Background

Peter Thompson is Counsel in the Ottawa Office. He holds degrees in Arts and Law from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Called to the Bar in 1967 and appointed Queen's Counsel in 1980, Peter practises as an Advocate.

Over the years, Peter has represented diverse clientele interests at all levels of the Provincial and Federal Court systems, including the Supreme Court of Canada. As well, with over 35 years of experience in regulatory proceedings before Federal and Provincial energy tribunals, his particular expertise is in the regulation of natural gas and electricity transmission and distribution utilities. His concurrent service, for 25 years, as the Managing Partner of BLG's legacy firm in Ottawa attests to Peter's leadership qualities.

Areas of Practice

• Civil Litigation and Administrative Law - with particular expertise in the regulation of natural gas and electricity utilities, commercial litigation, professional liability, insurance and family law.

Rankings and Recognitions

• Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada® 2012 (Energy Regulatory Law)
• Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rating
• Recognized in The 2012 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Energy – Oil & Gas)
• Recognized in the 2011 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Energy – Electricity; Energy – Oil & Gas)
• Recognized in the Lexpert® 2011 Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada (Energy)

Professional Experience

• More than 40 years of experience in advocating diverse interests in adversarial proceedings, at first instance and on appeal, before Provincial and Federal Courts, the Supreme Court of Canada, and administrative tribunals, including, in particular, the Ontario and National Energy Boards
• Recognized as one of Canada 's leading lawyers with particular expertise in the regulation of energy transmitters and distributors.

Professional and Community Activities

• Former instructor in civil litigation at the Bar Admission Course of The Law Society of Upper Canada (the "LSUC")
• Former contributor to Continuing Education programs sponsored by the LSUC and the Canadian Bar Association (the "CBA")
• Contributor to energy-related programs sponsored by stakeholder groups, including the Industrial Gas Users Association Inc., Insight Canada Inc., Gas Fair Inc., The Canadian Electricity Association, Energy Law Forum, and Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
• Member of the LSUC, The Advocates' Society, the CBA and the County of Carleton Law Association
• Intercollegiate football with Queen's University from 1959 to 1964
• Selected by his Queen's teammates as Football's Most Valuable Player in 1962
• Intercollegiate All-Star in 1962, 1963 and 1964
• Selected by his Queen's Law 1965 classmates as recipient of the Gavel Award in recognition of academic and extracurricular contributions to the Law School
• Professional football with the Ottawa Roughriders from 1965 to 1967
• Intercollegiate Football Coach with Carleton University from 1968 to 1972
• Inducted into Queen's University Football Hall of Fame in 1987