Chambers Review
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Energy: Power - Canada
What the Team is Known For
Dentons Canada ably assists clients with a range of environmental concerns, including project permitting and clean-up programmes, as well as land use planning and conservation issues. The law firm also advises on environmental due diligence and offers expertise in relation to the transportation of dangerous goods. The practice leverages the law firm's global strength to offer support to Canadian and international clients, particularly in the field of natural resource development. The team is well versed in climate change and emissions law including carbon trading.
Strengths
Dentons have an excellent grasp of the law and regulations, along with good intuition based on experience.
It is an amazing team of dedicated, business-oriented experts.
Dentons always meet the required deadlines. They offer an excellent service in order to meet our often very tight deadlines and provide sound and realistic advice for our industry.
Dentons are extremely responsive and willing and able to prioritise urgent matters.
The team is very agile to ensure the right resources are dedicated to mandates.
Notable practitioners
Michael Hurst is an unparalleled expert in this area.
Calgary-based Alex MacWilliam represents clients, including municipalities and notable real estate developers, in relation to their environmental obligations. He offers further expertise in guiding clients through emergency responses and subsequent disputes.
George is outstanding and we are lucky to have him on our matters.
Vivek Bakshi is an excellent lawyer - we trust and respect him. His advice is always practical, business-oriented and he is very responsive to our requests.
Ilan Dunsky acts as co-chair of Dentons' infrastructure and PPP group from his base in Montréal. He acts for clients across North and South America on a range of infrastructure projects, and is particularly visible in the areas of rail and transportation.
He is pleasant to work with, solution-oriented, pragmatic and a great communicator.
Ilan Dunsky is very conscientious, very responsive and follows up regularly to make sure that we're satisfied with the service.
Ilan is smart, agreeable and has a deep understanding of our industry that adds value to any discussion.
Mira Gauvin is a well-recognised lawyer based in the law firm's Montréal office. She frequently represents firms in the infrastructure and natural resources spaces, assisting with environmental assessments and permitting, as well as the environmental aspects of corporate transactions.
She is very knowledgeable.
Mira Gauvin is an amazing partner. She is very customer-focused, dedicated and client-oriented.
Mira Gauvin is very professional and has extensive expertise in environmental issues. She is a lawyer with a lot of experience and is an asset during contractual negotiations.
Based in Ottawa, Lampros Stougiannos has an established PPP and infrastructure practice which includes mandates in the transport, social infrastructure and energy sectors.
Lampros Stougiannos is generally quite pragmatic. He's very good at going from identifying the problem to the solution.