Our Experience
- Negotiations: multi-stakeholder, government-to-government, impact-benefit, and corporate-commercial.
- Major Industrial Projects: environmental assessments and permitting in the forest, mining, oil and gas, and green energy sectors.
- Government and Corporate Relations: relationship building and collaboration on the development of legislation, regulations, and government and corporate policies.
- Economic Development: incorporations, limited partnerships, joint ventures, contracting and sub-contracting, lease agreements, and tax issues.
- Dispute Resolution: resolution and settlement of complex legal disputes, including hearings before regulatory agencies and courts.
- Corporate Governance: organization, administration, policies and bylaws, reporting systems, and human resources.
- Community Development: community engagement, grants and funding, planning and zoning, and community-focused economic and social development projects.
- Conservation Projects: parks and protected areas, and other measures to conserve environmental values, wildlife and endangered species.
- Charities and Societies: incorporation and management of charities and societies, including organizations dedicated to supporting vulnerable people, environmental conservation, and international aid.
Our Founder
James Hickling, M.Sc., LL.B., B.C.L. received his education in science and law at the University of British Columbia, Oxford University, and the University of Cambridge. He was a UBC Law School Gold Medalist, Commonwealth Scholar, and Law Clerk to the Honourable Mr. Justice Frank Iacobucci.
James has been recognized by his peers as one of the best lawyers in Canada and is regularly invited to make conference presentations and publish articles on legal topics. Clients say that James is “more than a legal counsel” and is “a trusted friend and colleague,” and distinguished mentors and colleagues call him “a thoughtful, insightful, mature person” who is “always resourceful, reliable and meticulous.”
We designed our mountain logo to express Three Key Values that are important to us:
- We believe in our clients and their long-term goals.
- We believe that relationships connect us.
- We believe in honouring the past and looking to the future.
