About

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Our Global Energy and Climate Group brings together energy, environmental, climate and Indigenous law experts to come up with solutions other firms might miss.


Fasken’s Global Energy and Climate Group advises energy industry clients across a wide spectrum of legal service needs. Whether you are permitting a new pipeline or constructing a new transmission line, dealing with a labour disturbance at a generating facility, filing a new application with a utilities commission, or starting an M&A process on wind farms, our multi-disciplinary team of professionals can help you succeed.


Net-zero commitments, energy storage, new technologies, evolving business models, Indigenous reconciliation and equity, supply mix changes; there can be no doubt that the energy sector and market are changing at an unprecedented rate with pressure, and opportunities, coming from a variety of sources and directions. Today’s energy sector can best be described as Energy in Transition.


Whether you are developing new projects or refurbishing an existing facility, implementing unique banking and green financing strategies, transacting carbon, pursuing an M&A transaction, or procuring and onboarding new carbon negative technologies, our multi-disciplinary team of global energy professionals can help you succeed.

Chambers Review

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Energy: Power - Canada

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Fasken is a respected law firm with a solid environmental department. The team represents businesses from the energy, mining and transportation sectors, offering substantial expertise across contaminated site management, environmental assessment and risk management, and regulatory compliance in the context of major power projects. It has additional expertise in climate change and carbon trading matters, as well as fisheries and habitat issues. The law firm is also experienced in environmental dispute resolution, both in defending clients against environmental charges and in resolving disputes through arbitration and mediation.

Work Highlights

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  • Fasken advised Fleet Brake on the environmental aspects of the share sale to Parts for Trucks, including negotiations surrounding future environmental assessments and associated liabilities.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Charles F Willms
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Charles F Willms
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Senior Statespeople
Vancouver-based Charles Willms has a wealth of experience in the field of Aboriginal law, including with regard to petroleum and natural gas rights. He is very well versed in dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration, and garners considerable respect from the market.
Kevin O'Callaghan
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Kevin O'Callaghan
1
Band 1
Kevin O'Callaghan leads Fasken's Indigenous law group from Vancouver. He advises clients on mining projects and pipeline proposals, providing experience in both strategic and contentious Aboriginal engagement mandates.

His ability to understand the law and the nuances of it, as well as why different topics are important, make him stand out.

Kevin brings a wealth of strategic and insightful advice into our conversations. He is open and listens well.

Rosalind Cooper
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Rosalind Cooper
1
Band 1

Rosalind Cooper offers substantial experience in environmental matters out of the law firm's Toronto office, with a particular focus on environmental impact assessments and contaminated land litigation.

Rosalind Cooper is excellent and very knowledgeable.

Rosalind Cooper is a true expert in environmental matters.

Brian C Kelsall
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Brian C Kelsall
2
Band 2

Based in Toronto, Brian Kelsall advises clients across a suite of industry sectors including infrastructure, energy and natural resources, and is respected for his handling of infrastructure development and project finance mandates.

Brian is the lawyer you want involved in the most complex transactions. Whether he is representing us or is across the table, his involvement makes it more likely that the transaction will succeed.

Brenden Hunter
3
Brenden Hunter
3
Band 3
Based in the firm's Calgary office, Brenden Hunter provides counsel on a wide range of regulatory issues, including rate design and project development applications. He often acts on behalf of Crown corporations and transmission companies.

Brendan has a very strong practice in rates and facilities work.

Brendan has been very supportive.

Ella Plotkin
3
Ella Plotkin
3
Band 3

Leading the firm's infrastructure and projects group out of Toronto, Ella Plotkin covers a breadth of project finance matters pertaining to infrastructure and project development. She is sought after for her handling of mandates covering sectors including transportation and energy.

Ella is a fantastic drafter and technical lawyer.

Ella Plotkin draws on her deep well of experience to develop creative solutions to complex problems. She is fiercely protective of her clients' interests but sensitive to the commercial context.

Ella is very organised, detail-oriented, and a strong drafter and problem solver. She is great to work with.

