Dentons
Client SatisfactionDentons' practice group handles a range of advisory and contentious Indigenous law mandates, including representing industry clients in litigation; advising on land claims and treaty rights, as well as the implications of the governments’ duty to consult and accommodate; and the negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements on behalf of industry clients with Aboriginal groups. Calgary-based Bernard Roth (administrative and energy matters) and Laura Estep (energy and regulatory matters, land acquisitions) share leadership of the department.
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Key clients
- Enbridge
- Enbridge Pipelines
- PETRONAS Canada
- Syncrude Canada
- Hydro-Québec
- Teal Jones Group
- Canada China Business Council
- Cenovus
Work highlights
- Retained by Cenovus in Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) Proceeding 379, which involves the considering of applications by Westbrick Energy and Saturn Oil and Gas to drill and hydraulically fracture wells in proximity to the Brazeau Dam.
- Represented Hydro-Québec in four litigation matters brought by the Innu of Uashat and of Mani-Utenam in relation to their assertion of Aboriginal title and rights on lands affected by hydroelectric projects of Hydro-Québec.
- Advised Teal Jones Group on the nature and extent of the client’s delegated consultation obligations and how to effectively negotiate with First Nation communities.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Bernard Roth, Laura Estep