Michael R. Moher
Mike uses his extensive legal and energy industry expertise to advise clients on a variety of commercial matters.
Mike has acted for numerous institutional and private lenders, as well as borrowers, in connection with a broad range of loan transactions, including secured financings involving aircraft, oil and gas assets, equipment, real estate, and acquisitions. Over the past few years, his practice has focused primarily on co-generation and hydroelectric projects including:
- the development of a co-generation facility in Ontario to supply electricity and steam to a number of industrial users
- the financing of several run of the river hydro projects in British Columbia
- a number of Ontario co-generation projects to provide electricity, steam and chilled water to hospitals
- a landfill gas co-generation project in British Columbia
Prior to joining Macleod Dixon LLP in 1996, Mike practised with several major integrated energy companies in both the upstream and downstream energy sectors. Mike provided legal and tax advice in the upstream sector during the early 1980s. After a secondment with Energy Mines and Resources, Mike spent several years working in a business capacity in the downstream sector. The business assignments involved analysing the financial merits of various projects including joint ventures, acquisitions and downstream capital investments. Mike was a member of the leadership team that coordinated the merger of two significant downstream energy organizations. Following the merger, he provided advice with respect to the integration of the organizations' secondary distribution networks. Mike’s experience also includes propane business acquisitions, strategic alliances with downstream petroleum product companies, transportation matters and environmental issues.
- York University, LL.B., 1975
- McMaster University, B.A. 1972
- British Columbia, 2006
- Alberta, 1980
- Ontario, 1977
- Member, Law Society of Alberta
- Member, Law Society of British Columbia
- Member, Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario)
- McMaster University Dean’s Honours, 1969
- McMaster University Daley Memorial Scholarship
- Osgoode Hall George M. Miller Prize
