John A.D. Vellone

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Work: Advising the Independent Electricity System Operator (
  formerly the Ontario Power Authority) on energy, procurement
  commercial law, including drafting
  amending procurement documents, long-term power purchase agreements,
  shorter-term incentive contracts
  advising on ongoing contract management matters, in respect of Province-wide initiatives including the Large Renewable Procurement, the Industrial Electricity Incentive Program, the Hydroelectric St
  ard Offer Program
  the Hydroelectric Contract Initiative.
  Advising developers, investors
  lenders concerning corporate, commercial
  regulatory aspects of power project development for a variety of technologies including natural gas, wind, solar, hydro-electric, biomass, cogeneration, combined heat
  power.
  Advising above clients on transaction structure, contract design, risk assessment, permitting, project finance, regulatory issues, power purchase
  energy sales agreements, non-utility generation contracts, construction contracts, operations
  maintenance agreements,
  mergers
  acquisitions in the energy sector.
  Advising clients, including large industrial consumers, generators, transmitters
  local distribution utilities, on energy regulatory matters
  representing those clients before the Ontario Energy Board in a variety of proceedings, including electricity
  gas rate applications, licensing applications
  licence amendments, Z-factor applications,
  MAADS applications,
  before the Independent Electricity System Operator in a variety of proceedings, including compliance proceedings
  inquiries.
  Advising above clients in respect of review
  appeal proceedings before the Ontario Divisional Court
  the Ontario Court of Appeal.
  Drafting
  negotiating major outsourcing
  technology agreements for large electrical utilities, hospitals
  healthcare-related institutions, including major technology-related acquisitions
  supplier arrangements, including custom-developed hardware
  software systems
  significant IT outsourcing arrangements
  
  province-wide initiatives in Ontario including in respect of eMPI-WTIS
  the Provincial Critical Care Information System.