Jeff Christian
Partner
| Firm: | | Lawson Lundell LLP |
| Address: | Suite 1600 Cathedral Place
925 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3L2
Canada |
| Phone: | 604-631-9115 |
| Fax: | 604-694-2935 |
| Email: | Send an Email |
| Local Time: | Thu. 11:59 |
Profile
Jeff is a litigation partner in the Vancouver office, with a practice focused on energy and regulated utilities. He appears regularly before administrative tribunals such as the B.C. Utilities Commission. In addition, he has acted for clients in the insurance, manufacturing and retail sectors at all levels of court, in arbitrations and in mediations.
Jeff is currently the head of the Litigation Group at Lawson Lundell
Recognition and Ranking
* Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: repeatedly recognized as a Leading Practitioner for energy (electricity)
* Best Lawyers in Canada: recognized for energy regulatory law
Languages: English
Joined the Law Firm in: 1993
Areas of Practice
- Administrative Law
- Constitutional Law
- Electric Utilities
- Energy
- Oil & Gas
- Public Law
- Public Utility and Regulatory
- Utilities
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
* Lead counsel to an electric utility before the B.C. Utilities Commission on facility approval, revenue requirements, wholesale transmission services, cost of service, and rate design applications, including conservation and time-of-use rates
* Advised developers and property owners on regulatory implications of district energy systems
* Advised U.S. financiers on regulatory proceedings in B.C. related to U.S. acquisitions of B.C. utilities
* Acted for a consumer group in a rate proceeding before the Northwest Territories Public Utilities Board
* Acted for a power marketing company in proceedings before the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (now the Alberta Utilities Commission)
* Advised a potential buyer of a water utility on the exclusivity of the utility’s franchise
* Appealed to the Federal Court a metering approval decision made by Measurement Canada
* Represented clients before the National Energy Board and Federal Court on electricity export matters
* Acted for a party negotiating its participation in a regional transmission organization
* Advised an utility services company considering entering the Canadian sub-metering market
* Acted for a Canadian railway company in a rate dispute before the Canadian Transportation Agency
Professional Associations
Professional Activities
* University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, occasional lecturer on the topic of public utility regulation
* Canadian Institute of Energy, BC Branch, past Director
* Lawson Lundell Energy Law Newsletter, Editor
Publications
Servicing and Utilities at Resort Communities in British Columbia (July 22, 2006)
The BC-Alberta Intertie: Impact of Regulatory Change (June 16, 2004)
Seminars
3rd International Symposium on Energy Engineering, Economics and Policy: EEEP 2011, peer reviewer
Canada/U.S. Energy Transactions Strategic Conference, Law Seminars International (August 2010), Co-Chair
BC Power Summit, Insight Information (2007 - 2010), Co-Chair
Bar Admission
British Columbia (1994)
Northwest Territories (2001)
Education
University of British Columbia (B.A.Sc. (Hons.) in Geotechnical Engineering, 1988)
Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1993)