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Nadir André
(514) 954-3152 nandre@blg.com Nadir André is a partner at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and a member of the Innu Nation of Matimekush-Lac John. He has extensive experience in Aboriginal law and has worked in this field since the beginning of his career. He services many Aboriginal clients, as well as corporations seeking to do business with Aboriginal communities and Aboriginal business organizations in Québec and elsewhere in Canada. He is directly involved in certain comprehensive and specified land claims’ negotiations throughout Canada. Nadir also specializes in matters connected with resource development involving Aboriginal communities and businesses and has taught Aboriginal Law at University of Ottawa and at Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue. He was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Indigenous and First Nations Practice). He was called to the Québec Bar in 1998 and obtained his LLL, University of Ottawa in 1996.
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Kristyn Annis
(416) 367-6399 kannis@blg.com Kristyn’s practice focuses on commercial matters and M&A both generally and in the energy sector specifically. She has more than a decade of experience advising clients on all aspects of renewable energy development, transmission build out, distributed energy resources, and energy storage. She works with Indigenous and non-Indigenous project proponents, lenders, utilities, municipal shareholders, the Independent Electricity System Operator, and other branches of government on energy matters. Kristyn has a background in climate change law and advises clients in all sectors on recommendations put forward by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure, in particular with respect to governance matters and disclosure. Kristyn advises clients on all aspects of the voluntary and compliance carbon markets (OPBS, WTI), Article 6 under the Paris Agreement, carbon streaming, low carbon fuel standards, carbon offset regimes, and renewable energy credit regimes. Kristyn was recently recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Aboriginal Law, Corporate Mid-Market, Energy – Electricity), Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure, and Lexpert Special Edition: Energy and Mining.
Julie Belley Perron
JBelleyPerron@blg.com (514) 954-2528 Julie is counsel at BLG’s Montreal office where she represents clients operating in various sectors of the economy, supporting them in the areas of project development, environmental compliance, government relations, and obtaining or amending permits and licences. Thanks to her considerable experience with project implementation, especially renewable energy projects, she plays a key role at all stages of the projects, from contract negotiation and financing, to project authorization and the securing of environmental permits. Julie also acts in purchase and sale transactions, as well as in the financing of business operations or properties, by carrying out due diligence environmental reviews, and drafting and negotiating environment-related clauses. Over the years, Julie has become an excellent advisor in the areas of risk management and environmental compliance.
Donald G. Bird
dbird@blg.com (604) 640-4175 Donald Bird acts for lenders and borrowers in commercial and corporate loans with an emphasis on secured transactions to both public and private borrowers. Don’s practice also includes regulatory advice to financial institutions, structured finance transactions, and general corporate commercial transactions, as well as experience in syndicated and cross-border lending. Don is one of the co-editors of theBritish Columbia Personal Property Security Act Practice Manual for The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, and he is a member of the Solicitors Legal Opinions Committee of British Columbia. He also frequently provides insights related to the BC Personal Property Security Act, BCSecurities Transfer Act, and Canadian Bank Act. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada and Lexpert Special Edition — Energy. Don is a former regional managing partner of BLG’s Vancouver office and a former national practice group leader of BLG’s Financial Services Group.
Sarah J. F. Bird
(604) 687-5744 sbird@blg.com Sarah is known for her ability to handle difficult legal and commercial issues and find creative solutions that mitigate business risk. Her practice focuses on public-private partnerships, project development and finance, Indigenous law, lending, and general corporate commercial law. Sarah’s expertise extends to leading major public-private partnership and project finance transactions, including representing proponents and lenders with respect of all phases of public infrastructure and transportation projects. Sarah’s energy experience relates to advising proponents, lenders, and government entities on the development, financing, and operation of hydro, wind, district energy, and transmission projects in various jurisdictions in Canada and the US. She has been involved in some of the largest and most prominent projects in Canada, as well as many high-value projects with international components. Education: BA (Queen’s University); LLB (University of British Columbia). Admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 2005.
Rob Blackstein
rblackstein@blg.com (416) 367-6024 Rob is a partner at BLG and a seasoned business and transactional lawyer with broad sectoral experience with a focus on energy and infrastructure projects and transactions. Rob’s practice includes domestic and cross-border mergers & acquisitions, financings, private equity, and venture capital. Rob is involved in all aspects of energy and infrastructure project lifecycles including procurement, greenfield development, debt and equity financings, construction, operation, and a number of secondary market (M&A) transactions. Rob has also acted on the formation and structuring of various project and investment vehicles, including energy and infrastructure funds, and has represented fund sponsors and institutional investors in connection with such transactions. Rob is a member of the Toronto Board of Trade Energy Committee and the firm’s Private Equity Steering Committee, and he is involved in a number of industry associations. He has presented at numerous client seminars and webinars and has also authored client bulletins, newsletters, and updates on various legal matters.
Emma Blanchard
eblanchard@blg.com (613) 369-4755 Partner in BLG’s Ottawa office. Concentrates on expropriation, planning and development, real estate, and general municipal law. She regularly acts as counsel to municipal governments and has significant experience as an advocate and negotiator representing public authorities engaged in land assemblies and in the construction and development of major transit and public infrastructure projects. She also frequently appears before courts and tribunals, including the Ontario Land Tribunal and the Ontario Energy Board on behalf of both public and private sector clients. Education: BA (Queen’s University); BCL (McGill University); LLB (McGill University). Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2007.
Nav Dhaliwal
(514) 954-3106 ndhaliwal@blg.com Nav’s practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, private equity transactions, corporate governance, shareholder activism, and general securities and corporate law compliance. His extensive mergers and acquisitions practice includes advising clients on public and private mergers, acquisitions, reorganization transactions, takeover bids, amalgamations, plans of arrangement, and private sales. He also advises companies on shareholder activism and corporate governance issue. His corporate finance practice sees him represent both private issuers and publicly traded issuers listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, and the TSX Venture Exchange. He also acts for issuers, underwriters, and investors in financing transactions, including public and private offerings of debt; equity and convertible securities; and strategic investments by private equity groups. He was called to the Alberta Bar in 2010.
