Powering Up: Legal Considerations in the Electric Vehicle Life Cycle - From Raw Materials to Infrastructure

Experience in-house and experience collaborating to resolve some of the largest crises affecting global businesses are part of what make Michael Smith the trusted advisor that clients choose to help manage their risk, solve their big problems, and to recognize the “small” problems that can develop into big ones.

Michael has been there before. He has extensive experience handling global cases and provides clients with innovative, business-oriented solutions to the issues they may be facing.

Sander Grieve practises public market finance and mergers and acquisitions. While Sander acts for clients in a number of industries, he focuses on global mining exploration, development and extraction.

In the finance field, he acts on behalf of issuers, underwriters and agents with respect to domestic and international securities issues. His M&A activities include engagements for a variety of vendors and purchasers, in the context of the full range of friendly and hostile mandates. His corporate retainers include advice on matters of corporate governance issues and crisis response and management.

Duncan practises corporate commercial law focused on energy and infrastructure in BC and across the nation. Duncan is regarded by clients for his dedication, responsiveness, and pragmatism in managing complex transactions. A strong and effective negotiator, and creative problem-solver, Duncan applies critical industry insights and transactional expertise in helping clients realize opportunities and growth.

Duncan has particular sectoral expertise in energy, including, along with traditional oil & gas and power & renewables, nascent asset classes such as hydrogen-fueled and electrified low carbon transportation, decentralized power generation, power storage, and energy efficiency. He is also focused on the development of transportation and trade infrastructure in Canada.

Mona Eghanian is the Director of Strategy and Programs with the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN), the Government of Ontario’s flagship initiative on the future of automotive and mobility.

Mona received her Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) from Western University, and her M.B.A. from the Richard Ivey School of Business.

Mona has an extensive background in strategy development, technology transformation and data insights, and prior to working at OCI, she worked in the financial services and industrial manufacturing sectors.