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The Davis LLP Environmental Law Practice Group has significant involvement with business issues related to corporate social responsibility as local, national and international stakeholders demand environmental stewardship from the individuals and organizations they do business with.

To successfully meet these demands, companies and corporations must integrate environmental management into their business strategy and policies. This requires a preventative approach to environmental compliance and liability issues, as well as an understanding of the evolving regulatory landscape.

Our group's expertise supports this approach. We have a strong presence in all areas of environmental law, including environmental litigation, defence of environmental prosecutions, real estate and lender transactions with a particular emphasis on brownfields redevelopment, compliance issues, environmental approvals and assessments, due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, waste management and disposal, recycling, waste diversion and recovery, and transportation of dangerous goods.

Our client base includes companies in the natural resources sector, energy and waste management sectors, utilities, provincial energy boards, various levels of government and quasi-governmental agencies and other organizations.

Our comprehensive expertise includes:

  • Providing regulatory compliance advice to environmentally sensitive industries
  • Advising the boards of directors and senior officers of environmentally sensitive industries
  • Designing and participating in environmental management systems, environmental audits and other due diligence tools
  • Advising on risk-allocation mechanisms, such as insurance, indemnifications or warranty provisions in the context of mergers and acquisitions
  • Restructuring a property sale or purchase so as to minimize environmental liabilities
  • Advising on the applicability of insurance coverage for environmental liabilities
  • Acting as counsel in the review of various projects under environmental assessment legislation
  • Negotiations with regulatory officials to define permit requirements
  • Conducting appeals under environmental legislation and seeking judicial review before the courts
  • Acting as counsel for plaintiffs and defendants engaged in civil litigation and private arbitrations
  • Defending clients charged with environmental offences under provincial and federal legislation
  • Advising governmental and quasi-governmental entities on policy and legislative developments

Emerging Issues

Staying informed of legislation and regulations helps our clients remain compliant and thriving.

  • Pending environmental legislation will increase the demands and scrutiny on businesses that impact the environment.
  • Canada's international obligations under various environmental treaties and its commitments under the NAFTA Environmental Cooperation Agreement are forcing businesses to take a rigorous approach to environmental planning and remediation.
  • Waste management, waste disposal and recycling are pressing concerns today, and our firm has more experience than any other Canadian firm dealing with these issues.
  • Emissions trading, whether provincially, nationally or internationally, will have increasing significance for companies operating in Canada, as will the potential to be involved in green energy initiatives.

Activities

Our group discusses topical environmental issues in our blog: Environmental, Energy, and Natural Resources

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Name Office vCardPhone
Alexis Alyea
Associate
Toronto  vCard 416.369.5262
James Bancroft, Q.C.
Counsel
Calgary  vCard 403.698.8764
Chris Barnett
Partner
Toronto  vCard 416.365.3502
Wendy-Anne Berkenbosch
Partner
Edmonton  vCard 780.429.6810
Laura Bisset
Associate
Toronto  vCard 416.941.5400
Alexandra Bochinski
Associate
Edmonton  vCard 780.429.6824
Tudor Carsten
Partner
Toronto  vCard 416.365.3505
Timothy Chick
Partner
Calgary  vCard 403.698.8710
D. Ross Clark, Q.C.
Partner
Vancouver  vCard 604.643.2911
Jennifer Cleall
Partner
Edmonton  vCard 780.429.6838
David Crocker
Partner
Toronto  vCard 416.941.5415
David B. dos Reis
Associate
Toronto  vCard 416.365.3420
Warren Downs
Partner
Vancouver  vCard 604.643.2916
Lana Finney
Partner
Toronto  vCard 416.941.5409
Brian Hiebert
Partner
Vancouver  vCard 604.643.2917
Priscilla Kennedy
Associate Counsel
Edmonton  vCard 780.429.6830
Hendrik Krüger
Associate
Edmonton  vCard 780.637.4525
Colin Lipsett
Partner
Edmonton  vCard 780.429.6821
Garry Mancell, R.P.F.
Partner
Vancouver  vCard 604.643.2977
Carlos Mendes
Associate
Vancouver  vCard 604.643.6319
Barry Penner, Q.C.
Senior Counsel
Vancouver  vCard 604.643.6449
Amy Pressman
Partner
Toronto  vCard 416.369.5293
Sarah Robicheau
Associate
Toronto  vCard 416.365.3423
Craig Rose, Q.C., R.P.F.
Counsel
Edmonton  vCard 780.429.6807
Dana Schindelka
Partner
Calgary  vCard 403.698.8705
Robert Seidel, Q.C.
Firm Managing Partner
Edmonton  vCard 780.429.6814
Hiroaki Shinomiya
Associate
Tokyo  vCard 03.6234.6678
Rodney Snow, Q.C.
Office Managing Partner
Whitehorse  vCard 867.393.5105
Hiroaki Takahashi
Partner
Tokyo  vCard 03.6234.1240
Jeff Waatainen
Associate
Vancouver  vCard 604.643.6482
Bryan Ward
Associate
Edmonton  vCard 780.429.6845
Simon Wells
Partner
Vancouver  vCard 604.643.6460
Donald Wilson
Partner
Edmonton  vCard 780.429.6817