Timothy McCormick
(416) 367-6091 tmccormick@blg.com Tim McCormick is the Regional Group Manager and a Partner in the M&A and Capital Markets Group at BLG. His clients include Canadian, US, and foreign public, private, and multinational companies representing a broad range of industries, investment and merchant banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, and sovereign funds. He is frequently involved in transactions with international aspects and has extensive experience in a variety of commercial and corporate finance matters, including initial public offerings, alternative go-public transactions, restructurings, reorganizations, joint ventures, and debt and equity financings. Additionally, Tim has assisted in setting up Canadian operations of multinational corporations, as well as the incorporation and shareholders’ agreement in connection with domestic startups.
F.F. (Rick) Coburn
(416) 367-6038 rcoburn@blg.com Rick is Senior Counsel in the Toronto office of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. Rick practises in the area of environmental law with an emphasis on the development of brownfields properties and environmental aspects of business transactions involving heavy industry, transportation, energy, and infrastructure projects. With members of BLG’s litigation practice groups, he also acts as defence counsel on regulatory prosecutions and in civil actions. Recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1990.
Simon Grégoire, FCIArb
(604) 640-4129 sgregoire@blg.com Simon is a partner and member of BLG’s Construction Group and International Trade and Arbitration Group. Simon advises construction industry players and specializes in complex litigation. He has been involved as lawyer or arbitrator in several large-scale disputes, nationally and internationally, concerning major infrastructural projects ranging from electrical power plants to highways and bridges, aluminum smelters, petrochemical plants, gas pipelines, hospitals, and stadiums. He has published numerous articles and given many presentations in Canada, the United States, and Europe on subjects related to litigation and construction, and serves regularly as a trainer in workshops in trial advocacy for younger lawyers. Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada, Chambers Canada, Who's Who Legal: Canada, and the International Who’s Who of Construction Lawyers. Simon is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. Called to the Québec Bar in 1988.
Peter A. Bryan
(403) 232-9483 pbryan@blg.com Peter Bryan is the National Leader of BLG’s Energy: Oil & Gas Group. Peter focuses his practice on the formation, financing, purchase, and sale of corporations, partnerships, and joint ventures with particular emphasis on oil & gas transactions and energy infrastructure projects. He advises clients on all commercial aspects regarding the purchase and sale of assets and shares, corporate governance and competition issues, the acquisition and divestiture of oil & gas properties, and the development and approval of midstream energy infrastructure. Peter is recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Who’s Who Legal, IFLR 1000, and The Best Lawyers in Canada. He was called to the Alberta Bar in 1998.
Joel B. Jones
(403) 232-9500 jjones@blg.com Joel is a partner in BLG’s Calgary office where he advises clients on a broad range of securities and corporate matters. His practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions and disposition of both private and public companies, financing transactions (including public and private offerings of equity securities), compliance with both corporate and securities regulatory requirements relating to stock exchange listings, corporate governance, continuous disclosure obligations, and shareholders’ meetings. Joel also represents corporate clients in the negotiation, drafting, and review of various commercial agreements. Joel is a member of BLG’s National Partnership Board and Audit Committee, Chair of the firm’s International Committee and US Task Force, and National Lead of its Agribusiness Sector Group. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Law) and Acritas Stars: Independently Rated Lawyers. Education: JD (University of Calgary), Advanced Leadership Program (Harvard Law School), Mergers & Acquisitions: Structuring and Leading Deals Program (Harvard Law School). Admitted to the Alberta Bar in 2007.
Xiaodi Jin
(403) 232-9523 xjin@blg.com Xiaodi’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, corporate structuring, and corporate governance. He acts for vendors and purchasers in public and private M&A transactions and issuers and dealers in public and private debt and equity corporate finance transactions. He works with public companies to ensure compliance with securities laws and continuous disclosure obligations. He also serves as corporate secretary to several private companies. Education: JD (University of British Columbia). Admitted to the Alberta Bar in 2012.
Yvan Houle
(514) 954-3146 yhoule@blg.com Partner, fellow, and governor of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. Advises clients with respect to all aspects of the procurement process, including advising on proper procurement models, drafting of tender documents, and negotiating construction contracts. Has particular expertise relating to the application of the legislative and regulatory regimes governing the construction industry and public procurement of construction projects in the province of Québec. Has argued numerous cases before the Québec, Ontario, and Federal Courts relating to procurement, construction, surety, professional, and product liability matters. Also has extensive experience related to Indigenous procured projects, particularly in Nunavut and Nunavik. Actively involved in the construction sector as a member of the Executive Committee of the Canadian Construction Association. Also acts as an arbitrator in construction-related disputes. Called to the Bar in Québec (1989), Ontario (1986), and Nunavut (2013). Included in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Construction Law, Public Procurement Law).
Shane Freitag
(416) 367-6137 sfreitag@blg.com As national leader of the Energy – Power Group, Shane specializes in corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters in the resource and infrastructure sector, with emphasis upon electricity, water, and natural gas. Shane has been a major participant in these sectors for over 30 years in senior legal positions with major utilities in both Ontario and Alberta and in private practice. Shane is involved in all aspects of the procurement and development of projects in Canada with a focus on the key underlying material agreements and regulatory approvals. He has negotiated numerous agreements for the purchase and sale of power, gas, and steam, and other industrial-related agreements. He is Chair of the Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure Law of the International Bar Association (SEERIL). Shane is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Association of Power Producers of Ontario (APPrO). Among numerous other distinctions over the years, he is recognized in the 2023 edition of the Legal 500 Canada as a Leading individual (Energy & Natural Resources — Power). Chambers Canada Leading Lawyer, Energy – Nationwide. Called to the Bar in Ontario, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Alberta.
