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Ron Ezekiel *

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction Alberta, 2021 | British Columbia, 1995
Language(s) Italian, English
Office(s) Vancouver
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Overview

Ron is a trusted advisor to leading mining, infrastructure, and energy companies. With deep industry knowledge, he helps clients navigate regulatory processes and secure approvals, assess compliance risks and mitigation options, execute on M&A transactions, and negotiate complex, non‑standard agreements—including Indigenous partnership and equity arrangements—across all stages of project development and operations.

Ron is experienced at leading collaborative, cross‑disciplinary teams in highly regulated industries, partnering closely with in‑house counsel and business teams to bring the right expertise to the table at the right time. He works across traditional practice silos to integrate commercial, regulatory, environmental, and Indigenous considerations, and builds constructive working relationships with counterparties that facilitate negotiations and delivers practical, business‑oriented solutions.

Ron maintains broad roots in the energy sector with a focus on power projects, linear developments, and energy markets. Recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada as Vancouver Energy Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2018, 2023), clients value his outcome‑focused advice and unwavering commitment to excellence in client service.

Achievements

  • Recognized in Oil and Gas Law in Vancouver, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 to 2026
  • Recognized in Environmental Law in Vancouver, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2020 to 2026
  • Recognized in Energy Law in Vancouver, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2016 to 2026
  • Recognized in Natural Resources Law in Vancouver, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2019 to 2026
  • Recognized in Mergers and Acquisitions Law in Vancouver, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026
  • Recognized as a Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer (formerly known as Acritas Star™ lawyer), Thomson Reuters stand-out lawyers 2024 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Energy (Oil & Gas), Lexpert 2016 to 2025
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Energy (Electricity), Lexpert 2009 to 2025
  • Recognized as Recommended in Energy, Lexology Index 2025
  • Recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition Infrastructure, Lexpert 2025

Experience

  • FortisBC agrees to sell a large underground natural gas storage facility for $400 million, [Deal - FortisBC Holdings Inc.], Sale of natural gas storage facility.
  • Teck sells assets related to the Quintette Mine Site, [Deal - Teck Resources Limited], Teck, Canada’s largest diversified mining company, completes sale of steelmaking coal mine.
  • Plains All American completes divestiture of interest in Keyera Fort Saskatchewan facility, [Deal - Plains Midstream Canada ULC], Plains All American completes the sale of its non-operated ownership interest in the Keyera Fort Saskatchewan facility to Keyera Corp. for approximately C$367 million.
  • Northland Power acquires renewable power development platform from Greengate Power Corporation, [Deal - Greengate Power Corporation], Sale of robust development pipeline of solar and storage projects in Alberta.
  • Plains Midstream Canada ULC secures concurrent sale of its Milk River Pipeline system to Inter Pipeline Ltd. (IPL), and acquisition of IPL’s ownership interests in the Empress II and Empress V straddle plants, [Deal - Plains Midstream Canada ULC], Sale of Milk River Pipeline system to Inter Pipeline Ltd. (IPL) and acquisition from IPL of its ownership interests in the Empress II and Empress V straddle plants.
  • Defence of unprecedented federal environmental prosecution for Teck Coal, [Case - Teck Coal Limited], The Federal Crown approved charges under the Fisheries Act, alleging that Teck Coal had deposited or permitted the deposit of a deleterious substance, coal mine waste rock leachate, from two of its mines over a ten year period.
  • Quanta sells its ownership interest in Alberta PowerLine, [Deal - Quanta Services, Inc.], Fasken advised Quanta Services Inc. (Quanta) in connection with the sale of its 20% interest in Alberta PowerLine (APL), which is being sold concurrently with Canadian Utilities Limited’s sale of its 80% interest, for combined proceeds of approximately $300M and the assumption of $1.4B of debt. A...
  • Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. and Sumitomo Corporation subscribe for 30% stake in Teck Resources Limited’s Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 project for approximately US$1.2 billion plus contingent payments, [Deal - Teck Resources Limited], Teck Resources Limited (“Teck”) announced on April 1, 2019, the e-closing of the acquisition by Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. (“SMM”), Ltd. and Sumitomo Corporation (“SC”) of a 30% indirect interest in Compañia Minera Teck Quebrada Blanca S.A. (“QBSA”), which owns the Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 (“QB2”) ...
  • Teck Resources Limited completes sale of Waneta Dam to BC Hydro for C$1.2 billion, [Deal - Teck Resources Limited], On July 26, 2018, Teck Resources Limited (Teck) completed the sale of its remaining two-thirds interest in the Waneta Hydroelectric Generating Facility to BC Hydro (BC Hydro) for CDN$1.2 billion.  Waneta is a 496MW hydroelectric dam located near Trail, British Columbia.  As part of the sale, Teck...

