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- Representing clients in complex multi-party environmental litigation dealing with recent, ongoing and historical contamination events.
- Investigating and advocating for property owners and occupiers in environmental contamination disputes between neighbouring properties.
- Directing investigations and coordinating environmental consulting and engineering experts for the purpose of sampling, reporting on and remediating environmentally contaminated sites.
- Providing advice on environmental law, risk and liability in multi-million dollar corporate acquisition transactions.
- Representing clients in various levels of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice involved in commercial litigation arising from fraud, breach of contract, shareholder disputes and real estate and leasing matters.
- Appearing at the Environmental Review Tribunal in relation to Renewable Energy Approval appeal and municipality order appeals under the Environmental Protection Act.
- Providing guidance on federal and provincial greenhouse gas, stewardship, recycling and waste management legislation and compliance.
- Negotiating access and sampling agreements with major oil and gas companies on behalf of property owners.
- Defending both companies and individuals in regulatory investigations and prosecutions under the Environmental Protection Act, Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000, Safe Water Drinking Act, 2002, Fire Protection and Prevention Act, Building Code, Highway Traffic Act and various municipal by-laws.
- Law Clerk to Federal Court judge in Gitxaala Nation v. Canada (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities), 2012 FC 1336, involving and application by the Gitxaala First Nation regarding a breach of duty to consult by Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and the Northern Gateway Pipelines Limited Partnership in connection with a regulatory review of the Northern Gateway Pipeline project.
- Representing litigants in trademark disputes arising from claims of infringement, passing off, confusion, depreciation of goodwill and other related claims under the Trade-marks Act and in common law in both the Superior Court of Justice and Federal Court jurisdictions.
Talia Gordner
Expertise
Construction & Infrastructure
Corporate Commercial Litigation
Environment
Manufacturing
Oil & Gas