Warren B. Learmonth
(604) 640-4166 wlearmonth@blg.com Warren Learmonth is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office. He provides expertise to clients in securities and corporate law. Within his practice, he acts as counsel to companies, investment bankers, and board special committees in corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, and restructuring transactions. His clients are involved in biotechnology, e-business, financial services, and forestry and mining, among others. Warren also advises public corporations and their boards of directors, with an emphasis on regulatory compliance, corporate governance, directors’ duties and responsibilities, and transaction structuring. Additionally, Warren works with both private and public companies on the adoption of securities-based executive compensation plans. He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
Ravi Latour
(403) 232-9676 rlatour@blg.com A partner in BLG’s Calgary office, Ravi’s practice focuses on assisting clients with a broad range of securities and corporate matters. He acts for issuers, underwriters, and agents regarding public and private equity and debenture financing; represents companies in mergers & acquisitions, including plans of arrangements, amalgamations, and share purchase transactions; and assists with reorganizing and restructuring corporations, partnerships, and other entities. A member of the BLG’s Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Leadership Team, Ravi advises companies on governance and compliance with corporate and securities regulatory requirements as well. He is recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and The Best Lawyers in Canada. Education: LLB (University of Manitoba). Called to the Alberta Bar in 2013.
G. Eric Doherty
(604) 640-4193 edoherty@blg.com Eric is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office. With expertise in securities and capital markets matters, he advises clients in a variety of sectors. He also has extensive experience in the formation and financing of investment funds, structured products, and private equity funds. His robust practice also focuses on counselling companies and underwriters within the following industries: mining, energy, natural resources, technology, and real estate. Throughout his career, Eric has been involved in public and private offerings for numerous companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, the Toronto Stock Exchange, and other foreign stock exchanges. He has been recognized in the 2022 and since 2014 editions of The Best Lawyers in Canada (Securities Law), the 2020 and previous editions of Lexpert Special Edition — Leading Canadian Lawyers in Global Mining, the 2022 and since 2014 editions of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Investment Funds & Asset Management), and the 2020 and since 2018 editions for Corporate Finance and Securities. From 2008 to 2011, Eric was adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law. Called to the British Columbia Bar in 1998.
Jonathan Liteplo
(403) 232-9533 jliteplo@blg.com Jonathan Liteplo works extensively in the area of energy and utilities regulation. As a leading practitioner, Jonathan represents participants in the electricity, oil and gas, water and wastewater, and mining industries in a broad range of matters before regulatory authorities and the courts. He has wide-ranging experience representing owners in obtaining tariff-related approvals under cost of service and performance-based rate regulation, utility cost of capital approvals, change of control approvals, and regulatory permitting for complex and controversial infrastructure projects. His clients value his leadership skills, the comprehensive analytical and strategic approach he brings to each matter, and his emphasis on adopting a team approach with his clients to achieving successful outcomes.
Louise K. Lee
(403) 232-9408 lolee@blg.com Louise K. Lee is a partner in the Securities and Capital Markets Group in BLG’s Calgary office. She focuses her practice on corporate and securities law in a wide range of industries, including the natural resources sector. Louise advises clients on mergers & acquisitions, dispositions, and other corporate reorganizations, as well as financing transactions, including public and private offerings of equity and debt securities. Louise also advises clients to ensure compliance with corporate and securities regulatory requirements, including stock exchange listings. She is a co-leader of BLG’s Driven by Women Initiative in Calgary and is also a member of BLG’s Private Equity Steering Committee. Louise was called to the Alberta Bar in 2006.
Bruce A. Lawrence
(403) 232-9597 blawrence@blg.com Bruce Lawrence is a partner in BLG’s Securities and Capital Markets Group and is the former regional Chair of the Oil and Gas Focus Group. Based in Calgary, Bruce has practised in the corporate/commercial area since 1982, with an emphasis on clients involved in the energy sector. The bulk of his practice involves corporate and securities transactions, and he has provided counsel on numerous public and private financings, mergers & acquisitions, cross-border acquisitions and financings, takeover bids, plans of arrangement, and restructurings. Bruce has advised a large number of public and private boards and special committees on governance issues, fiduciary obligations, responses to hostile takeovers, and negotiated acquisitions. More recently, Bruce’s practice has included the financing, purchase, and sale of entities in the manufacturing, IP, and transportation sectors. He has been selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada and is recognized as a leading energy lawyer in Lexpert Special Edition – Energy. Bruce was called to the Alberta Bar in 1983.
Kent D. Kufeldt
(604) 640-4195 kkufeldt@blg.com Kent Kufeldt is a partner in BLG’s Vancouver and Calgary offices and the national business leader of the firm’s Securities & Capital Markets Group. He is also a member of BLG’s Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Leadership Team. He represents public issuers and underwriters in public and private debt and equity financings, initial public offerings, and cross-border financing transactions. Kent has experience with merger, acquisition, and reorganization transactions, acting for both acquiring companies and target companies in hostile takeovers and negotiated acquisitions. Kent has been involved in innovative transactions in both the corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions areas. Kent is a member of the Board of Governors of Business Council of British Columbia. Recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and The Best Lawyers in Canada. Education: LLB (University of Toronto). Called to the British Columbia Bar in 2011 and the Alberta Bar in 1999.
