Lawyer Profile
Myriam Fortin
Montréal, Québec
Overview
Myriam Fortin is a partner and heads the Montréal office's Environmental Group.
Myriam acts on a wide range of corporate, transactional and environmental litigation matters. She advises and represents clients in their dealings with both private parties and governmental authorities regarding all regulatory and contractual environmental issues which may arise in the context of new projects, ongoing operations, purchase and sale transactions, reorganizations, leases, financing, change in land use or the cessation of activities. Her practice notably covers environmental authorizations, impact assessments, hazardous materials, land contamination, off-site migration, site remediation and restoration, water withdrawals, effluent discharges, air emissions, noise, and other environmental regulatory requirements. Additionally, her expertise extends to climate change, greenhouse gas emissions and cap and trade systems, and public environmental disclosure.
She has represented businesses operating in a wide variety of industry sectors, including mining, energy, chemicals manufacturing, metal transformation, waste management, contaminated soil treatment, forestry, pulp and paper, petroleum products, textiles, aerospace, communications, real estate, financing, PPPs, hydro and wind generation, food, agriculture, pharmaceutical products and numerous other product manufacturing industries.
Myriam is a member of the Québec Bar and of the Canadian Bar Association, and a delegate for Stikeman Elliott to the Business Council on the Environment (CPEQ). She is also Chair of the Montréal office's Green Committee.
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Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1999 (QC)