Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Partner and National Co-leader, Energy and Power Group

John has a comprehensive energy law practice covering a breadth of corporate, commercial and regulatory issues with a particular focus on Canadian electricity markets and infrastructure revitalization.

He is a Partner and National Co-leader, Energy and Power Group, encompassing the Power, Oil & Gas, Mining and Forestry sectors. His clients include Provincial and Territorial governments, system operators, regulated utilities, developers, investors, and lenders. He provides counsel concerning corporate, commercial and regulatory aspects of the electricity and natural gas industries and power project development for a variety of technologies, including:

battery storage wind solar hydro-electric nuclear biomass/biogas tidal natural gas cogeneration (combined heat and power) district energy

John represents clients in proceedings before provincial regulatory agencies, primarily the Ontario Energy Board.

John also advises management and boards on ESG matters including corporate governance best practices, sustainability mandates and net-zero initiatives.

Professional Involvement Member, International Nuclear Law Association Officer (Communications), Power Law Committee, International Bar Association, 2025-current Chair, Natural Resources and Energy Law Section, Ontario Bar Association, 2022-2023 Officer (Communications), National Energy, Environment and Resource Law Section (NEERLS), Canadian Bar Association, 2025-current Executive, Natural Resources and Energy Law Section, Ontario Bar Association Member, Law Society of Upper Canada

Education

LLB, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2007 MBA, Schulich School of Business, 2007 BA.Sc. (Electrical Engineering), University of Waterloo, 2003

Bar Admission

Newfoundland and Labrador, 2025 Ontario, 2008

Community Involvement Board Member, Association of Power Producers of Ontario