Gabrielle K. Kramer
(416) 367-6113 gkramer@blg.com Gabrielle is a partner in BLG’s Environmental, Municipal, Expropriation, and Regulatory Group; as such, a member of the firm’s ESG initiative. She provides environmental risk management strategies to both public and private clients, directing complex environmental claims, advising on new and historic losses, including for the oil and biofuel industries, defending regulatory proceedings, representing clients in respect of orders and negotiating voluntary compliance programs. She advises with respect to professional negligence of environmental consultants and contractors, management of excess soils, energy from waste, emerging environmental risks and transactions. She advises on related insurance coverage, municipal law and real estate issues, having acted as counsel in numerous cases. Gabrielle has extensive appellate experience and has represented clients before all the courts in Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada. Gabrielle also represents a variety of private and public sector clients before the Ontario Land Tribunal. Education: JD (University of Toronto). Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1992.
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(403) 232-9472 pmorrison@blg.com Patricia (Trish) Morrison, KC, is a partner and the national business leader of BLG’s Construction Group. Trish provides strategic advice on the management of risk on construction projects, from project start to completion. She has extensive experience in the mediation, arbitration, and litigation of construction disputes on large-scale commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects, such as disputes involving tenders, RFPs, construction contracts, liens, design and engineering issues, construction deficiencies, cost overruns, and delay. Trish also advises on front-end project matters such as project delivery models, tendering and other procurement methods, and contract negotiation and drafting; she provides advisory services throughout projects. Trish is a Fellow and Vice President of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. She is a frequent speaker and writer on construction industry topics and is called to the Alberta Bar and Manitoba Bar. Trish is recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Construction in Chambers Canada; in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Construction Law); in Who's Who Legal: Canada and Who's Who Legal: Construction; in Legal 500 Canada; and as a litigation star (Construction and Environmental) and one of the Top 100 Women in Litigation by Benchmark Canada.
Patricia L. Morrison, KC
(416) 700-6265 gpratte@blg.com Guy focuses his practice on complex litigation, including commercial law, class actions, administrative law, and constitutional law. Fully bilingual and called to the Bars of Ontario and Quebec, Guy has appeared in the Supreme Court of Canada in approximately 25 cases; he is likely if not the only counsel in Canada that regularly argues cases involving civil law and common law matters. Guy pleads regularly in the Superior and Appeal Courts of Ontario and Quebec, as well as the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, former president of The Advocates’ Society, and a director of the Supreme Court of Canada Advocacy Institute. He taught courses focused on the Supreme Court of Canada at the University of Toronto as an adjunct professor. Guy has held several management positions at BLG and is currently Chair Emeritus of BLG. He is a recipient of the Law Society of Ontario medal and of the Ontario Bar Association Award of Excellence in Civil Litigation. He is also highly recognized in various industry directories, including Chambers Global (Dispute Resolution), The Best Lawyers in Canada, and Who's Who Legal. Guy was named Advocatus Emeritus by the Quebec Bar for "outstanding contributions to the legal profession."
Guy J. Pratte
(604) 640-4245 fpletcher@blg.com Fred Pletcher is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office and the national leader of BLG’s Mining Group. He provides practical advice on complex transactions and prides himself on achieving exceptional results for clients. Fred advises public companies and underwriters in connection with mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, continuous disclosure, and general commercial matters. In the mining field, Fred acts for Canadian and international mining companies in acquisitions and dispositions of mines, development projects and exploration properties, joint venture and option agreements, royalty and streaming transactions, expropriations, and NI 43-101 reporting obligations. Fred often advises boards of directors and special committees of public companies. He also has considerable experience in the field of shareholder activism. He frequently speaks and publishes papers on corporate, securities, and mining issues. He is recognized as a leading Canadian practitioner in these areas in numerous Canadian and international ranking publications.
Fred R. Pletcher
(403) 232-9487 mpittman@blg.com Partner in BLG’s Energy: Oil & Gas Group and the leader of BLG’s Asia-Pacific initiative. He advises on significant transactions and project development in Canada and internationally, and has broad experience assisting the oil & gas industry, from producers and facility and pipeline operators, to service providers, to LNG proponents. He has also led and participated in significant restructuring transactions, and also has wide experience in general commercial and corporate law. He has presented and published scholarly papers on gross negligence, preferential rights, and transaction disputes. He teaches the Oil and Gas Contracts course at the University of Calgary Law School. Miles is past Chair of the Canadian Energy Law Foundation and former Chair of the Natural Resources Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association, Alberta Branch. He was called to the Alberta Bar in 1994. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law).
Miles F. Pittman
(403) 232-9795 mpark@blg.com Partner in BLG’s Securities and Capital Markets Group. Former Chair of the Partnership Board, the firm’s highest governing body, the first woman at BLG to hold the position, and six-year member of the Partnership Board. Former regional group manager for the Corporate & Capital Markets Group in Calgary. Practises securities and corporate law with a focus on securities, corporate finance, and commercial transactions. Represents corporate clients on securities and corporate matters, including governance, mergers & acquisitions, going public in Canada, and financings. Regularly advises boards of directors and committees of public and private companies. Obtained an LLB from the University of Toronto and Bachelor of Commerce from University of Saskatchewan. Called to the Alberta Bar in 1992. Vice Chair of Board of Governors of Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Recipient of the Calgary Influential Women in Business award in 2021. Named Women’s Executive Network (WXN) Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award in 2017. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
Melinda Park
(613) 787-3548 tmurray@blg.com Tiffany is a partner in BLG’s Ottawa office. Her practice includes secured lending, project finance, financial institution regulation, securitization, and sustainable finance. She also advises on various corporate matters relating to First Nations and other Indigenous peoples. Tiffany self-identifies as an Indigenous lawyer and is a member of BLG’s Financial Services Group, the Indigenous Law focus group, and ESG leadership team. In addition to her secured lending experience, she has a unique skill set that combines knowledge in Aboriginal law, corporate law, and trust law and has niche expertise in structuring transactions to facilitate security packages for secured lending transactions involving First Nations and other Indigenous peoples, including project finance transactions.
