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Environment - Nationwide - Canada

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What the Team is Known For

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg is a dynamic law firm that handles a number of different environment-related matters, including impact assessment, project development, regulatory compliance and judicial reviews. The environmental and Indigenous team leverages the law firm's wider transactional and regulatory strengths to offer support both nationally and internationally. Its clients include companies from the mining, energy and manufacturing sectors. The law firm is highly prominent in the Ontario market and also operates a growing Québec practice.

Work Highlights

  • Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg acted for The Canada Life Assurance Company and its affiliates in connection with the refinancing of the 49.9 MW Ashlu Creek run-of-river hydroelectric power-generating plant owned by Innergex Renewable Energy.

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Notable Practitioners

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Alexandria J. Pike
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Alexandria J. Pike
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Alexandria Pike is highly regarded by clients from a breadth of sectors, including manufacturing and natural resources, for her extensive knowledge of environmental regulations, including issues relating to remediation. She operates out of the law firm's Toronto office.

Alexandria is excellent.

Alex is good at taking complex matters and translating the integration of science and legal hurdles in a way understandable to the business and helping us understand and mitigate the risks.

Alex is phenomenal. She is incredibly sharp, bright and able to navigate difficult disputes.

Marie-Claude Bellemare
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Marie-Claude Bellemare
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Montréal-based Marie-Claude Bellemare advises on environmental concerns arising from M&A transactions. She is additionally instructed by natural resources clients and manufacturers to assist with the environmental due diligence for development projects, mining operations and industrial sites.

Marie-Claude is amazing. She is the best environmental lawyer I have ever dealt with. Her knowledge is amazing, she gives incredible service and goes above and beyond.

She is an extremely talented lawyer who is attentive to detail and always pragmatic.

Marie-Claude is dedicated, organised and follows up with all stakeholders to ensure that the file progresses. She is always a step ahead.

She has extensive knowledge of her field and is really practical in understanding the needs of our company.

Marie-Claude is very detailed and good at following up on files. Her organisational skills are very good and she is very knowledgeable about the relevant regulations.

Sarah Powell
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Sarah Powell
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Based in Toronto, Sarah Powell has a pre-eminent environmental practice, advising on matters ranging from permitting and the acquisition of hydropower projects to land contamination litigation.

Sarah is really outstanding at guiding clients on complex environmental matters. Her work is so comprehensive and lifts all stones to come to a complete answer.

Sarah is top-notch.

Sarah gives really practical advice. She is an expert in her field.

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Environment

Alexandria J. Pike
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Alexandria J. Pike
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Marie-Claude Bellemare
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Marie-Claude Bellemare
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Sarah Powell
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Sarah Powell
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