Matthew Ghikas

Matthew (Matt) Ghikas is a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. Matt acts for clients in the energy and natural resources industries as well as other regulated industries. He has considerable experience in representing regulated companies in a wide variety of regulatory-related matters, including revenue requirements applications, capital project approvals, rate design, cost of capital/return on equity, procurement issues, and compliance with mandatory electric reliability standards. He represents clients in litigation before the courts, in arbitrations and mediations, as well as in administrative proceedings before tribunals such as the British Columbia Utilities Commission and the Alberta Utilities Commission. His clients in regulatory matters include the largest natural gas utility in British Columbia, the sole provider of universal compulsory automobile insurance in British Columbia, electric transmission companies, and a significant participant in the regulated transportation industry. 

Selected Experience

• Terasen Gas Inc. and Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. 2010-2011 Revenue Requirements Applications
• Terasen Gas Inc. Biomethane Application

News

• Best Lawyers in Canada: Over 100 Fasken Martineau lawyers again listed among the best

Publications

• District (or Neighbourhood) Energy Systems: De-Mystifying Regulation of Small Public Utilities
• Bill 20: The Oil and Gas Activities Act

Presentations

• First Nations Issues Before the BCUC and other Regulatory Tribunals
• Recent Developments in the Law of Tendering

Community Involvement

• Pro Bono Work: Volunteer, Access Justice pro-bono legal clinic for people with mental and physical disabilities
• U8 Girls Soccer Coach in Dunbar Soccer Association
  

Honours and Awards

• Best Lawyers in Canada 2012, Energy Regulatory Law