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Alex advises on environmental liability and compliance in various sectors, including mining, manufacturing, chemical, pulp and paper, transportation and real estate. She is an expert on contaminated lands, addressing liability in transactions and redevelopment. She advises on environmental risk and permitting requirements in complex energy, infrastructure and resource projects. Alex has expertise in Indigenous matters and advised on the creation of environmental protection and assessment regimes under Canada’s First Nations Land Management Act. She also represents clients in regulatory proceedings and provides environmental expertise in litigation, including with respect to directors’ and officers’ liability. Alex is a past chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s National Environment, Energy and Resource Law Section. Select Recognition: The Legal 500 Canada; The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada; Lexpert Special Edition: Energy and Mining; The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory – Environmental Law, Environmental, Social & Governance (Most Frequently Recommended); The Best Lawyers in Canada; Who's Who Legal.