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Energy: Power (Regulatory)

Canada

12 Years Ranked

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Provided by Jeff Christian

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Practice Areas

Administrative, Constitutional & Public Law; Arbitration; Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Energy; Power

Career

Jeff is a litigation partner practicing exclusively in the energy, utility and natural resource sectors. He represents clients before regulatory tribunals such as the BC Oil and Gas Commission, Canada Energy Regulator, and Alberta Utilities Commission. He also advises clients on cross-border energy and natural resource development; regulatory and legislative reform issues; and related litigation and dispute resolution. He has a background in engineering and earth sciences and is head of the Regulatory Litigation Group at Lawson Lundell.

Currently, Jeff is a member of the Canadian delegation negotiating a modernized Columbia River Treaty with the United States, representing BC Hydro.

Professional Memberships

Geoscience BC, Director

Green Energy Advisory Task Force (Procurement and Regulatory), reporting to the BC Cabinet Committee on Climate Action and Clean Energy, Past Member

University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, Past Instructor of Public Utility Regulation: At the Nexus of Law, Economics and Public Policy

Canadian Institute of Energy, Past Director

Lawson Lundell Energy Law Newsletter, Past Editor

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Energy: Power (Regulatory) - Canada

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Individual Editorial
Jeff Christian is an esteemed litigator who practises out of the firm's Vancouver and Calgary offices. He routinely acts for utilities and service providers in the power sector, with extensive experience appearing before provincial and federal regulators, such as the Canada Energy Regulator.

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