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Cindy Vaillancourt

Practice focuses on environmental, energy, mining, regulatory matters and pre-penal litigation advisory work. She advises clients from diversified sectors in the context of project development, permitting process, sales/purchases of business or properties, regulatory changes and advocacy initiatives. She also provides, trainings on liability and due diligence measures, advises on contaminated land management, supports clients with governmental investigation and inspections and coordinate risk monitoring and audit processes. She has developed a deep understanding of climate change policies and regularly helps clients navigate the greenhouse gas emission cap-and-trade systems. Prior to joining the firm, she was a legal and political advisor on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. · McCarthy Tétrault

CanadaEnvironment, Energy

About

Cindy Vaillancourt advises clients on environmental, energy, mining and regulatory matters, including pre-penal litigation advisory work. She counsels on project development and permitting, sales/purchases of businesses or properties, contaminated land management, liability and due diligence training, governmental investigations and inspections, risk monitoring and audits, and helps clients navigate greenhouse gas cap-and-trade systems; prior to joining the firm she was a legal and political advisor on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Practice areas

EnvironmentEnergyMiningRegulatoryEnvironmental LitigationEnvironmental ComplianceClimate Change

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Expertise

Project DevelopmentPermittingContaminated Land ManagementGHG Cap-and-Trade/Climate Change PolicyGovernment Investigations & InspectionsLiability & Due Diligence TrainingRisk Monitoring & AuditRegulatory Advocacy & Change

Education

  • BCL/LLB, Université Laval
  • LLM, Université Laval

Admissions

  • Barreau du Québec, 2002