Lawyer Profile
Rochelle Collette
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Rochelle's practice focuses on commercial litigation and environmental and Indigenous law matters. She has experience litigating disputes in the energy, natural resources and infrastructure industries.
Rochelle provides strategic advice to clients in the development of natural resources projects. She advises on project permits and approvals, compliance with regulatory requirements, and environmental assessments. She also assists clients in building relationships, resolving disputes and negotiating agreements with Indigenous communities.
Rochelle has particular experience in complex contractual disputes and judicial reviews of decisions made by administrative bodies. She has appeared as counsel before arbitral and administrative tribunals, and at all levels of court in British Columbia, the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal.
Prior to joining Blakes, Rochelle clerked for five justices of the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
Representing clients in breaches of contract, misrepresentation, product liability, oppression, fraud and negligence claims:
A borrower in an international arbitration defending claims for compensation under a loan agreement
Residential owners of a luxury condominium in an arbitration before the Vancouver International Arbitration Centre involving disputes regarding cost-sharing with a luxury hotel owner
The Silver Star Resort Association in defeating a judicial review application that challenged the very existence of the association that had been created by ministerial order (Byram v. British Columbia (Municipal Affairs and Housing), 2020 BCSC 1592)
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2017 (BC)