Dentons
Dentons’ integrated environmental law offering leans into the firm’s Indigenous law, corporate and regulatory law practices to provide full-service coverage of related issues, particularly in the natural resources sphere. Calgary-based counsel Alex MacWilliam heads both the environment and natural resources group and the climate change strategies practice; he frequently represents Canadian and multinational clients on an array of environmental law matters, from regulatory approvals and compliance, through to emergency response and crisis management. Mira Gauvin is a key contact in Montreal. Mai Rempel recently retired.
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Key clients
- Alberta Conservation Association
- Ducks Unlimited Canada
- Enbridge
- Great West Life Realty Advisors
- Orkin Canada
- PETRONAS Canada
- Syncrude Canada
- World Fuel Services
- Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
- Rain Carbon
Work highlights
- Advising the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo on environmental matters relating to all aspects of its operations, including potable water system, wastewater treatment system, solid waste landfills and engineering operations.
- Advising EPR Properties on its acquisition of the Village Valcartier hotel and water park complex, together with the Calypso Park waterpark complex, including contractual and environmental matters.
- Advising Air Products Canada on existing contamination issues concerning the investigation and acquisition of a property, for the purposes of construction and operation of a hydrogen plant just outside of Edmonton, Alberta.
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Alex MacWilliam