Electricity

Electricity is the lifeblood of any modern economy and a robust electricity industry is an essential element for growth and innovation. Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) offers our clients deep talent and expertise in all aspects of the electricity business - helping them succeed is the key to our success.

The FMC approach is practical, innovative and business-minded. We are dedicated to service. We develop strong relationships with our clients so that we can understand their businesses and advise them in a timely, efficient and cost-effective way.

Our expertise extends from electricity generation (coal, natural gas, hydro, biomass, wind and solar) to transmission, distribution and trading. We represent project developers, lenders and operators. Our clients include: electricity generators; transmission and distribution companies; banks and other lenders; energy traders; and, end-use customers.

With offices in the key business centres across Canada and experts in multiple practice areas, we also provide assistance in: tax; competition, antitrust and foreign investment review; land; dispute resolution; greenhouse gas emissions, credits and offsets; construction; environment; aboriginal; and, regulatory approvals, compliance and government relations.

Representative Work
Counsel to the lenders in the financing of a 393 MW gas-fired peaking power plant in York Region, Ontario
Counsel to the lenders in the financing of a 1,005 MW combined-cycle gas-fired power plant near St. Clair Township, Ontario
Counsel to the lenders in the financing of a 580 MW gas-fired power plant in Windsor, Ontario
Advised the developers of a 550 MW gas-fired cogeneration power plant in Bécancour, Quebec
Publications
Did you know?
The 2012 LEXPERT/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada ranks Douglas Crowther as a leading lawyer in the area of Energy (Electricity) and Energy (Oil & Gas).
The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 recommends Ann Bigué, Douglas Crowther, Allan McLarty, Q.C.Richard Neufeld, Q.C. and Helen Newland as leading energy regulatory law lawyers.
The Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory 2011 ranks Ann Bigué and Douglas Crowther as leading electricity lawyers. FMC's electricity lawyers in Calgary are recognized as maintaining a leading practice in their region.
Key Contacts