Ella Plotkin is diligent in her work and extremely insightful.

Matthew Ghikas
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Matthew Ghikas
3
Band 3
Vancouver-based Matthew Ghikas is experienced across a broad array of regulatory mandates in the power sector, including project applications, ratemaking approaches and disputes.
Pierre-Christian Labeau
3
Pierre-Christian Labeau
3
Band 3
Pierre-Christian Labeau has particular experience representing governmental entities and mining companies out of Fasken's Québec City office, providing notable experience in Aboriginal and constitutional law.
Adam Lewinberg
4
Adam Lewinberg
4
Band 4

Adam Lewinberg is a partner in the firm's Toronto office. His practice is focused on construction projects and structured finance matters.

Adam provides very strong client service and is able to progress challenging workstreams with inputs from multiple stakeholders and synthesise complicated issues for a wide range of audiences.

Adam is hard-working and effective.

Bridget Gilbride
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Bridget Gilbride
4
Band 4

Bridget Gilbride is held in high esteem for her Indigenous law practice, which features particular expertise in litigation surrounding commercial and regulatory issues.

Bridget offers deep understanding and thoughtful guidance impacting long-term matters.

She is extremely smart, insightful and excellent at navigating relationships.

She is dynamic, knowledgeable and fearless.

Christopher Bystrom
4
Christopher Bystrom
4
Band 4
Christopher Bystrom offers robust litigation credentials to clients in the power sector, with notable experience in advising on regulatory matters for utilities companies.
Kai Alderson
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Kai Alderson
4
Band 4

Kai Alderson is an adept lawyer based in Vancouver who has established a strong reputation for representing clients in the energy, infrastructure, mining and natural resource industries in their negotiations with Aboriginal groups.

Kai is very thoughtful and thorough. He has good strategic skills.

Kai consistently demonstrates a deep understanding of Aboriginal law, culture and commercial matters.

Kinji Bourchier
4
Kinji Bourchier
4
Band 4

Kinji Bourchier operates out of the law firm's Vancouver office, acting on litigation and advisory mandates concerning contaminated land, brownfield development and waste management sites.

Kinji Bourchier provides consistently strong advice and draws on his experience and knowledge to approach matters in creative and effective ways.

His knowledge of our business is impressive and allows him to quickly jump into matters.

Pierre-Olivier Charlebois
4
Pierre-Olivier Charlebois
4
Band 4

Montréal-based Pierre-Olivier Charlebois acts across both contentious and commercial mandates in the environmental law space. As leader of Fasken's corporate social responsibility team, he is particularly well versed in matters relating to the carbon market, including carbon offsets.

Pierre-Olivier Charlebois upholds the principles of professionalism, responsiveness and the delivery of exemplary legal services.

Pierre-Olivier Charlebois demonstrates a profound understanding of legal intricacies and has an exceptional ability to translate complex legal jargon into accessible information.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Aboriginal Law

Charles F Willms
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Charles F Willms
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Senior Statespeople
Kevin O'Callaghan
1
Kevin O'Callaghan
1
Band 1
Pierre-Christian Labeau
3
Pierre-Christian Labeau
3
Band 3
Bridget Gilbride
4
Bridget Gilbride
4
Band 4
Kai Alderson
4
Kai Alderson
4
Band 4
Energy: Power (Regulatory)

Brenden Hunter
3
Brenden Hunter
3
Band 3
Matthew Ghikas
3
Matthew Ghikas
3
Band 3
Christopher Bystrom
4
Christopher Bystrom
4
Band 4
Environment

Rosalind Cooper
1
Rosalind Cooper
1
Band 1
Kinji Bourchier
4
Kinji Bourchier
4
Band 4
Pierre-Olivier Charlebois
4
Pierre-Olivier Charlebois
4
Band 4
Project Finance

Brian C Kelsall
2
Brian C Kelsall
2
Band 2
Ella Plotkin
3
Ella Plotkin
3
Band 3
Projects: PPP & Infrastructure

Adam Lewinberg
4
Adam Lewinberg
4
Band 4