AREAS OF PRACTICE

With its Principal having worked across focused areas of energy law for almost 30 years, ZNK Energy Law has extensive experience advising clients with respect to:

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMODITY TRADING

Legal services in connection with the purchase and sale of renewable energy certificates, emission offsets, emission performance credits and other environmental commodities throughout Canada and the United States.

ELECTRICITY & NATURAL GAS DERIVATIVES

Legal services in connection with financially settled swaps and physically settled forward transactions for wholesale electricity and natural gas, including under the ISDA Master Agreement, the WSPP Agreement, the EEI Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement, the NAESB Base Contract and the GasEDI Base Contract.

RENEWABLE POWER DEVELOPMENT

Legal services in connection with completing renewable power purchase and sale agreements to facilitate the development and marketing of wind and solar power generation facilities. 

RETAIL ELECTRICITY MARKETING

Legal services to assist licenced electricity retailers in Alberta to complete transactions for retail electricity supply and related services. 

COMMODITY / COUNTERPARTY CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT

Legal services to assist energy companies in managing commodity and counterparty risk, including in connection with parental guarantees, letters of credit, ISDA Credit Support Annexes, master netting agreements, etc.

DERIVATIVES REGULATION

Legal services in connection with the regulation of derivatives in Canada, including compliance under Alberta securities law and Canadian Securities Administrators’ National and Multilateral Instruments.

OIL & GAS

Legal services in connection with oil and gas property acquisitions and divestments, joint ventures and joint operations, royalty agreements, farmout agreements, mineral leases and surface access rights.

  • “I worked with Zoltan for the past 15 years during his tenure at Capital Power. Zoltan was our legal expert, and his work was always professional and timely. I could trust that our contracts minimized legal risk while still balancing the requirements of executing contracts in a timely manner and representing the goals of the front office team.”

    James Renouf,
    Director, Environment and Origination, Capital Power Corporation

  • “Zoltan is a fantastic lawyer and an expert in his field. I had the pleasure of working with him on many files and his ability to communicate complex legal concepts in an easy to digest way and reach beneficial solutions for his clients is second to none. I would highly recommend Zoltan’s services.”

    Jacob Hansen,
    Senior Counsel, Nova Scotia Power Inc.

  • “I have had the pleasure of working with Zoltan in one capacity or another for many years now. He is an excellent lawyer and wonderful person. Zoltan is professional, easy to talk to and always provides business focused legal counsel.”

    Colleen Legge,
    Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Capital Power Corporation

  • "I had the pleasure of working directly with Zoltan for five years. He consistently impressed me with his professionalism and knowledge of the energy markets and trading contracts. I would not hesitate to recommend Zoltan as his evident dedication and capability would be an asset to any project."

    Deanna Kruk,
    Regulatory & Contracts Advisor, Tourmaline Oil Corp.

  • “Zoltan is a talented lawyer and legal expert in energy derivative contracts. It was always easy to work with Zoltan on contract negotiations. Zoltan always took time to explain difficult concepts and improve everyone’s knowledge in a professional and collaborative manner. In other words, he made everyone around him better. The result was not only a better contract for all parties, but also an enjoyable process that helped create strong negotiating teams and good counterparty relationships.”

    Jenann Jessop,
    formerly Manager Credit Risk, Capital Power Corporation.