Environment

Gowling WLG's Environmental Law Group combines the strength and flexibility of a global, full-service law firm with the advanced experience and quality of service of a boutique environmental practice.

We help clients anticipate new developments in environmental law, delivering practical advice and effective representation that helps them address environmental issues as they arise.

The legal professionals at Gowling WLG are recognized nationally and internationally for their strength in environmental law. Several members of our team are “Certified Specialists in Environmental Law” – a designation granted exclusively by the Law Society of Ontario to those who have met established standards of experience and knowledge, and maintained exemplary standards of professional practice.

Our environmental law services include:

• Brownfields
• Climate change
• Corporate transactions
• Corporate advice
• ​Emergency response
• Environmental assessments
• Litigation and advocacy
• First Nations
• International development
• Real estate transactions
• Toxic substances
• Training
• Transportation of dangerous goods
• Waste management
• Water and wastewater treatment and management
  

Members of the team work in close collaboration with Gowling WLG’s Indigenous Law Group on matters at the confluence of environmental law and Indigenous law.