Tiffany Murray
(403) 232-9689 rmcnaughton@blg.com Robb is a partner at the national law firm of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in the M&A and Capital Markets Group. His clients include local and multinational mining and resource issuers along with national and international funds and investment banks focused on the sector. Robb and his team completed over the last year or so more than a dozen mining-related listings and financings. Robb is a national leader in public listings on the NEO and TSX. He has been a leader in innovation, and his accomplishments include RTO structures for NEO listings and the first trust and international capital pool companies, among other things. Robb is a member of the TSX Venture Exchange Local Advisory Committee. Robb’s professional experience includes working as the vice-president of Strategy and Corporate Operations at Assante Corporation, a financial services company formerly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange that was sold to CI Financial for approximately $850 million. He was previously an executive of a large private company in Japan. Robb has sat on multiple public and private company boards of directors (including resource issuers) and has a large shareholder activism practice specializing in hostile and special situations.
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(604) 640-4178 croine@blg.com Chris is counsel in BLG’s Vancouver office. His practice focuses on Indigenous law. He has extensive experience representing First Nations organizations on a range of partner-ships, commercial arrangements, and governance matters. As the western regional lead for the Indigenous Law Group, Chris works to build strategic and durable relationships between government, industry, and Indigenous organizations. Recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada (Aboriginal Law). Obtained an MA from Simon Fraser University and an LLB from the University of Western Ontario.
Chris Roine
(416) 367-6190 mrodger@blg.com Senior partner and the Toronto regional leader of the Energy Markets Group. Mark specializes in the commercial, regulatory, and government relations components of the electricity and natural gas sectors and regarding water, broadband, and other municipal infrastructure renewal. For over 30 years, he has served as counsel to a range of stakeholders, including municipal, provincial, and national governments; large industrial, institutional, and commercial energy consumers; local electricity distribution & telecommunications companies, water utilities, and their municipal shareholders; transmitters; generators; energy retailers; out-of-province electricity importers; and energy regulators. Mark is a director at EMERA Nova Scotia Power (Halifax) and Chairman of Logistec Corporation (Montreal). For years, Mark has been recognized in Chambers Global (Energy: Power), Legal 500 Canada as one of BLG’s leading lawyers, and in "PLC Which Lawyer?" in the Energy and Natural Resources Multi-Jurisdictional Guide. He has been listed in The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada for his expertise in the electricity field. He was also the recipient of the Energy Bear Award by the Canadian Energy Law Forum for his contributions to the Canadian energy sector.
J. Mark Rodger
(403) 232-9656 aross@blg.com Alan is the regional managing partner of BLG’s Calgary office and Chair of the firm’s US practice. Alan practises administrative and regulatory law, representing energy clients in national and provincial regulatory proceedings. He has expertise in the areas of pipeline transmission, oil and natural gas, renewables (solar and wind), energy transition technologies, sustainable infrastructure, and electricity. Alan has significant experience with regulators in the UK, EU, and the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He has represented clients before the Alberta Energy Regulator, Alberta Utilities Commission, British Columbia Utilities Commission, Ontario Energy Board, and Canada Energy Regulator. Beyond the energy sector, Alan advises clients on regulatory matters in transportation, technology, and international trade. Alan received a Queen’s Counsel designation in 2020. He is a member of the Young Presidents Organization and is a current and past board member of, among others, the Canadian-American Business Council, the Western Canada General Counsel Awards, and the Calgary International Film Festival. He is also highly ranked in Chambers and recognized since 2012 in The Best Lawyers in Canada.
Alan L. Ross
(604) 640-4128 dsanders@blg.com Passionate about being an integral team member on infrastructure and other construction projects, including public-private partnerships. Led and advised on legal teams for many projects in health (Fort St John, Surrey Outpatient, Royal Jubilee), transportation (Champlain, Golden Ears, Grimstad, Kicking Horse, Henday, Calgary), education (Alberta and New Brunswick schools), water/wastewater (McLoughlin Point, Britannia, Sooke), and corrections (Okanagan, Nanaimo, Allouette, Surrey Pre-trial) in Canada, the US, Europe, and Asia for public authorities, developers, and design-builders. Frequent author, lecturer, and co-author of Practical Law of Architecture, Engineering and Geoscience (4th ed., Pearson, 2022) and A Practical Guide to Ethics and Professional Practice for Engineers and Geoscientists (Pearson, 2021). Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada in the fields of Construction Law, Project Finance Law, and Public Procurement Law; and recognized in Chambers Canada and Chambers Global. Fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. Professional Engineer licensed in Saskatchewan and BC. Called to the Saskatchewan Bar in 1990, the BC Bar in 1999, and the Yukon Bar in 2015.
Douglas R. Sanders, PEng
(604) 632-3476 mwaters@blg.com Michael is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office; he practises corporate and securities law with emphasis on corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, investment fund management, and corporate governance. He advises acquirers and targets in friendly and hostile takeover bids and other business combinations. He represents public and private issuers, underwriters, venture capital firms, and institutional investors in financing transactions, including initial public offerings, secondary offerings, private placements, royalty and streaming transactions, and preferred share investments. He also advises Canadian and international investment funds, hedge funds, and investment fund managers. An adjunct professor, he teaches Securities Regulation at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law. Michael is one of the founders of BLG’s Startup & Grow initiative, offering legal solutions tailored to entrepreneurs, startups, and early-stage companies, primarily in the technology sector. He also has considerable expertise in the mining sector. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law; Venture Capital Law Lawyer of the Year – Vancouver). Education: LLB (Osgoode Hall Law School). Called to the British Columbia Bar in 2008.
