On March 5, 2010, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority completed its acquisition of a one-third interest in Teck Metals Ltd.'s 493 MW Waneta hydroelectric dam in southeastern British Columbia for $825 million.
BC Hydro was represented by a team from Lawson Lundell LLP led by Gordon Craig (commercial/energy) and Chris Sanderson, QC (regulatory/First Nations), and including, among others, Khaled Abdel-Barr (commercial/energy); Karen MacMillan and Kirsten Danielson (commercial); Christine Kowbel (commercial/environmental); Paul Bradley (secured transactions); Edward Wilson (real estate); Valerie Mann (competition) and Leonard Glass (tax).
The Teck legal team was led by Peter Rozee, Teck's Senior Vice President, Commercial Affairs, with assistance from Nick Uzelac. Teck was assisted by a team from Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP led by Cal Johnson, QC, (energy/regulatory) and Ron Ezekiel (commercial/energy), and including Paul Wilson (real estate); Andrew Jackson (secured transactions); Chuck Willms (First Nations); Douglas Rae, QC (regulatory); Donald Dalik (competition) and John Kim, KC Miu, Kai Alderson and Stephanie Sanger (commercial). Douglas Powrie and Kim McGarrity of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP acted as tax counsel to Teck.
BC Hydro was represented by a team from Lawson Lundell LLP led by Gordon Craig (commercial/energy) and Chris Sanderson, QC (regulatory/First Nations), and including, among others, Khaled Abdel-Barr (commercial/energy); Karen MacMillan and Kirsten Danielson (commercial); Christine Kowbel (commercial/environmental); Paul Bradley (secured transactions); Edward Wilson (real estate); Valerie Mann (competition) and Leonard Glass (tax).
The Teck legal team was led by Peter Rozee, Teck's Senior Vice President, Commercial Affairs, with assistance from Nick Uzelac. Teck was assisted by a team from Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP led by Cal Johnson, QC, (energy/regulatory) and Ron Ezekiel (commercial/energy), and including Paul Wilson (real estate); Andrew Jackson (secured transactions); Chuck Willms (First Nations); Douglas Rae, QC (regulatory); Donald Dalik (competition) and John Kim, KC Miu, Kai Alderson and Stephanie Sanger (commercial). Douglas Powrie and Kim McGarrity of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP acted as tax counsel to Teck.
Lawyer(s)
Charles F. Willms
Kai Alderson
Paul C. Wilson
Valerie C. Mann
Andrew P. Jackson
Stephanie Sanger
Kar Cheong (KC) Miu
Khaled S. Abdel-Barr
Donald M. Dalik
Douglas J. Powrie
Paul D. Bradley
Chris W. Sanderson
Leonard A. Glass
John C.H. Kim
Karen L. MacMillan
Kirstin L. Danielson
Gordon M. Craig
Peter C. Rozee
Edward L. Wilson
Nikola Uzelac
Christine J.S. Kowbel
Douglas G. S. Rae
Kim Maguire
Ron Ezekiel