Alongside its activity in contaminated sites and transactional support matters, Fasken’s environmental law group frequently interacts with its regulatory and Indigenous law practices to provide full-spectrum support on environmental assessments and environmental defence litigation. The firm’s top-tier mining offering translates into significant work in that sphere, while the team also handles energy, infrastructure, real estate and waste management-related matters. Toronto-based Rosalind Cooper ‘makes her points against opposing counsel in a measured professional manner’ and co-heads the national department together with Montreal-based Pierre-Olivier Charlebois. Also noted in Vancouver are energy specialist Ron Ezekiel and environmental litigator Kinji Bourchier.
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- ‘I think the team does a great job in finding the right experts and also engaging other practice areas to fill in any gaps that may be out of the environmental scope. I mainly work with one team member out of the Toronto office but my limited experience with the Montreal office has been pleasant.’
- ‘Rosalind (Roz) Cooper is outstanding because she understands the practice and she can also litigate which is immeasurable. Roz makes her points against opposing counsel in a measured professional manner without losing her cool. Her approach has allowed us to win some early victories with the Judge.’
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Rosalind Cooper, Pierre-Olivier Charlebois