Michael Waters
(604) 640-4110 drossi@blg.com Dionysios Rossi is the regional group manager of Specialized Disputes in the BLG Vancouver office. He practises primarily in the areas of shipping & transportation, environmental, and energy law. Dionysios represents and advises clients in transactional, regulatory, and dispute-related matters. He has represented clients before the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal, at all levels of court in British Columbia, and before several administrative tribunals. Dionysios frequently speaks and publishes on a variety of legal subjects, in national media outlets, newspapers, trade magazines, and legal publications. He is widely recognized in his areas of practice. He was awarded the highest Martindale-Hubbell designation of AV Preeminent (4.9 out of 5 in client and peer reviews). In addition to The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, he has also been recognized in editions of The Best Lawyers in Canada, Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business, Benchmark Litigation: The definitive guide to litigation firms and attorneys in Canada, and Legal 500.
Dionysios Rossi
(604) 640-4020 smuggah@blg.com Sean Muggah is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office and regional manager of the Corporate Commercial and Securities and Capital Markets Groups. Sean has experience with mergers & acquisitions, disposition and acquisition of businesses on behalf of Canadian, US, and international companies, cross-border transactions, corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, and partnership agreements in a variety of industries, including professional services such as engineering and computer services. His practice includes infrastructure and energy projects, and power and electricity. He advises financial institutions on regulatory and other corporate/commercial matters and has experience advising clients in the education and not-for-profit sectors. He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Law), Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure, Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A, Lexpert Special Edition: Energy, and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Corporate Mid-Market).
Sean A. Muggah
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(604) 640-4179 gmartindale@blg.com Graeme Martindale is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office. His practice focuses on the areas of securities and capital markets. Graeme advises clients in a range of matters, including corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, mining, and corporate law. He acts for public companies, investment dealers, REITs, boards, and special committees, advising on initial public offerings, public and private equity and debt financings, compliance matters, and corporate governance. Graeme also assists clients with disclosure obligations regarding National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, and IFLR1000. Graeme was also named as one of Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40 (2016) and as Vancouver Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Governance Practice in The Best Lawyers in Canada (2018).
(416) 367-6570 cbrant@blg.com Cherie is a partner and National Leader of Indigenous Law in the firm’s Toronto office. She has an Indigenous law practice with a focus on commercial real estate, energy development, and economic development for First Nations. She provides strategic counsel to several First Nations seeking to fulfill their business development objectives. Cherie also provides counsel to industry clients seeking to develop projects with First Nations and/or to understand the legal considerations relevant to Canada, and with respect to the constitutionally protected interests of the Indigenous nations with which Canada shares its land and jurisdiction. Cherie has received the Lexpert Zenith Award, recognizing women’s contributions in the law. She was named one of Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40. Cherie is both Mohawk and Ojibway from the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte and Wiikwemkoong Unceded Indian Territory. Cherie is a noted speaker, having presented on topics relevant to Aboriginal economic development and energy development across Canada since 2009. She was called to the Bar of Ontario in 2003.
Cherie Brant
(514) 954-2507 sbouvette@blg.com Sylvie Bouvette is a senior partner in BLG’s Commercial Real Estate Group. She represents sellers, purchasers, and joint ventures in real estate transactions as well as creditors and debtors in connection with the financing of major real estate complexes. She has headed some of the largest scale real estate transactions (hotels, shopping centres, office buildings, multi-residential properties, and senior housing residences), as well as putting in place very complex real estate structures and negotiating partnership/co-ownership arrangements. Sylvie also represents developers and lenders of renewable energy projects, including hydroelectric projects, wind farms, and biomass plants. Her expertise and the nature of her work lead to her supervision and coordination of multidisciplinary teams. She often represents pension funds, REITs, public and private companies, and financial institutions. Sylvie obtained her LLB from the Université de Montréal in 1985 and was called to the Québec Bar in 1986.
Sylvie Bouvette
(403) 232-9572 rblock@blg.com Randall is recognized as one of the world’s leading lawyers in all forms of dispute resolution in the energy and oil & gas industries. Randall has appeared before the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, the Alberta Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Alberta Utilities Commission, the Alberta Energy Regulator, and the Canada Energy Regulator. He has also sat as an arbitrator. Randall has written and lectured on various issues in oil & gas law and realization on oil & gas-related security. Randall is recognized in Chambers Canada for Litigation: General Commercial (Alberta) and Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory) and is recognized as Energy/Resources Litigator of the Year 2013 by Benchmark Canada. Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada and named as Calgary Lawyer of the Year for Administrative and Public Law (2021), Corporate and Commercial Litigation (2019), Energy Regulatory Law (2018), Oil and Gas Law (2017), and Bet-the-Company Litigation (2013). Appointed King’s Counsel in 2005 and Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2010. Called to the Alberta Bar in 1985.
Randall W. Block, KC
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(403) 232-9765 bwoodhead@blg.com Bill Woodhead is a partner at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, working in the Calgary and Vancouver offices. He practises corporate commercial, construction, and energy law, with an emphasis on procurement and construction law. He acts for clients involved in public-private partnerships, commercial, residential, mixed-use development, and industrial EPC projects. Bill often speaks at industry and legal conferences on all aspects of construction and procurement law. Bill is the founder of the Infrastructure Professionals Association in Calgary.