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB Osgoode Hall Law School at York University

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association (National Environmental, Energy and Resources Section)
  • Canadian Bar Association (Business and Environment subsections)

Knowledge

  • Investing in Canadian LNG Part 2 – Key Commercial, Legal and Risk Allocation Issues, 5/28/2026
  • Investing in Canadian LNG Part 1 – Canadian LNG from a Global Perspective, 4/28/2026
  • BC Hydro Power Call Insights Key Details From the Phase 1 Engagement Summary Report, 10/4/2023
  • What to expect from BC Hydro's New Clean Power Call, 6/26/2023
  • “Climate-Washing” Risks and How to Mitigate Them, 2/28/2022
  • The Role of Critical Minerals in the Energy Transition: A Canadian Perspective (Part 7), 12/14/2021
  • The Role of Critical Minerals in the Energy Transition: A Canadian Perspective (Part 6), 12/7/2021
  • The Role of Critical Minerals in the Energy Transition: A Canadian Perspective (Part 5), 11/30/2021
  • The Role of Critical Minerals in the Energy Transition: A Canadian Perspective (Part 4), 11/23/2021
  • The Role of Critical Minerals in the Energy Transition: A Canadian Perspective (Part 3), 11/16/2021

Events

  • Symposium 2024 - Navigating Indigenous Equity Investments: Structuring, Sequencing and Strategies for Success, 11/21/2024
  • Tax Considerations for Indigenous Equity, 11/22/2023
  • Symposium 2023 - Emerging Trends in Canadian Climate Law, 11/16/2023
  • Symposium 2020 - Trends in M&A: Indigenous Equity in Energy and Infrastructure, 11/18/2020
  • Business and Legal Roundtable: Updates and Trends for the Canadian Market - COVID-19 and Beyond, 5/27/2020
  • Fasken Martineau Symposium 2017 - Vancouver, 11/7/2017

News

  • Fasken will be at the MaRS Climate Impact Conference in Toronto, 11/23/2023
  • Fasken recognized in Lexpert®’s Top 10 Deals of 2019, 2/25/2020
  • Fasken Takes Five in Lexpert®’s Top 10 Deals and Top 10 Business Decisions of 2018, 2/22/2019
  • Fasken Wins Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year in the 2019 Best Lawyers in Canada Guide, 8/21/2018
  • The 2018 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory recognizes 200 Fasken lawyers, 4/12/2018
  • Fasken Martineau Wins Mining Law Firm of the Year in the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada Guide, 8/22/2017
  • Solid results from The Best Lawyers in Canada 2017 as Fasken Martineau increases its “Lawyers of the Year”, 8/10/2016
  • 38 Fasken Martineau lawyers named in the Lexpert 2016 Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada, 6/13/2016
  • The Best Lawyers in Canada 2016: 163 Fasken Martineau lawyers named, 9/1/2015
  • 2015 Lexpert directory recommends 158 Fasken Martineau Lawyers, 6/25/2015

Publications

  • Annotated Climate Change Statutes and Regulations in Canada, 11/30/2010
  • British Columbia's New Requirement For Mandatory Reporting Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 12/21/2009
  • EPA Issues Final Rule to Mandate Reporting of Greenhouse Gases, 9/29/2009
  • Western Climate Initiative Invites Comments On Proposed Offset Criteria, 8/12/2009
  • The Road to Copenhagen: An Update on U.S. and Canadian Participation in Climate Change Negotiations, 8/5/2009
  • Trade Issues Linked to Climate Change Regulation, 7/22/2009
  • B.C. Ministry of Forests and Range Releases Forest Offset Protocol for Carbon Offset Developers, 7/7/2009
  • Greenhouse Gas Cap and Trade Legislative Developments in the U.S. and the Western Climate Initiative, 5/20/2009
  • Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting, 3/23/2009
  • Greenhouse Gas Reporting Under Cap And Trade, 12/3/2008

Speaking Engagements

  • Environmental Legislative Updates, 1/17/2019
  • Legal Considerations in Environmental Due Diligence, 5/17/2018
  • Carbon Contracts, 9/24/2008
  • Electricity opportunities in Canada, 5/13/2008
  • Environmental Issues for the Energy Industry, 9/17/2007
  • Offset Purchase Agreements, 11/1/2005
  • Real Estate Fundamentals for Lawyers, 10/19/2005
  • 4th Annual Energy Contracts, 9/15/2005
  • Top 10 Developments in Environmental Law for Corporate Counsel, 9/1/2005
  • Canada's New Greenhouse Gas Offset System, 9/1/2005