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Fasken Offices
2900-550 BURRARD STREET
VANCOUVER, BC V6C 0A3
Canada
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Ron Ezekiel
Position
Partner | Co-leader, Energy and Climate
Career
Ron Ezekiel is a leading Canadian energy and natural resources lawyer, and co-leader of Fasken’s Global Energy and Climate Group. Renewable energy companies, utilities, oil & gas companies and other resource industry clients seek out Ron for his extensive experience and his creative and practical problem solving skills. His industry knowledge, ability to navigate complex negotiations and broad business transaction background make him an ideal choice for counsel on projects and M&A transactions in the energy and natural resources sectors.
Clients rely on Ron’s counsel to successfully conclude complex commercial transactions, and for help navigating the regulatory environment and other challenges in developing infrastructure and resource projects. Ron’s broad experience with carbon markets and environmental commodities is often sought out, and can also contribute to successful outcomes on broader energy and resource projects and transactions.
Ron acts on both acquisitions and divestitures of energy and resource assets, including early-stage and operating renewables projects, mining projects, pipelines and gas processing and storage facilities. Project proponents value Ron’s counsel on a variety of complex project development issues including, environmental assessments and permitting, impact benefit agreements and other agreements with First Nations, community benefit agreements, complex joint ventures and co-ownership arrangements, regulatory compliance, and structuring considerations for project finance.
Ron assists clients active in the carbon market or other environmental commodities. He leverages his more than 20 years’ experience in this area to help bridge critical deal issues necessary to complete transactions.
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > Environment
Alongside its activity in contaminated sites and transactional support matters, Fasken’s environmental law group frequently interacts with its regulatory and Indigenous law practices to provide full-spectrum support on environmental assessments and environmental defence litigation. The firm’s top-tier mining offering translates into significant work in that sphere, while the team also handles energy, infrastructure, real estate and waste management-related matters. Toronto-based Rosalind Cooper
‘makes her points against opposing counsel in a measured professional manner’ and co-heads the national department together with Montreal-based Pierre-Olivier Charlebois. Also noted in Vancouver are energy specialist Ron Ezekiel and environmental litigator Kinji Bourchier.
Canada > Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
A ‘strategic group regarding public utility regulation in BC’, Fasken’s close links with utilities such as FortisBC Energy pays dividends and it attracts a significant volume of regulatory work in British Columbia and beyond. The team additionally leverages the wider firm’s top-tier Indigenous law practice, as well as its corporate and environmental law offerings, to provide full-service support on oil and gas matters. Recommended names in Vancouver include energy and regulatory litigator Matthew Ghikas; overarching energy and climate group head Ron Ezekiel; and regulatory energy partner Christopher Bystrom. In Calgary, transactional energy practitioner Brendan Sawatsky is noted.
Canada > Energy and natural resources > Power
Fasken’s power work is strongly weighted towards regulatory matters, where it acts for major utilities, such as BC Hydro and Fortis, on their dealings with government regulators. Environmental and Indigenous law-related issues are also practice strong suits. Transactional partners Ron Ezekiel (Vancouver) and Brendan Sawatsky (Calgary) co-head the energy and climate group and are well versed in all key energy spheres. Christopher Bystrom (Vancouver) is recommended for power regulation. Former firm managing partner, Peter Feldberg, left in December 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Environment Canada
- Power Canada > Energy and natural resources
- Oil and gas Canada > Energy and natural resources
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution: British Columbia
- Indigenous law
- Labour and employment
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Restructuring and insolvency
- International expertise
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Technology
- Telecoms
Firm Rankings
- AI
- Banking and finance
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: Quebec
- Infrastructure projects
- Insurance
- International trade
- Transport > Other transport
- Pensions
- Public procurement
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Capital markets
- Dispute resolution: Alberta
- Dispute resolution: Ontario
- Environment
- Intellectual property
- International expertise
- Media and entertainment
- Energy and natural resources > Power
- Real estate
- Tax
- Cannabis
- Construction
- Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas