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Whether you’re with a private or public forestry company or the provincial or federal government, it’s key to have a skilled legal team who can provide trusted advice and representation on all forestry law issues.

Our multidisciplinary team has a comprehensive grasp of past and present provincial forestry practise and legislation. We have significant experience in:
  • forestry projects
  • corporate/commercial issues
  • regulatory issues
  • environmental matters
  • Indigenous matters
  • provincial regulation governing forestry activities
  • regulatory compliance advice
  • mergers, acquisitions and corporate reorganizations
We have almost 20 years of experience with the softwood lumber dispute in various capacities and have acted in a number of roles for industry organizations. We provide substantive advice to government organizations on international legal obligations to proposed forest policy changes.

Experience - Mergers & Acquisitions

    • $38.6 million acquisition of the Fort St. James Sawmill from Conifex Inc.

 

    • Acquisition of the assets of Coe Newnes/McGehee Inc.

 

    • $38 million acquisition of the Meadow Lake pulp mill.

 

    • $1.1 billion sale of coastal timber assets to Brascan.

 

    • $39 million acquisition of the Fort St. James sawmill from Canfor.

 

  • US$457.5 million acquisition of three oriented strand board facilities and related assets in Minnesota from Potlatch Corporation.

Experience - Environmental Matters

    • Obtaining injunctions against environmental and Native protesters, which includes acting for forest products companies in the Walbran Valley protests.

 

    • Defending charges under the Fisheries Act and provincial environmental protection legislation.

 

  • Defending administrative contraventions under the Forest and Range Practices Act and its predecessor.