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Lawson Lundell LLP

Environment

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Lawson Lundell LLP

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Provided by Lawson Lundell LLP

Lawson Lundell’s Environmental Law Group provides advice and assistance to clients in all aspects of environmental law including:

  • Commercial transactions – due diligence, risk assessments, allocation of liability, representations and warranties and indemnities
  • Environmental management systems – training, compliance, liability of officers and directors, and environmental audits
  • Environmental assessment of projects – federal, provincial and territorial environmental assessment processes, major projects, project descriptions, screenings, comprehensive studies and public reviews 
  • Regulatory and licensing requirements – applications for licences, permits and authorizations under the federal Fisheries Act, and provincial and territorial environmental management and protection acts, and water acts
  • Contaminated sites – polluter, generator and responsible persons liability, allocation of liability, site remediation requirements, remediation cost claims, and certificates of compliance
  • Reclamation, closure and remediation – bonding, security, and environmental trusts
  • Environmental offences – spill reporting, inspections, investigations and defence of environmental prosecutions under the Fisheries Act and provincial and territorial environmental assessment management and protection acts

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Environment - Nationwide - Canada

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Lawson Lundell is a strong Vancouver-based law firm that provides advice to clients in connection with environmental assessment and approval processes for major projects in Western Canada and the North, as well as overseas. The environmental and regulatory practice's experience cuts across a wide range of sectors, including energy, transportation, mining and forestry. The team also provides valuable litigation expertise, with experience representing clients in environmental law matters before the British Columbia Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of Canada. It offers additional strength in matters involving contaminated site remediation and other hazardous waste issues.

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Work Highlights

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  • Lawson Lundell represented Pure Environmental Waste Management in its environmental and regulatory matters, including in relation to numerous environmental applications before the AER.

Strengths

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  • Lawson Lundell always provides practical, sound advice.

    Environment respondentCanada

  • Lawson Lundell is always available when we need them to be and responds immediately to any urgent requirements.

    Environment respondentCanada

  • The lawyers are very efficient and good at communicating and delivering things with a business focus.

    Environment respondentCanada

  • I have always found Lawson Lundell's services to be great. They are super knowledgeable and like to establish mutually beneficial relationships, which is fantastic.

    Environment respondentCanada

  • Lawson Lundell has extensive experience and knowledge.

    Environment respondentCanada

Notable Practitioners

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  • Jennifer S. Nyland
    Jennifer S. Nyland

    Jennifer S. Nyland

    Jennifer Nyland is based in the firm's Vancouver office and advises clients, including major mining and energy companies, on issues such as environmental assessments and permitting.

    • Jennifer provides great, practical advice that is thoughtful, clear and client-focused.

      Environment respondentCanada

    • Jennifer's service and knowledge are truly exceptional. She is held in the highest regard in our organisation because her advice has been so beneficial to some of our most challenging issues.

      Environment respondentCanada

    • I am really impressed with her breadth of knowledge and ability to take complex matters and really distil them into messages for people who aren't experts in the field.

      Environment respondentCanada

    • Jennifer has been inspirational in her depth and breadth of knowledge and her eagerness to dive deep into a complex issue and help us resolve the situation.

      Environment respondentCanada

    • Jennifer is responsive and writes opinions that are clear and comprehensive.

      Environment respondentCanada
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Ranked Individuals at Lawson Lundell LLP (1)

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Members

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  • Christine Kowbel

  • Lana Shipley

  • Laura Duke

  • Clara Ferguson

  • Jennifer Nyland

  • Kai Niu

  • Michelle Casey

  • Keith Bergner

  • Toby Kruger

  • John Olynyk

  • Alixandra Stoicheff

  • Grace Kang

  • Alastair MacKinnon

  • Michelle Jones

  • Shailaz Dhalla

  • Jennifer S. Nyland

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