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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

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Environment - Nationwide - Canada

Band 1

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.

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Work Highlights

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  • 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.

Strengths

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  • The service is amazing at Davies in general and their breadth of knowledge is great.

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  • Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg has strong technical knowledge and understanding of business and risk considerations.

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  • All requests are always met and the team is respectful of the business timeline.

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  • We are very pleased with the firm's service and reaction time on issues.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Alexandria J. Pike
    Alexandria J. Pike

    Alexandria J. Pike

    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.

      Environment respondentCanada

    • 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.

      Environment respondentCanada

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

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  • Marie-Claude Bellemare
    Marie-Claude Bellemare

    Marie-Claude Bellemare

    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.

      Environment respondentCanada

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

      Environment respondentCanada

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

      Environment respondentCanada

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

      Environment respondentCanada

    • 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.

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  • Sarah Powell
    Sarah Powell

    Sarah Powell

    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.

      Environment respondentCanada

    • Sarah is top-notch.

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

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