Bill Woodhead
mswilson@blg.com (403) 232-9505 M. Scott Wilson is a partner in the Calgary office of BLG. Scott practises in securities, corporate financial, and commercial transactions with a special focus on corporate and securities law matters relating to public companies, pooled funds, and investment bankers. These range from venture capital enterprises to senior issuers inter-listed on stock exchanges in Canada and the United States. Over the years, Scott’s practice has evolved to include representation of business organizations in a variety of commercial transactions. Scott is recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
M. Scott Wilson
(604) 640-4074 rwilliams@blg.com Rick Williams is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office, national leader of BLG’s Environmental Law Group, and regional leader of the Regulatory and Oil and Gas Groups. Rick represents and advises clients on commercial and regulatory aspects of project development, permitting, and operations in the energy and natural resource sectors, including land, environmental, and Indigenous issues. Rick also represents and advises clients on dispute resolution, including regulatory proceedings, corporate/commercial litigation, and arbitration, with a focus on energy, transportation, forestry, and mining. He is recognized in Chambers Canada and The Best Lawyers in Canada, including being named Vancouver Lawyer of the Year in the 2020 (Oil and Gas Law), 2022 (Environmental Law), and 2024 (Natural Resources Law, Aboriginal Law/Indigenous Practice, Energy Regulatory, Oil and Gas) editions of The Best Lawyers in Canada.
Rick L. Williams
(416) 367-6730 jvellone@blg.com John is a partner at BLG’s Toronto office and is national leader of the firm’s ESG Initiative. He has an energy and technology law practice encompassing corporate, commercial, and regulatory issues with a focus on Canadian electricity markets and infrastructure revitalization. His clients include provincial and territorial governments, system operators, regulated utilities, developers, investors, and lenders. He provides counsel on corporate, commercial, and regulatory aspects of the electricity and natural gas industries and power project development for a variety of technologies, with a particular expertise in renewables. John represents clients in proceedings before provincial regulatory agencies, primarily the Ontario Energy Board. He is recognized in the 2023 edition (and since 2019) of Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Energy – Provincial Regulatory (Nationwide)). Called to the Ontario Bar in 2008.
John A.D. Vellone
jvallis@blg.com (403) 232-9787 Partner and member of BLG’s Construction Group, International Trade and Arbitration Group, and International Construction Projects Group. Jeffrey’s practice is focused on dispute resolution in the construction, engineering, manufacturing, and industrial sectors. He has appeared as counsel at all levels of court in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba and the Supreme Court of Canada. Acts as an arbitrator, primarily in construction matters. Fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers, the American College of Construction Lawyers, and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Member of the Western Canada Commercial Arbitration Society. Former instructor, University of Calgary Law School Trial Advocacy Program. Recognized in Chambers Global for Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and in Chambers Canada for Construction and Dispute Resolution: Arbitration. Recognized in The Legal 500 Canada for Dispute Resolution. Recognized in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 Canada Hall of Fame (Construction). Canada and Alberta winner of Lexology Client Choice Award (Construction). Recognized as 2023 Construction Lawyer of the Year for Calgary by The Best Lawyers in Canada. Called to the Bar: Alberta (1982), Manitoba (2015), and Saskatchewan (2016). Appointed King’s Counsel in 2004.
Jeffrey D. Vallis, KC, FCIArb
Jennifer A. Archer
(604) 640-4114 jarcher@blg.com Jennifer Archer is a partner in BLG’s Vancouver office. She represents and advises clients on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, with a particular focus in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, private equity, public procurement, and energy transactions. Jennifer also has significant experience advising clients in connection with complex commercial agreements, joint venture agreements, and governance-related matters. Jennifer was an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law from 2010 until 2014. She has been recognized in Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A, The Best Lawyers in Canada, and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
(416) 367-6060 ptardif@blg.com Philippe Tardif is a partner in BLG’s Securities and Capital Markets Group in Toronto. Philippe’s practice focuses on corporate finance, with an emphasis on public and private equity and debt financings, including cross-border financings, mergers & acquisitions involving public companies, and corporate governance matters, including board and special committee advisory roles. His industry experience includes energy and mining. He is a member of the Securities Law Committee, International Bar Association. Recognized in The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Finance & Securities), The Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Law, Corporate Governance Practice, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Securities Law), IFLR1000 – The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms (Capital Markets), Lexpert Special Edition – Finance and M&A, and Lexpert Special Edition – Global Mining. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1987.
Philippe Tardif
Mitchell H. Gropper, KC
(604) 661-9322 mgropper@farris.com Senior counsel Mitchell Gropper, KC has an extensive corporate and securities practice with an emphasis on complex transactions including complex real estate transactions, corporate finance, reorganizations, and M&A. Mitchell has acted for purchasers and sellers in M&A transactions; advised Boards of Directors and Special Committees; and been involved in going-private and related-party transactions. Mitchell has advised on financial reorganizations and debt restructurings, including as special legal advisor to City of Vancouver for the Olympic Village. Mitchell is the chair of the Deans Advisory Committee of the Business Law Centre at the University of British Columbia Allard School of Law, Chancellor and a director of University Canada West, and immediate past Chair of the Project Assurance Board having oversight of the British Columbia Hydro Site C Clean Energy Project. He is named in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2023, Chambers Canada 2023, The 2023 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, the 2022 Lexpert Special Editions – Finance and M&A and Energy, and Martindale-Hubbell ranking AV (preeminent 5.0 out of 5). Admitted to the Bars of BC (1966) and Ontario (1970). Appointed Queen’s Counsel (1990).
Albert J. Hudec
(604) 661-9356 ahudec@farris.com Senior partner Al Hudec currently focuses his practice on LNG and other resource industry transactions involving Indigenous parties. He has been lead lawyer on many of Canada’s most significant resource transactions involving First Nations over the last 13 years. Al is an M&A and Corporate Governance practitioner with over 40 years of experience in all legal aspects of securities and corporate finance, including mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, and independent committee representation, with emphasis on the North American resource (mining, forestry, oil & gas), infrastructure, and technology industries. His practice focuses on cross-border mergers & acquisitions (takeovers and arrangements) and board and special/independent committee representation. Al writes and speaks frequently on a variety of legal topics relating to resource law, Aboriginal law, mergers & acquisitions, and corporate governance. Al is named in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024, and the 2024 Lexpert Special Editions on Mining, and Finance and M&A. Certified Financial Analyst (1994). Called to Bars of Alberta (1981) and BC (1994).
