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Rosalind Cooper

Rosalind Cooper

Canada 2026

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Rosalind Cooper is one of the leading and most widely-recognized environmental lawyers in Canada. She defends environmental charges, and litigates contaminated land and other environmental disputes before all levels of court. Rosalind is also involved in appeals and environmental assessment proceedings before the Environmental Review Tribunal and provides regulatory advice in all areas of environmental law. She is also a recognized environmental mediator and certified by the Law Society as an expert in environmental law.

Litigating environmental disputes including contaminated land disputes, defending environmental charges, and appealing orders and approvals to the Environmental Review Tribunal, Rosalind brings her knowledge of environmental law to bear in achieving results. Effectively advising on environmental issues including regulatory advice, exposure to environmental liability, contaminated lands, land development, and environmental compliance approvals, Rosalind is also a highly sought arbitrator and mediator for environmental disputes. Rosalind also provides advice on a variety of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, the purchase and sale of real estate, secured lending transactions, and leasing arrangements. Rosalind also advises on various aspects of due diligence.

Rosalind provides advice to clients with respect to occupational health and safety matters, defends charges and deals with work refusals and appeals of orders issued by the Ministry of Labour, as well as reprisal complaints.

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Chambers Canada Guide

Environment - Nationwide - Canada

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Rosalind Cooper offers substantial experience in environmental matters out of the law firm's Toronto office, with a particular focus on environmental impact assessments and contaminated land litigation.

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  • Rosalind Cooper is excellent and at the top of her field. She is very smart and will dig into files despite her senior level.

    EnvironmentChambers Canada Guide
  • Rosalind is very pragmatic and very responsive, which is really important to us. She can communicate with different levels and types of personnel in our operations, which is a beneficial skill.

    EnvironmentChambers Canada Guide
  • Her approach is calculated, smooth and very sophisticated indeed.

    EnvironmentChambers Canada Guide

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