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George Vegh

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Work Department

Energy: Power (Regulatory); Energy: Provincial Regulatory & Litigation

Position

Prior to joining McCarthy Tétrault, George was General Counsel of the Ontario Energy Board. Leader in energy sector, served on the OEB’s Innovation Advisory Committee, and as Chair of the IESO Market Forum. The Ontario Energy Association and Vice Chair of Vice-Chair of Association of Power Producers, Ontario.

Led a number of industry initiatives, including Task Forces on Distribution Rate Regulation, Infrastructure Renewal, Distributed Generation, and Transmission Connection for Renewable Generation.

George has also advised on energy market reforms in Kenya, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Indonesia.

Career

Memberships

Vice Chair of the Canada Energy Regulator. Adjunct Professor of Energy Law at the University of Toronto Law School, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Calgary Law School, and Osgoode Hall Law School, where he is also Program Director for the Graduate Programme in Energy and Infrastructure Law.