Gowling WLG fields a comprehensive power practice that draws on transactional and regulatory specialists in the renewables, energy transition and nuclear spheres. The team additionally benefits from its ability to lean on the wider firm’s prominent offerings in Indigenous, environmental and infrastructure law. Ahab Abdel-Aziz serves as global director of nuclear power generation and recently advised Atomic Energy of Canada on its memorandum of understanding with AtkinsRéalis to deploy CANDU reactors in Canada and internationally. Thomas Timmins heads the Canadian energy group and is recommended for projects work. Also noted are energy regulation partner Ian Mondrow and nuclear law associate Magdalena Hanebach. Named lawyers are based in Toronto.
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Key clients
- Acciona
- Alectra
- Anbaric Development Partners
- Association des redistributeurs d’électricité du Québec
- Atomic Energy of Canada
- Brookfield Capital Partners
- Canada Infrastructure Bank
- Dexterra
- ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp
- General Electric Canada
Work highlights
- Advised Alectra Utilities on the procurement process design, procurement and roll-out of Ontario’s new generation of advanced metering (AMI 2.0).
- Advised Atomic Energy of Canada on its memorandum of understanding with AtkinsRéalis to deploy CANDU reactors in Canada and internationally.
- Advised ITM Isotope Technologies Munich on its joint venture with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories for the global production of rare medical isotope, Actinium-225 (225Ac).
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Practice head
Thomas Timmins; Ahab Abdel-Aziz
Other key lawyers
Ian Mondrow; Scott Fletcher; Magdalena Hanebach