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Our team provides strategic and ongoing advice on the environmental implication of major projects.

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Our Environmental experts provide environmental advice relating to all aspects of major project development, including environmental assessments, approvals and permits, waste and soil, contaminated lands, and general environmental compliance. Our team provides strategic and ongoing advice on the environmental implication of major projects.

In addition, our team represents clients in all aspects of environmental litigation, including civil actions, prosecutions, class actions, administrative hearings and judicial review applications. Our team also provides guidance to clients with existing operations, and assists them with risk management and mitigation, as well as emergency response in the case of environmental incidents.

Key Contacts

Jennifer Fairfax

Partner, Litigation; Regulatory, Indigenous and Environmental, Toronto

Richard J. King

Partner, Regulatory, Indigenous and Environmental, Toronto

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Awards and Recognition

  • ​Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Environmental Law
    • “Clients value the firm’s “ability to understand highly technical issues, environmental impact assessments and environmental protection planning,” as well as its “excellent client service which includes quick responses, detailed research, and clear communication of legal risks.”
    • “They understand the difference between legal opinion and what a company has to do to walk the path of ensuring good relationships.”
    • “They are very good, very knowledgeable and very responsive. I would recommend them for environmental litigation.”
  • Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Environmental Law
    • “The firm knows how to identify the various options and solutions, clarify challenges and provide clients with the most efficient path to meet their goals.”
  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Recognized in Environmental Law (Calgary, Alberta; Toronto, Ontario)
  • Legal 500: Recognized in Environmental Law

In the Media

  • Osler News March 11, 2025

    Maureen Killoran, KC, becomes a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers

    Osler is proud to announce that Maureen Killoran, KC, has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), widely considered to be...

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  • Osler News February 12, 2025

    Sander Duncanson named Calgary Managing Partner

    Osler is pleased to announce that Sander Duncanson has assumed the role of Managing Partner of the firm’s Calgary office, effective January 1, 2025.

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    Sander Duncanson named Calgary Managing Partner
  • Osler News March 12, 2024

    Brad Gilmour joins Osler’s Regulatory, Indigenous and Environmental group as a partner

    Brad specializes in complex regulatory and environmental approvals for some of Canada’s largest and most important projects, advising clients...

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  • Media Mentions February 13, 2024

    Climate change-related litigation grew in volume and diversity in 2023: Osler’s Jennifer Fairfax – Canadian Lawyer

    Osler’s Jennifer Fairfax told Canadian Lawyer magazine that even though climate-change litigation is “in its infancy” in Canada it is a growing...

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