Davis LLP Lawyers

Name Office Phone
Alexis Alyea
Associate
Toronto 416.369.5262
James Bancroft, Q.C.
Counsel
Calgary 403.698.8764
Chris Barnett
Partner
Toronto 416.365.3502
Wendy-Anne Berkenbosch
Partner
Edmonton 780.429.6810
Laura Bisset
Associate
Toronto 416.941.5400
Alexandra Bochinski
Associate
Edmonton 780.429.6824
Tudor Carsten
Partner
Toronto 416.365.3505
Timothy Chick
Partner
Calgary 403.698.8710
D. Ross Clark, Q.C.
Partner
Vancouver 604.643.2911
Jennifer Cleall
Partner
Edmonton 780.429.6838
David Crocker
Partner
Toronto 416.941.5415
David B. dos Reis
Associate
Toronto 416.365.3420
Warren Downs
Partner
Vancouver 604.643.2916
Lana Finney
Partner
Toronto 416.941.5409
Brian Hiebert
Partner
Vancouver 604.643.2917
Priscilla Kennedy
Associate Counsel
Edmonton 780.429.6830
Hendrik Krüger
Associate
Edmonton 780.637.4525
Colin Lipsett
Partner
Edmonton 780.429.6821
Garry Mancell, R.P.F.
Partner
Vancouver 604.643.2977
Carlos Mendes
Associate
Vancouver 604.643.6319
Barry Penner, Q.C.
Senior Counsel
Vancouver 604.643.6449
Amy Pressman
Partner
Toronto 416.369.5293
Sarah Robicheau
Associate
Toronto 416.365.3423
Craig Rose, Q.C., R.P.F.
Counsel
Edmonton 780.429.6807
Dana Schindelka
Partner
Calgary 403.698.8705
Robert Seidel, Q.C.
Firm Managing Partner
Edmonton 780.429.6814
Hiroaki Shinomiya
Associate
Tokyo 03.6234.6678
Rodney Snow, Q.C.
Office Managing Partner
Whitehorse 867.393.5105
Hiroaki Takahashi
Partner
Tokyo 03.6234.1240
Jeff Waatainen
Associate
Vancouver 604.643.6482
Bryan Ward
Associate
Edmonton 780.429.6845
Simon Wells
Partner
Vancouver 604.643.6460
Donald Wilson
Partner
Edmonton 780.429.6817

Key Contacts

Vancouver

Brian Hiebert
604.643.2917

Toronto

David Crocker
416.941.5415

Lana Finney
416.941.5409

Edmonton

Robert Seidel, Q.C.
780.429.6814

Whitehorse

Rodney Snow, Q.C.
867.393.5105

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