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Environment - Nationwide - Canada

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What the Team is Known For

Torys offers advice on the environmental aspects of a wide range of transactions and projects, including high-profile and multi-jurisdictional mergers, financings and redevelopments. It is additionally well equipped to handle regulatory approvals and permitting issues. The environmental law team represents major Canadian and multinational clients spanning numerous industry sectors including oil and gas, chemicals, renewable energy, mining, nuclear, consumer and media. The law firm is additionally known for its expertise in climate change law and emissions trading.

Work Highlights

  • Torys were retained by VIA HFR to help secure all the required approvals, including under the Federal Impact Assessment regime, in connection with the Toronto-Québec City rapid train network project.

Strengths

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The environmental lawyers have commercial sense and give commercially savvy and solution-oriented advice.

Environment respondent
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Torys is an integral part of the team. They are always available and really invested in getting deals done.

Environment respondent
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The firm has consistently strong lawyers so you consistently get high quality legal support.

Environment respondent
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Torys provides unequaled strategic advisory services and out-of-the-box thinking to serve the client's best interests.

Environment respondent
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Torys has superior strength and depth and consistently exceeds client expectations.

Environment respondent
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Notable Practitioners

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Dennis E Mahony
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Dennis E Mahony
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Band 1

Dennis Mahony is an esteemed lawyer who handles the full spectrum of issues in the environmental space, including environmental approvals for major energy and transportation projects and permitting matters, as well as associated litigation. He is based in Toronto.

Dennis is very proactive and forthcoming. He provides very sound advice.

Dennis provides exceptional service with strong technical skills and practical awareness.

We have no need to go anywhere else - Dennis puts everything on autopilot for us.

Dennis is, by far, the best environmental lawyer with whom I have had the privilege to work with. He looks beyond the narrow question of a specific legal point to see the big picture.

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Michael Fortier
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Michael Fortier
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Band 2

Toronto-based Michael Fortier is well-versed in environmental issues relating to major energy and mining projects, with additional experience in transactional matters, regulatory approvals and contamination cases.

Michael is a strong, big-picture thinker and has an incredible depth of knowledge.

Michael is a wonderful legal professional. You ask him a very complex question and he has a way of providing an answer in a simple manner that can be explained to anybody.

Michael is tremendously thorough and really thinks about things that are before him.

Michael has a superior command and understanding of the legal landscape. He has a strong vision as to how to navigate my organisation's risk.

Michael is terrific. He is responsive, pragmatic and helpful.

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Tyson Dyck
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Tyson Dyck
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Tyson Dyck acts out of the law firm's Toronto office and has a strong reputation for his work in the energy and mining industries, notably in relation to regulatory approvals and permitting requirements. He possesses further expertise encompassing carbon finance and climate-related matters.

He is very smart, knowledgeable and practical.

Tyson is really great at helping us navigate complex technical issues in environmental law. He is extremely "in the know" and breaks things down in a compelling and precise, but strategic way.

He has a wealth of knowledge and strong connections that aid business development.

Tyson is excellent to work with. He provides strong communication and legal arguments.

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Dennis E Mahony
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Dennis E Mahony
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Michael Fortier
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Michael Fortier
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Tyson Dyck
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Tyson Dyck
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