Congratulations to UCBA Executive Member Jason Woycheshyn who was recently recognized by Lexpert as one of Canada’s leading lawyers under the age of 40.
Jason Woycheshyn is a leading lawyer in complex commercial banking and shareholder litigation. His mandates have included: representing Bank of Montreal in fraud recovery lawsuits arising from cheque kiting and other fraudulent cross-border schemes, obtaining multiple Norwich Pharmacal Orders and Mareva Injunctions and recovering millions of dollars; representing Citibank, N.A. in successful opposition to BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd. efforts at obtaining declaratory relief under the Plan of Compromise and Arrangement, which restructured the $32-billion, third-party asset-backed commercial paper market; representing the Special Committee of Coventree Inc. in response to an OSC investigation and a 50-day hearing into public disclosure immediately before the collapse of the Canadian asset-backed commercial paper market. In 2014, Jason volunteered, at his own expense, as an international election observer for Ukraine’s presidential elections in the midst of a revolution.
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An honourable mention goes to (future UCBA member?!!) Terri-Lee Oleniuk, who was also recognized by Lexpert.
Terri-Lee Oleniuk’s practice focuses on project-related issues in natural resource development and regulatory, environmental and Aboriginal law. Her recent work includes representing BluEarth Renewables in the first hearing into development of an Alberta wind farm; playing a key role in securing approvals for the Lower Churchill hydroelectric project for Nalcor Energy — a $10.3-billion, 3,000-megawatt dam project opposed by ENGOs, Aboriginal groups and landowners, which withstood eight separate court challenges by ENGOs and Aboriginal groups; and managing the hearing process for Kinder Morgan’s proposed $6.8-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, including leading preparation of the final 450-page argument, after which the NEB recommended approval; and leading TransCanada’s submission to the NEB hearing on pipeline abandonment. Terri-Lee has served 10-plus years as Board Chair at the Cerebral Palsy Association in Alberta.
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