Toronto, Ontario
Vincent A. Mercier
Year called to bar: 1990
Toronto, Ontario
Sébastien Thériault
Year called to bar: 1997
Montréal, Québec
Anthony Spadaro
Year called to bar: 2009
Toronto, Ontario
Lewis L. Manning
Year called to bar: 1982
Calgary, Alberta