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Welcome! Do you want personal, practical, expert advice and representation from a top environmental lawyer and her team?
Dianne Saxe is one of the world’s top 25 Environmental Lawyers, according to Euromoney‘s Best of the Best, 2008. Best Lawyers named Dianne: Toronto’s Environmental Lawyer of the Year for 2011. Lexpert recognizes her as one of the best in Canada. Corporate Intl Magazine said we were the 2010 “Environmental Law Firm of the Year in Canada.”
We are the first Canadian environmental boutique on Lexology, and the only Canadian environmental firm honoured to be a member of the very prestigious International Network of Boutique Law Firms. The INBLF is an organization of the most highly credentialed and pre-eminent single-discipline law firms in North America, and top full-service firms on other continents. You can also find us at Green Enterprise Toronto.
We’re very good at what we do. Our clients successfully manage environmental risks, resolve disputes, achieve regulatory compliance, avoid (and win) prosecutions, and improve long-term competitiveness. With us, you never get lost in the shuffle.
Do you need reliable opinions in plain English? Do you want timely, expert services in a cost-effective way? We can help.
Click here for more about our services and to read a sample opinion. Click here for some of our Achievements. Click here for Hazmat Magazine’s feature about us. Click here to access a video of one of Dianne’s lectures, and here for a podcast on Approvals Reform. Some of our blog posts include recent presentations. You can also look for presentations at our Linked In profile.
Contact us: Address: 720 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2R4 (the Centre for Social Innovation). Phone: 416 962 5009 for the office manager, Elaine Cohen. For Dianne, call 416 962 5882, ext 224. Fax: 416 962 8817. Email admin (at) envirolaw.com. Twitter: envirolaw1.
Click DianneSaxe business card to download my business card for your address book. To hire us, please complete the New Client Form and email or fax to us. We look forward to helping you!
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Dear Dr Saxe ,
What an outstanding job you have done for the Readership of HazMat and ,in turn , their wider set of clients .
I think I have been reading you ( and been a fan )for most of these 20 years .
Your talent at reducing ,what can be a subject as dense as pollution itself ,is in a class by itself .
Regards,
Raymond
where do you get your great photo images?
Janice:
Thank you for the compliment.
I took most of them myself. Others are from iStock.
best wishes
Dianne Saxe
6. For an investigator, e.g. Investigations and Enforcement or SWAT team members, ask if they have a court order or search warrant.
Just a note, the Environmental SWAT Team does not exist anymore, although there is the Sector Compliance Branch that is somewhat similar. Also, officers of the old SWAT Team and/or the Sector Compliance Branch are inspectors, not investigators, and can therefore use the inspection powers of the Environmental Protection Act – they do not use or need warrants. Just in case you think about slamming the door on them!
Dianne, my sincere congratulations on your recent Distinguished Service Award from the Ontario Bar Association.
It was always a pleasure to serve with you in the past, and to receive your insights, expertise and guidance as we tried to establish the first-ever global-wide environmental management system standards through the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
The OBA Award, like others on your wall, reflect not only your dedication and expertise but the esteem held by peers and many others of your valued contributions to conserving, improving and better managing our environment.
All the best in your continued efforts.
Dear Dennis,
You are very sweet, and I really appreciate your kindness.
Dianne
I sent a mai,, I hope it reaches you , and you can answer it, thank-you for your time….Ken
Dear Ken,
I am sorry, we do not give legal advice through the Internet, or to non-clients.
Best wishes
Dianne Saxe
A reader writes:
Dear Ms. Saxe;
Hello and thank you for having such a very interesting environmental law
related website. I have been in the independent environmental engineering
management consulting business (mainly power, energy, hazardous-toxic sold
waster management, water resources, project management & development areas)
for the last 33 years, including international work (primarily Japan,
Indonesia and Asia) for the last 16 years. I also appreciate the website
subscription and sample engineering consultant contract and certainly if I
have any project ideas for you in the USA (Denver, Colorado area, Canada, or
internationally) I will let you know.
Thank you again.
Best regards,
Just to report that the "Planning / environmental assessment" link is broken…
Dear Ms. Saxe,
I was interested to read the article "Overdosed – Do Drugs in Waterways Post a Liability Concern?" Collectively the uncontrolled discharge from private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems will become the largest contributor of PHARMA to the environment. The Great Lakes Clean Water – L.P., a group of inventors and investors dedicated to the preservation of source water in the Great Lakes, has developed the WATERCLEAN™ Advanced Oxidation Technology which, among other things, reduces PHARMA onsite. As you are no doubt aware, we have a daily intake of compounds of emerging concern, including cancer causing disinfection by-products, volatile organic compounds, and pharmaceuticals from our municipal product vendor. Thanks for your article – it was a good start.
Thomas W. Bain, P.Eng., Managing General Partner, Great Lakes Clean Water – L.P.
Fax: 416 962 8817 doesnt seem to work?????
Jennifer,
Please try again. If you still have trouble, please call Elaine at 416 962 5009.
Thanks
Dianne
i hope you didnt mind i sent several fax(s) of interesting news paper clippings i thought that would be of interest water and lanfill
I have a problem with protecting a line of century maples/ oaks etc. A 10mw solar energy field is planned for the land right next to my fence . My trees will be approximately 15 to 20 feet from where they will drill thousands of boreholes to anchor solar panels. there will also be heavy trucks and machinery driving over immediate area on the other side of the fence. The Energy Co. actually came to my house and asked us to cut them down. These trees are beautiful and I don,t know what to do. Can you tell me where to start?
Dear Glenda,
You could consult a qualified tree expert for advice on how to help the trees survive the holes and the traffic. You could also try approaching the head of the energy company to see if they will install their panels without unnecessarily damaging the trees.
Best wishes