Clients in diverse industries reach out to Marie-Claude for her expert knowledge.
Marie-Claude’s practice is focused on environmental and natural resource law, as well as energy and public law, both provincially and federally. Clients, including forestry and oil companies, industrial entrepreneurs, petroleum distributors, real estate developers and financiers, trust her to advise on compliance and regulatory matters, including regulatory requirements, authorizations and permits, reporting, inspections and investigations, as well as on climate change and greenhouse gas reduction. She also provides support to clients on the environmental aspects of their most important and complex transactions and litigation matters.
Before joining Davies, Marie-Claude practised law at national firms in Montréal and was the in-house counsel – for both litigation and compliance – for a leading Canadian forestry corporation. She is a frequent speaker on environmental matters at conferences in Québec and in Ontario.
The Pallinghurst Group
Acted for The Pallinghurst Group, a private investor in the global natural resources sector, in its joint 50-50 acquisition with Investissement Québec of Québec-based Nemaska Lithium Inc. pursuant to a sales process under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. The acquisition was structured as a credit bid with Nemaska's largest secured creditor, Orion Mine Finance, and achieved through a reverse vesting order granted by the Superior Court of Québec and upheld by the Québec Court of Appeal.
Spear Street Capital, LLC
Acted for Spear Street Capital, LLC, in the acquisition of one of the most significant tech hubs in Montréal, the recently redeveloped O Mile-Ex complex located at 6650-6666 Saint-Urbain Street, Montréal.
Claridge Inc.
Acted for Claridge Inc. in its strategic partnership with Champlain Financial Corporation to support the acquisition of Captain Dan's Seafood by The Champlain Seafood platform.
Trivest Partners L.P.
Acted for Trivest Partners, a U.S. private equity firm focused exclusively on mid-market founder- and family-owned businesses, in its acquisition of GAL Power Systems, a leading Canadian provider of commercial and industrial power generator sets and climate control systems operating across Canada, including Québec.
Groupe Montoni / VSL Logistics Hub Limited Partnership
Acted for Groupe Montoni, in partnership with Montez Corporation and Lotus Real Estate Group, in its acquisition of Sears Canada's distribution centre in Montréal's borough of Saint-Laurent, the leaseback to Sears of a 1.6 million sq. ft. portion of the property and the subsequent redevelopment and leasing of the property.
Jesta Capital Corp.
Acting for Jesta Capital Corp. in connection with the redevelopment of Gare Viger, a historical site in Old Montréal. It is a $300-million project for a fully integrated mixed-use development comprising a 20-floor residential tower; a worldwide branded hotel with over 175 rooms and suites; retail premises on the ground floor; a 10 floor office tower; and an important underground parking facility
New Look Vision Group Inc.
Acted for New Look Vision Group Inc. regarding the environmental issues related to its acquisition of Iris, Le Groupe Visuel (1990) Inc.
The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
Acted for The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited with respect to the establishment of a joint venture by a consortium comprised of The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, Canderel, the Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ and the Club de hockey Canadien. Representing the joint venture, Tour des Canadiens 2 S.E.C., in connection with the development of Tour des Canadiens 2, a new 49 storey residential condominium building to be located across from the Bell Centre in the heart of downtown Montréal.
Speaking Engagement
Québec Business Council on the Environment (CPEQ), “Le Vert et l’Envers” (3rd episode); Podcast
Nov. 25, 2020
Speaking Engagement
Instructor, Québec Business Council on the Environment (CPEQ), “Le nouveau régime applicable aux autorisations ministérielles pour l’exploitation d’établissements industriels”; Webinar
Oct. 14, 2020
Speaking Engagement
Instructor, Québec Business Council on the Environment (CPEQ), “Règlementation des émissions de GES (partie 2)”; Webinar
Oct. 06, 2020
Speaking Engagement
Instructor, Québec Business Council on the Environment (CPEQ), “Règlementation des émissions de GES (partie 1)”; Webinar
Oct. 01, 2020
Bulletin
Important Modifications to Québec’s Environmental Permitting Regime
Sept. 03, 2020 - Several regulations governing the implementation of the environmental authorization scheme have been enacted and were published on September 2, 2020, in the Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, including the Regulation respecting the regulatory scheme applying to activities on the...
Speaking Engagement
Instructor, Québec Business Council on the Environment (CPEQ), “Règlement sur les rejets à l'atmosphère de la Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal”; Webinar
June 23, 2020
Speaking Engagement
Instructor, Québec Business Council on the Environment (CPEQ), “Règlement sur l’assainissement de l’atmosphère (RAA)”; Webinar
Apr. 28, 2020
Bulletin
Due Diligence for COVID-19: Health Exposure Prevention and Response
Apr. 16, 2020 - Companies must ensure that COVID-19 measures in the workplace are robust enough to protect the health of employees and the public and to prevent legal liability. This is equally important whether employers are meeting current regulatory requirements to protect employees or whether they are...
Speaking Engagement
Co-chair, Climate Change Panel, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Collaborative, “Working Together to Innovate: Action Plan 2020-2030 for the Future of the St. Lawrence”; Montréal, QC
Mar. 10, 2020 - Download the Action Plan (only available in French).
