Torys

A destination practice for transactional and regulatory work, Torys’ power group draws on industry experts in both its Toronto and Calgary offices, while it also leverages a sizable US platform. Acting for all key market stakeholders, the team counts some of Canada’s largest power entities among its clients, including private and public utilities such as Ontario Power Generation and Hydro One Networks, as well as developers, Indigenous communities, investors and project sponsors. On the transactional side, Toronto-based national infrastructure and energy co-head Krista Hill is widely recognized as a market leader. Hill is acting together with fellow Toronto transactional power specialist, Valerie Helbronner, to advise the Nuclear Waste Management Organization on its landmark C$26bn deep geological repository project for the disposal of used nuclear fuel. Other key transactional partners in Toronto include ‘industry titan for renewables’ Huw Evans. A deep regulatory bench is led from Toronto by Charles Keizer, who routinely appears before the Ontario Energy Board on rates, licensing and leave-to-construct matters. Also noted for regulatory work in Toronto are counsel Jonathan Myers and incoming counsel Daliana Coban, who joined in October 2024 from Toronto Hydro. In Calgary, regulatory specialists include energy litigator Lou Cusano, senior counsel David Wood and senior associate Gino Bruni.