Business focused answers to your environmental, health and safety issues
Our group of nationally recognized practitioners are involved in some of the most important and impactful Canadian and regional environmental matters, as well as cross-border transactions. We have expertise encompassing all areas of environmental law and are at the forefront of delivering innovative solutions to help clients successfully navigate the complexities of a shifting regulatory landscape in Canada. In particular, we have acted on a number of major cross-border transactions involving key environmental aspects.
We also have significant involvement with business issues related to corporate social responsibility as local, national and international stakeholders demand environmental stewardship from the individuals and organizations they do business with. To successfully meet these demands, companies and corporations must integrate environmental management into their business strategy and policies. This requires a preventative approach to environmental compliance and liability issues, as well as an understanding of the evolving regulatory landscape. Our group's experience supports this approach.
Our Environment group works closely with top professionals in our Corporate, Litigation, Real Estate, Energy, Projects and Indigenous Law Groups to provide comprehensive service to our clients. We have a robust national reputation for our ability to deliver effective, on-the-ground support while also providing access to the vast resources of the DLA Piper global network. This unique combination of local knowledge and international reach represents a distinct advantage and competitive edge for our clients.
“The environmental practice is excellent and they interact with all groups at the firm.”
Regulatory counseling
Our team has deep ties to state and federal law makers, actively monitoring laws across the globe and engaging with regulators on their implementation. We ultimately help clients shape modern federal environmental law by participating in notice-and-comment rulemakings, the resulting appellate litigation, and advocacy with the agencies.
Litigation & enforcement
When the stakes are high, our experience defending groundbreaking complex environmental litigation and enforcement actions offers peace of mind. Our seasoned environmental litigators vigorously defend actions arising under any of the federal environmental statutes, including CERCLA, RCRA, CWA, CAA, TSCA, FIFRA, and ESA as well as the state equivalents. Our team is also experienced in defending against cutting edge litigation emanating from key states like California, Maine, New York and others.
Compliance & auditing
From single-issue audits and programs to multi-media audits and programs encompassing all aspects of environmental health and safety, create and manage environmental audit and compliance programs tailored to your business.
Transactional support
Environmental issues can arise from the transfer and financing of businesses and real estate worldwide. To support your most strategic transactions, we help investors, buyers, sellers, and lenders perform environmental diligence, negotiate the allocation of environmental liabilities and advise on insurance major coverage cases and issues involving environmental liability and remediation costs.
ESG/Climate/Sustainability Counseling & Litigation
From assessment and action to accountability and reporting, we can add value to your ESG efforts wherever you may be in your ESG lifecycle. Whether you’re in the early stages of identifying ESG goals and needs or defending litigation and enforcement actions, our team can work hand-in-hand to identify where you want to be and help you get there. Our forward-looking solutions help navigate ESG issues in a way that seizes opportunities and maximizes long-term value.
Experience
Experience