Speaking Engagement
Law Society of Ontario, The Six-Minute Environmental Lawyer 2019, “Climate Justice in Québec: Where Do We Stand?”; Toronto, ON
Oct. 03, 2019
Speaking Engagement
Québec Business Council on the Environment (CPEQ), “Formation sur l’évolution de la réglementation sur l’air et les changements climatiques”; Montréal, QC
June 20, 2019
Bulletin
Québec Issues Compensation Regime for Adverse Effects on Wetlands and Bodies of Water
Sept. 26, 2018 - The Regulation respecting compensation for adverse effects on wetlands and bodies of water (Regulation), enacted on August 17, 2018, was published in the Gazette officielle du Québec on September 5, 2018. It came into force on September 20, 2018, except for certain rules...
Speaking Engagement
Québec Business Council on the Environment (CPEQ), “Pacte mondial pour l’environnement: Contraintes ou occasions d’affaires pour les entreprises québécoises?”; Montréal, QC
Sept. 19, 2018
Speaking Engagement
Canadian Bar Association, “Portrait des changements législatifs et réglementaires récents en matière de gestion des milieux humides – Les impacts en matière de développements immobiliers”; Montréal, QC
May 01, 2018
Bulletin
Canadian Securities Regulators Report on Climate Disclosure
Apr. 06, 2018 - Following on the heels of the recommendations of the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosures (Task Force), the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published its Report on Climate change-related Disclosure Project. The CSA reviewed mandatory and voluntary...
Speaking Engagement
Écotech Québec, “Modernisation de la Loi sur la qualité de l'environnement” Part Two
Mar. 23, 2018
Speaking Engagement
Écotech Québec, “Modernisation de la Loi sur la qualité de l 'environnement” Part One
Feb. 23, 2018
Bulletin
The Québec Environment Quality Act: major changes coming in 2018
Feb. 20, 2018 - An Act to amend the Environment Quality Act to modernize the environmental authorization scheme and to amend other legislative provisions, in particular to reform the governance of the Green Fund (Bill 102) was passed on March 23, 2017. Although some portions of Bill 102 came into force...
Bulletin
Pan-Canadian Carbon Pricing Update: Federal Backstop Legislation Proposed
Jan. 18, 2018 - This week, the federal government released, for public comment, draft legislation relating to the proposed federal carbon pricing system. The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act provides a complex framework for the implementation of a federal carbon pricing “backstop” to be applied to...
Bulletin
Enlarged Carbon Market and New Oil & Gas Statutory Framework in Québec…Predictability or Uncertainty Ahead?
Sept. 22, 2017 - Ontario, Québec and California signed an agreement on September 22, 2017, to integrate and harmonize greenhouse gas emissions cap programs. As a result, Ontario will join the Western Climate Initiative carbon market, with California and Québec, on January 1, 2018. 1 In Québec, this announcement...
Speaking Engagement
Québec Business Council on the Environment (CPEQ), “Formation sur l’évolution de la réglementation sur l’air et les changements climatiques”
June 01, 2017
Speaking Engagement
EUCI, “Emission Trading & Allowances: Fundamentals & Expert Advice”
May 02, 2016
Speaking Engagement
Ontario Bar Association, Hot Topics in Climate Change: Ontario in the National and International Contexts 2016 Program, “The Regulatory & Policy Framework: Learning from Other Jurisdictions’’ Experiences with Climate Change Regulation”; Toronto, ON
Feb. 03, 2016
Speaking Engagement
Ontario Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, “Zibi, A New Community in the Heart of the Outaouais: Three Founding Nations, Two Provinces”; Ottawa, ON
Sept. 24, 2015
Guide
Fascicule 3 – Sanctions administratives, recours devant le Tribunal administratif du Québec et révision judiciaire, co-author
Dec. 01, 2014 - Collection Thema - Recours en droit de l’environnement (JurisClasseur Québec and LexisNexis Canada)
Speaking Engagement
Barreau du Québec, Développements récents en droit de l’environnement, “La réglementation sur le bruit au Québec : où en sommes-nous?”
May 30, 2014
Speaking Engagement
Québec Business Council on the Environment (CPEQ), “Les sanctions administratives pécuniaires en vertu de la Loi sur la qualité de l’environnement : un incontournable”
Nov. 01, 2013
Speaking Engagement
Éditions Yvon Blais, Environmental Law Conference, “La Loi sur la qualité de l’environnement et les sanctions administratives pécuniaires : où en sommes-nous ?”
Nov. 01, 2013
Speaking Engagement
Canadian Bar Association, Environment, Energy and Resources Law Section, lunch seminar, “Revue annuelle de jurisprudence en droit de l’environnement (2012)”
June 06, 2013
Guide
Sanctions administratives, recours devant le Tribunal administratif du Québec et révision judiciaire, co-author; 2013 to 2020
Jan. 01, 2013 - Collection Thema - Recours en droit de l’environnement (JurisClasseur Québec and LexisNexis Canada)
Speaking Engagement
Barreau du Québec, Continuing Education, “Responsabilité environnementale des administrateurs : Quels sont les risques et les enjeux pour les administrateurs et dirigeants d’entreprise ?”
May 01, 2012
