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FMC was the only Canadian law firm exhibiting at the American Wind Energy Association's WINDPOWER 2009 conference in Chicago, Illinois.
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Ontario was awarded the 2009 World Wind Energy Award for its "outstanding achievements in making Ontario the leading wind energy jurisdiction in North America." For more information on Ontario's Green Energy Act, click here.
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As a result of their recent legal analysis in U.S. Climate Change Litigation, John Goetz, Alex MacWilliam and Michael Kariya were cited in a Globe and Mail article, "Think globally, take legal action locally?," written by Mark Hume (January 4, 2010).
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The renewable energy practice at Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) consists of a multi-disciplinary group of lawyers from across Canada. We understand that things such as timely completion of environmental assessments, receipt of permits and licenses, assembly of land positions and siting, commercial contracts, project finance and structuring, negotiations with First Nations and government relations are all an integral part of the process for project proponents. It is this first hand experience, combined with our industry-centered approach, that has made our team unique in its ability to meet clients’ needs.
We have a broad range of experience advising and representing project proponents, lending institutions, equipment and technology suppliers, contractors and community groups in relation to the following:
- Project acquisition and financing
- Site acquisitions and land leases
- Project structuring and tax planning to optimize benefits of a project and employment arrangements
- Project contracts, such as joint venture, power purchase, turbine supply, construction, operation and maintenance agreements
- Design, development, construction and operation of wind, hydro-electric, biomass, waste-to-energy, run-of-river and other forms of renewable energy production facilities
- Obtaining approvals before federal and provincial regulatory bodies and assisting with complex regulatory compliance
- Development and commercialization of clean technologies
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Advised in obtaining Terrawinds $247 million credit facilities for turbine supply and project construction
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Acted for Saint-Laurent Énergies in connection with the development of five wind farms in Quebec producing a total of 954 MW further to Hydro-Québec’s request for proposals number AO/2005-03
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FMC acts for the Canadian subsidiary of one of the fastest growing renewable energy development companies in the world, headquartered in London, England, in connection with the development of two Ontario wind farms
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Acting as outside legal counsel for NaiKun Wind Development Inc. in the development and structuring of a 320 MW wind farm located in the waters offshore B.C.
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Acted for Enbridge Ontario Wind Power LP in connection with the engineering, procurement and construction agreements and related matters involving two wind power projects in Ontario, one being a major wind farm project in Bruce County, Ontario, containing 110 turbines producing 190MW of power
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Acted for EPCOR Utilities Inc. on the acquisition of a wind power project in Northern B.C., which is expected to generate between 100 to 200 MW
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Counsel to Boralex in connection with its acquisition of Ocean Falls hydroelectric power station located in Northern B.C.
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Advised C-Free Power Corp in a $4.2 million equity financing with a large European private equity fund
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Advised on the sale and subsequent operational matters concerning one of the largest biomass power plants in North America
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Provided strategic environmental and aboriginal law advice to an advanced wind project with an expected capacity of 100 MW
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Lenders’ counsel in connection with a 99-MW wind farm project in Manitoba in a project financing arrangement valued at $144.3 million
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Advised Boralex in connection with its acquisition of nine wind farms in southwestern Ontario, including matters relating to land acquisition, permitting, and municipal and zoning issues
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Provided counsel to power producers in the acquisition, planning, permitting, construction and or sale of several run of the river hydro facilities in B.C.
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Advised a Canadian wind energy company, an affiliate of a Canadian integrated energy company, with EPC contracts relating to their wind power project in Ontario
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Advised an independent power producer on matters relating to a landfill cogeneration facility (7.4 MW electrical and 9.1 MW thermal) located on greenhouse lands in Delta, B.C.
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Counsel to the sponsor on various matters related to 740 MW wind farm projects in Quebec
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Lenders’ counsel involving two separate wind farm projects in Quebec and Nova Scotia in a project financing valued at $107.5 million
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External legal counsel for leading independent power producer in the development of multiple wind farm projects for submission in current Hydro-Québec Distribution 2,000 MW Wind Energy RFP
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Representing a Canadian company in connection with establishment of a joint venture to bid on wind power requests for proposals and assisted in reviewing an existing wind power request for proposals
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