Alex is Chair of the firm’s National Environmental Law Group and focuses on advising clients on all legal issues relating to the environment. These include compliance, contaminated land, dealing with regulatory agencies, responses to government policies and the development of internal environmental practices and systems. In 2005, Alex was appointed by the Government of Alberta to the Environmental Appeals Board.
Alex is widely regarded as one of the leading environmental law practitioners in Alberta.
He is profiled in the Lexpert American Lawyer Media Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada and in Best Lawyers and is rated by Practical Law Company as a recommended environmental lawyer. He has appeared before the Alberta Environmental Appeals Board, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, Natural Resources Conservation Board, Information and Privacy Commissioner, Alberta Motor Transport Board, Saskatchewan Highway Traffic Board, Federal Court of Canada and all levels of Court in Alberta.
Alex advises the firm’s clients in respect of all matters of an environmental nature, including the management and minimization of liability arising from environmental risks, environmental management systems and other risk management tools. When environmental incidents do occur, Alex is experienced in the legal aspects of emergency response and crisis management and has extensive experience in resolving disputes arising from such incidents through negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation.
Alex is frequently involved in major national and cross-border transactions in respect of the environmental due diligence arising in asset and share transactions, public offerings and financings. He works closely with the M&A, banking and securities lawyers at FMC to ensure that any environmental issues are identified, properly assessed and, if material, dealt with in the commercial agreements.