Environment
Canada
16 years ranked
Provided by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Charles specializes in mining law and practices all aspects of environmental law. He is based in both Montréal and Toronto. Charles advises mining companies in day-to-day legal matters related to their operations and commercial transactions, including earn-in, joint venture, royalty, and off-take agreements, mine acquisitions and divestitures, mine reclamation and closure issues and mineral rights concerns, as well as in respect of indigenous matters. He has extensive expertise in environmental aspects of corporate, commercial and property transactions, project development, regulatory compliance, and liability issues. Charles advises on contaminated property, permitting, environmental impact assessments, investigations, enforcement under and defending prosecutions under environmental legislation, waste management issues, environmental audits, officer/director/parent company liability. Charles is also experienced in negotiating agreements with Indigenous groups.
Provided by Chambers
Montréal-based Charles Kazaz enjoys an excellent reputation for his work representing companies in a wide range of contentious and non-contentious environmental issues, including contamination claims, remediation and renewable energy advisory work.
Provided by Chambers
He can consistently be relied on for excellent customer service and responsiveness. He is extremely knowledgeable and experienced and takes a practical and business-oriented approach in his work.
Charles possesses very strong business acumen. His capacity to quickly assess a situation and to strategically counsel his client is phenomenal.
Charles has a good relationship with regulators as well as a good understanding of regional market norms.
Charles has such a depth of understanding, not just the law, but how our business runs. He provides high-level, strategic advice.
Charles is knowledgeable, accurate and supportive.
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