(604) 661-9306 rmurray@farris.com Ron’s practice is focused on mergers & acquisitions, equity and debt financings (both public and private), and complex commercial transactions. He has extensive experience advising public and private companies, investment funds, and special committees on structuring M&A transactions (negotiated and unsolicited), directors’ fiduciary duties, and other corporate governance and securities law matters. Ron regularly advises on cross-border securities transactions. An innovative and practical problem-solver, Ron is able to balance legal rigour with business realities. Prior to joining FARRIS in 2000, Ron was the corporate finance lawyer at the Vancouver office of the predecessor to the TSX Venture Exchange, assisting with the realignment of Canada’s stock exchanges based on market specialization (including the amalgamation of the Vancouver and Alberta stock exchanges) and providing general securities law advice to staff and executives. Ron is a Past Chair of the Securities Law Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association (BC Branch) and a past member of the Securities Law Advisory Committee (SLAC), providing advice to the British Columbia Securities Commission on legal and policy issues relating to securities regulation. He has been an instructor for various securities law seminars.
Ronald G. Murray
(604) 661-1746 dnawata@farris.com Denise Nawata is a corporate-commercial partner practising in the fields of corporate finance & securities, cross-border mergers & acquisitions, and corporate governance law. Her practice is focused on complex business transactions, for both public and private companies at various stages of their corporate growth. Denise acts for clients in a wide range of industries, including natural resources (with extensive experience in mining and oil & gas transactions), technology, and life sciences. In 2016, Denise was named as one of the Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40. She is recognized in the 2024 Lexpert Special Editions — Mining, Energy, and Finance and M&A. She is also recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024 and the 2024 Best Lawyers in Canada directory for her work in mergers & acquisitions, corporate, and securities law. Admitted to the Alberta Bar (2005) and British Columbia Bar (2006).
Denise Nawata
(604) 661-1704 jsujir@farris.com Partner Jay Sujir has 35+ years of experience acting for mining and other resource companies, as well as for a number of technology companies. His primary focus is in securities law in the mining, natural resources, and energy areas with an emphasis on public offerings of securities, mergers & acquisitions, and takeovers. He’s acted as lead counsel for issuers and investment dealers in a number of significant financings and mergers & acquisitions transactions and in dealings with stock exchanges and securities regulatory authorities. Admitted to the Bar of British Columbia (1986).
H. Jay Sujir
(604) 661-9311 mallen@farris.com Michael Allen has over 48 years of practice. He has developed a broadly based national and international practice in infrastructure (P3), corporate and project finance, and banking law. He regularly acts for both lenders and borrowers in Canadian and international project finance. This has included transactions in North, South, and Latin America; Africa; Russia; Australia; the Asia-Pacific region; and the Caribbean. His industry sector experience includes infrastructure, mining, energy, forestry, chemicals, and telecommunications. He continues to receive national and international recognition in legal publications. Michael practised for a number of years in his native Toronto before relocating to Vancouver, and is called to the Bar in British Columbia, Ontario, and England and Wales.
Michael S. Allen
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(416) 598-8648 csmith@lolg.ca Crawford’s litigation practice focuses on complex corporate and commercial matters, competition and insurance litigation, and administrative law, with substantial class action expertise. Crawford has appeared as counsel in all levels of court in Ontario, in the Supreme Court of Canada, in the Federal Court, in commercial arbitrations, and before a variety of administrative tribunals including the Ontario Energy Board, the Ontario Securities Commission, the Competition Tribunal, and the Environmental Review Tribunal. Crawford’s energy practice involves economic issues in multi-party litigation and frequent appearances as counsel before the Energy Board at hearings regarding rate regulation, infrastructure development, and demand-side management. His securities practice includes acting as counsel for investment dealers, mutual fund dealers, registered representatives, and other securities industry participants. He also handles regulatory proceedings and investigations by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada and the Ontario Securities Commission.
(647) 991-1190 lisa@resilientllp.com Lisa DeMarco is a Senior Partner and CEO at Resilient LLP. She is recognized as one of the world’s leading climate change lawyers with nearly three decades of experience in all aspects of climate change and clean energy law. Lisa assists financial and energy companies and Indigenous business organizations on domestic and overseas renewable power project development, energy storage projects, sustainable and climate finance transactions, carbon capture and storage, climate-related financial disclosure, corporate climate risk, environmental and social governance (ESG), green bonds and sustainable business strategy. Lisa plays an active role for Fortune 500 companies in corporate ESG, climate change, and transition strategy, target setting, and compliance. She represents several governments and leading energy companies in a wide variety of natural gas, electricity, pipeline, and energy storage matters. Lisa is a director of the boards of the International Emissions Trading Association, MaRS Climate Innovation Board and Planetary Technologies and member of Climate Economy Strategic Council. Lisa is ranked in Chambers Global as one of the world’s leading climate change lawyers and regularly attends the United Nations climate negotiations.
(514) 989-9119 cduchaine@sodavex.com Christine is a driving force in environmental and energy law, renowned for her dynamic advocacy and strategic brilliance. With over 30 years of experience, she has revolutionized Quebec’s environmental legal landscape. Her influential reference works and compelling public speaking have set new standards in the field. In 2009, Christine launched Sodavex to offer more agile and cost-effective legal solutions, leveraging her extensive background in top Montreal law firms. Her expertise spans waste management, soil rehabilitation, and complex issues like project authorizations, wetlands, and protected species. She also tackles urban planning and expropriation with unmatched skill. Christine’s commitment to sustainable resource management and her proactive approach makes her a vital ally and a trailblazer in environmental law. Her relentless drive and innovative solutions continue to shape the industry’s future.
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