About Reena
Reena is a leading energy lawyer. She has been practising law for almost 20 years and has specialized in energy law since 2011.
Reena focuses on electricity markets, regulation and compliance. She provides strategic advice and direction to private- and public-sector clients, including shareholders, acquirers and investors. She also has experience advising developers of power assets such as energy storage, gas, hydrogen, wind, solar, biomass and nuclear.
With a vast knowledge of wholesale electricity markets and regulation, Reena is well-positioned to advise industry stakeholders, including commercial and industrial loads, generators, transmitters, distributors, utilities, demand response aggregators, traders, retailers and gas marketers.
Reena is also a litigator. When clients require legal representation before energy tribunals, she works diligently to achieve the best outcome. She has appeared before the Ontario Energy Board, the Alberta Utilities Commission, the Canada Energy Regulator and all levels of courts in Ontario.
Before joining Blakes, Reena practised in the business law group of another large law firm in Toronto. Prior to that, she was a lawyer with the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), holding various roles, including with regulatory affairs, market assessment and compliance and special advisor to the CEO. While at the IESO, she managed the market rule amendment process and represented interests in complex disputes relating to electricity markets and various procurement contracts.
