About

Operational change has been one of the key highlights of Jonah Davids’ time in the position of executive vice president and general counsel at Just Energy. Apart from expanding his legal team, Davids has also been integral to regionalising the work of his team of 35. He explains ‘each lawyer is now responsible for a specific region. We look at 20 different jurisdictions, so we operate in 13 states in the US, six provinces in Canada, as well as in the UK and we’ve regionalised our work. Previously it was based on the “whoever is available” principle’. In addition, during his career at both law firm McMillan and Just Energy he has become widely recognised for his transactional work. More specifically, Davids has been integral to managing all of the significant transactions that Just Energy has gone through since 2008, which include three major acquisitions which totalled over $800m, two major divestitures which totalled $500m, three different credit agreement renewals and four other debt instruments that the company had. Davids considers his work on the $500m divestiture of the company’s home service as the greatest achievement in his professional career. The deal involved complex regulatory issues, with the company receiving its compensation in Canadian dollars. ‘I had to navigate the regulatory issues in order to get the deal approved, which was very challenging. It was extremely rewarding when we got the deal done’ he explains. Davids holds a Bachelor of Arts from Queen’s University, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Laws from the University of Dundee, Scotland, specialising in water law and policy.