Glenn Zacher

Glenn Zacher

Toronto, ON recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2013
Stikeman Elliott LLP

216 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Corporate and Commercial Litigation Energy Law Energy Regulatory Law

Biography

Glenn Zacher is a partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Energy Groups and is Co-Head of the Energy Group. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and class actions, particularly in the energy sector, and on energy regulatory law. He has appeared before all levels of provincial courts and the Supreme Court of Canada, and has conducted arbitrations and acted as counsel before various administrative tribunals, including the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) (formerly, the National Energy Board). Glenn is a member of the firm’s Professional and Ethics Committee.

Glenn’s energy dispute/regulatory practice includes advising and representing public agencies and private sector companies (generators, marketers, transmitters, developers, lenders, etc.) before the OEB, CER, and in litigation and appeal proceedings before the Ontario Superior Court, Divisional Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada. Glenn also has significant experience defending class actions involving deceptive marketing, consumer protection, securities, product liability and competition law claims.

Stikeman Elliott LLP

216 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • University of British Columbia, graduated 1993

  • British Columbia, Law Society of British Columbia, 1994
  • Ontario, Law Society of Ontario, 2000

  • Advocates' Society - Member
  • Energy Bar Association - Member
  • Ontario Bar Association (Natural Resources and Energy Section) - Member
  • British Columbia, Law Society of British Columbia, 1994
  • Ontario, Law Society of Ontario, 2000
  • Advocates' Society - Member
  • Energy Bar Association - Member
  • Ontario Bar Association (Natural Resources and Energy Section) - Member
  • University of British Columbia, graduated 1993

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Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Energy Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Energy Regulatory Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Energy Law, Toronto, Canada (2025)
  • Energy Regulatory Law, Toronto, Canada (2021)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026 for work in:
  • Corporate and Commercial Litigation
  • Energy Law
  • Energy Regulatory Law

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