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Brad Armstrong, Q.C.

Partner

 

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments

* Represented a major diamond mining company in environmental assessment and project approval in the Northwest Territories
* Advised government agencies in connection with the regulatory review process for hydroelectric projects in Nunavut
* Represented a major marine transportation agency in Federal Court proceedings involving aboriginal and environmental issues
* Represented a major industrial company in an extensive public environmental review of a hydroelectric project
* Represented a mining company in Federal Court proceedings respecting federal environmental assessment compliance
* Represented various industrial corporations in defending charges under environmental laws and regulations
* Represented a mining company in environmental assessment and project approval in Nunavut
* Represented various resource and industrial companies, and governments, in litigation involving First Nations, aboriginal law, treaty law and constitutional law
* Represented various natural resource companies in obtaining injunctions to prohibit interference with project development and activities
* Represented corporate and shareholder interests in litigation concerning contractual issues, amalgamations and arrangements, take-over bids, proxy materials and oppression remedies
* Represented various businesses in litigation and compliance issues relating to the Competition Act

Professional Associations

Professional Activities
* Canadian Bar Association, Member
* Canadian Bar Association, Administrative Law Section (BC Branch), Chair (1990-92)
* Canadian Bar Association, Constitutional Law Section (BC Branch), Co-Chair (1992-93)
* Elected Member of the Provincial Council of the B.C. branch of the Canadian Bar Association from 1999 through 2001

Community Activities
* Chairman, St. George's School Foundation, 1990 to 1992 (Director, 1988 to 1992)
* Chairman and President of Family Services of Greater Vancouver Society, 2004 to 2006 (Director, 1998 to 2007)
* Member of the Economic Development Committee of the British Columbia Business Council

Publications

Aboriginal Law Issues (May 15-16, 2008)

Permitting Issues in British Columbia and Alberta: Wind and Run-of-River Projects, Insight Conference: British Columbia Power Summit (December 6-7, 2005), co-written with Krista L. Hughes and Monica Balaski

Consultation Requirements in the Post-Treaty Context, CLE Aboriginal Law Conference (June 10, 2005), Co-written with Keith B. Bergner

Consultation Issues in the Context of the Oil and Gas Industry (April 25-26, 2005)

The Environmental Review Process for Mines in British Columbia and Northern Canada (April 14-15, 2005)

Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Implications for British Columbia Industry (Updated to November 2004 - December 1-2, 2004)

Seminars

Environmental Law & Regulation North of 60
2nd Annual Canadian Institute conference
(November 13, 2008 - Edmonton, Alberta)

Fundamentals of Environmental Law and Regulation North of 60, Canadian Institute Conference, Calgary, AB. Presentations entitled: First Nations and the Environment; Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Air Quality Standards; and Environmental Monitoring (May 15-16, 2008)

Environmental and Aboriginal Issues for Oil and Gas Development in Northeast British Columbia, Lawson Lundell Conference, Calgary, AB. Presentation entitled: Project Challenges, Blockades and Injunctions (March 13, 2008)

Project Development Legal Workshop, Lawson Lundell, Vancouver, B.C. Presentation entitled: Legal Issues and Risks in the Project Review Process (May 30, 2007)

2nd Annual Western Canada Aboriginal Law Forum: Understanding the Changing Legal and Business Horizon, Insight Conference, Vancouver, B.C., (May 8-9, 2006), Co-Chair

National Aboriginal Law Section Conference: The New Realities of Doing Business Indigenous Peoples and Natural Resources, Canadian Bar Association, Calgary, AB. Presentation entitled: Aboriginal Issues in the Forest Sector (March 10-11, 2006)

The Supreme Court of Canada Decision in Mikisew Cree First Nation, Pacific Business & Law Institute Conference, Vancouver, B.C. Presentation entitled: Roles and Responsibilities for Industry and Federal/Provincial Regulators (March 8, 2006)

5th Annual Environmental Law in B.C., Insight Conference, Vancouver, B.C. Presentation entitled: Regulatory Approaches to Air Emissions: Practical Impacts (February 8-9, 2006)

Bar Admission

British Columbia (1981)
Northwest Territories (1998)
Nunavut (1999)
Queen's Counsel (2002)
Yukon Territory (2006)

Education

University of British Columbia (B.A., 1976)
London School of Economics and Political Science (M.Sc., 1977)
McGill University (LL.B., 1980)