Helen T. Newland

First Year of Call
Ontario, 1983

Areas of Practice
Energy law

Description
Helen practices in the firm’s Energy law group in Toronto. She is recognized as a leading energy practitioner, with particular expertise in energy project development and utility regulation. She has over 30 years of experience as an energy lawyer in both the public and private sectors, including four years as counsel to the Canadian Energy Regulator (formerly, the National Energy Board).

As an energy regulatory lawyer, Helen has acted as counsel to some of Canada’s largest natural gas and electricity distributors in connection with rate and facility applications, regulatory audit and compliance issues, conservation and demand management initiatives and the development of regulatory codes, standards and policies. She has been involved in nearly 100 proceedings before the Canadian Energy Regulator, the Ontario Energy Board and the Alberta Energy Regulator (as it now is) and has appeared before the Ontario Divisional Court, the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Federal Court of Appeal.

As an energy project lawyer, Helen has acted as counsel to some of North America’s leading energy companies in connection with the development, construction, operation and acquisition/disposition of all manner of energy projects. She has specific expertise in the areas of energy agreements, regulatory approvals, environmental assessments and permitting and aboriginal consultation.