Danielle Jarvis

Danielle has in-depth knowledge and broad experience, and can assist you with:

• negotiating and successfully closing commercial transactions - from small business transactions to large complex transactions such as public-private partnerships (P3);
• advising on a wide range of commercial, corporate, energy and environmental matters;
• drafting and negotiating (or reviewing) key business contracts, including among others: asset or share purchase and sale agreements, shareholders agreements, option agreements, joint venture agreements (including international), loan/debt financing agreements, services agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, and indemnity agreements;
• incorporating and structuring start-up companies and advising on legal operational issues;
• conducting and coordinating legal and environmental due diligence, including where targeted assets are situated outside of Canada; and
• providing legal advice to First Nations in BC, and entities wishing to conduct business or negotiate agreements with First Nations, including Impact Benefits Agreements.

Background

By way of background, Danielle is originally from Alberta, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 2007 from Queen's University. In the spring of 2005 Danielle studied International Business Law at Queen's International Study Centre, located at Herstmonceaux Castle in Southern England. In the spring of 2007 Danielle interned with the Department of Foreign Affairs at the Mission of Canada to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, working in the trade department and covering environmental issues.

Before embarking on a legal career Danielle spent a year teaching ESL in Pusan, South Korea, spent many months backpacking around the world and was involved in a number of entrepreneurial ventures, including owning and operating a tour company and working as a computer consultant.

Danielle is a member of Davis LLP's:

• Corporate / Commercial and Mergers & Acquisitions Group;
• National Climate Change Law Group, and a contributor to the Group's blog and bulletins that deal with carbon finance, greenhouse gas regulations, emissions trading, and energy regulation;
• Energy Law Group; and
• Aboriginal Law Practice Group, and a contributor to the Group's blog.