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Dani Bryant *

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction British Columbia, 2012
Language(s) English
Office(s) Vancouver
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Overview

Dani Bryant is a litigation and dispute resolution lawyer primarily focusing on Indigenous, environmental and regulatory law, as well as complex commercial litigation. She is a member of the firm’s Global Energy and Mining Groups advising clients on natural resource development and ESG issues.

As part of a team providing strategic advice on the development of major projects in Canada, Dani advises clients regarding project permits and approvals, environmental assessments and compliance with environmental laws and regulations. Dani also focuses on consultation and the negotiation of agreements with Indigenous communities.

Dani represents clients on judicial review matters related to permitting, environmental assessment, and Indigenous consultation in the British Columbia Supreme Court, British Columbia Court of Appeal and Federal Court. She also represents clients in injunction proceedings.

Dani advises Canadian businesses (operating both inside and outside of Canada), on how to best manage ESG risks including human rights impacts in their operations and supply chains, as well as guiding them on corporate reporting obligations, including those under Canada’s new Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act

Outside of work, Dani co-chairs the Professional Women’s Network, a Vancouver-based organization supporting the success of women in business by providing educational and networking opportunities.

Achievements

  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Energy (Oil & Gas) and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), Lexpert 2026
  • Recognized in British Columbia as a Future Star , Benchmark Litigation Canada 2025 to 2026
  • Recognized nationwide as a Next Generation Partner in Indigenous Law, The Legal 500 Canada 2023 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Aboriginal Law, Lexpert 2024
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Environmental Law, Lexpert 2023
  • Lexpert Rising Stars 2022, Lexpert 2022
  • Forty Under 40 Award, Business in Vancouver 2021

Experience

  • The National Wealth Fund announces the acquisition of a 28.50% equity interest in TSXV/AIM listed Cornish Metals Inc., [Deal - National Wealth Fund], In March 2025, the National Wealth Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of the United Kingdom, completed the acquisition of 28.50% of the common shares of Cornish Metals Inc., a dual listed TSXV and AIM mineral exploration and development company owning the South Crofty underground tin mine located in...
  • FortisBC applies for approval of $1.1 billion LNG facility, [Case - FortisBC Energy Inc.], FortisBC Energy Inc. Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Tilbury Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Storage Expansion Project.
  • Judicial reviews of a Fisheries and Oceans Canada Policy for Cermaq Canada, [Case - Cermaq], Acted for Cermaq in two related judicial reviews of a Fisheries and Oceans Canada policy related to the transfer of fish, one of which was brought by the ‘Namgis First Nation and included claims that the policy was illegal, and that Canada failed to consult and accommodate ‘Namgis. The two judici...
  • Voters Taking Action on Climate Change v. British Columbia (Energy and Mines), 2015 BCSC 471, [Case - Texada Quarrying], Fasken Martineau acted for the respondent, Texada Quarrying Ltd. (TQL) in the judicial review of two decisions regarding the proposed expansion of their coal storage and handling operation on Texada Island. The first of the two decisions was that of the Chief Inspector of Mines - Minister of En...
  • Managed and successfully settled a contaminated site remediation and negligence claim, [Case - Confidential Client]
  • Ekati diamond mine water licence renewal, [Deal - BHP Billiton Canada Inc.], The water licence for the Ekati Mine in the Northwest Territories, one of Canada’s largest diamond producers, was due for renewal as of August 2013. The application for renewal was more akin to an application for a new licence as a result of the Wek’èezhìi Land and Water Board having changed its ...
  • Global human rights policies, [Case - Mining Corporation], Fasken is advising a major mining corporation in connection with the development and implementation of its global human rights policies.   The team was led by Kevin O'Callaghan and Kai Alderson and included Dani Bryant.
  • FortisBC Energy Eagle Mountain Pipeline Project, [Deal - FortisBC Energy Inc.], C$350 million in capital costs.
  • Injunction to prevent trespass to fish for Cermaq Canada, [Case - Confidential Client], We act as counsel for Cermaq on various matters. Cermaq operates a number of fish farm facilities on the east and west coast of Vancouver Island.  In late 2017, this included bringing an application for an injunction against a group of individuals to prevent them from entering their fish farm fac...

