MLT Lawyers Practicing
in this Area Include:

Larry LeBlanc, Q.C.
Len Andrychuk, Q.C.
John Dipple
Rangi Jeerakathil

Environmental laws were not designed to entangle businesses, but they can and often do. This is the case for several reasons, the most significant of which is that the entire body of law is of recent origin and it reaches out in so many directions at once.

Environmental laws affect the successful planning of new projects, the decommissioning of old projects, the transfer of assets between parties, and the movement of products within markets. At MLT we know that this area of the law is having a profound effect on our clients and the business environment they work in.

MLT's Environmental Law Practice Group draws together lawyers with years of practical experience and diverse backgrounds to offer a comprehensive package of services to our clients. By way of example, we have extensive experience guiding clients through the environmental assessment phase of major projects, including many developments valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

We regularly provide legal advice about environmental compliance and successor liability, and counsel our clients about the environmental risks associated with mergers and acquisitions. In those cases, MLT will work with you to help negotiate an appropriate allocation of the risks (and costs) that environmental liabilities may present. And, should it become necessary, our lawyers can also provide effective representation in the litigation of claims involving environmental law issues and disputes.

MLT is also proactive in the area, having developed due diligence systems and policies (including environmental audit programs), providing ongoing advice in relation to environmental regulatory requirements, and conducting client seminars. In response to the globalization of the economy, we have designed and implemented flexible techniques to enable us to work with environmental lawyers from other jurisdictions in Canada and around the world.

In this challenging and dynamic legal environment, let MLT's Environmental Law Practice Group help your business avoid becoming entangled in a web of environmental laws.