Career & Education

Education

  • JD University of British Columbia
  • BA, Theatre University of British Columbia

Community involvement

  • Executive Member CBA Indigenous Law Section, BC Brnach 2019 to present
  • Mentor CBA Women Lawyers Forum 2018 to present
  • Board Member Monster Creative Productions 2015 to present
  • Co-Chair Professional Women’s Network 2014 to present
  • Mentor CBA/UBC Mentorship Program 2013 to present

Memberships & Affiliations

Knowledge

  • Public Safety Canada is Prepping for the 2025 Reporting Cycle under the Forced and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, 10/24/2024
  • British Columbia Announces Regulation to Facilitate Dispute Resolution with Indigenous Groups During Environmental Assessments, 8/1/2024
  • Still Unclear Whether Canada’s New Forced and Child Labour Act Applies to Your Business? Government Confirms Late Filings Will Be Accepted, 6/17/2024
  • Lessons Learned from the First Filing Year of Canada’s Forced and Child Labour in Supply Chains Legislation, 6/11/2024
  • The Canadian Government Updates Guidance to Forced and Child Labour Act but Questions Remain, 3/14/2024
  • BC Court of Appeal Confirms the Defence of Statutory Authority Applies where Aboriginal Fishing Rights are Engaged, 3/7/2024
  • Canadian Government Releases Much-Anticipated Guidance as the New Canada’s Forced and Child Labour Act Comes into Force, 2/6/2024
  • Supreme Court of Canada Finds that Federal Impact Assessment Legislation Oversteps Parliament’s Jurisdiction, 10/20/2023
  • BC’s Agreements with Blueberry River and Other First Nations Reopen Land to Development, while Minimizing New Disturbances, 3/20/2023
  • Corporate Parent Liability: Litigation Risks for Resource Companies, 12/3/2015

Events

  • Symposium 2024 - Emerging Trends in ESG Disclosures, 11/21/2024
  • Mining in the Era of Consent, 3/5/2024
  • Symposium 2023 - Understanding Canada’s New Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, 11/16/2023
  • Accelerating Project Permitting: Is Indigenous Equity an Answer?, 3/7/2023
  • Avoiding Litigation – Litigation Risk Spotting for Mining Companies, 3/1/2023
  • Indigenous Law Update, 3/7/2022
  • Developments in Aboriginal and Indigenous Law 2020, 4/14/2020
  • Strategies for Building Relationships with Local and Indigenous Communities, 3/4/2020
  • Aboriginal Law - Case Law Update 2016, 2/2/2016
  • Fasken Martineau Symposium 2015 - Vancouver, 10/29/2015

News

  • Marie-Christine Valois and Dani Bryant comment on the new anti-slavery act in Canadian Lawyer, 7/11/2024
  • Three Fasken Partners Honoured as Lexpert 2022 Rising Stars, Leading Lawyers Under 40, 11/23/2022
  • Fasken Adds 21 New Partners, 1/16/2020

Publications

  • Global Overview, Getting the Deal Through – Mining 2015, 6/1/2015
  • Canadian Mining Law, 7/31/2014
Book Canadian Mining Law From the Second Edition of the American Law of Mining

Speaking Engagements

  • Injunctions and Indigenous Law, 4/14/2020
  • What does human rights have to do with me?, 12/7/2016
  • Executive Briefing Seminar on CSR, 6/24/2015
  • Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Is it Required and What’s the Standard?, 5/11/2014
Speaker Injunctions and Indigenous Law Pacific Business & Law Institute: Developments in Aboriginal and Indigenous Law 2020 location location Vancouver, BC
Speaker What does human rights have to do with me? The American Exploration and Mining Association 2016 Annual Meeting location location Reno, NV
Executive Briefing Seminar on CSR CSR Training Institute location location Vancouver Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University