Rosalind is a partner with Fasken Martineau and has been named in Lexpert's The 2012 Guide to the 500 Leading Lawyers in Canada. Rosalind is also listed in the 2013 Best Lawyers in Canada publication for environmental law, in Lexpert as most frequently recommended in the area of environmental law, in Who's Who Legal in environmental law and in the PLC Cross-Border Environment Handbook. Rosalind is also on the roster of mediators/arbitrators of the Canadian Centre for Environmental Arbitration and Mediation and is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a specialist in environmental law.
Rosalind has extensive experience advising on all environmental regulatory issues including exposure to environmental liability, brownfields redevelopment, decommissioning and remediation of contaminated lands, certificates of approval, reporting requirements, various aspects of due diligence, and director and officer liability. Rosalind defends environmental charges, litigates contaminated land disputes and other environmental matters, and is involved in appeals and environmental assessment proceedings before the Environmental Review Tribunal. Rosalind also provides environmental advice in relation to business transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, the purchase and sale of real estate and secured lending transactions.
In the occupational health and safety area, Rosalind has been involved in defending charges, dealing with work refusals, appeals of orders issued by the Ministry of Labour and reprisal complaints. She has extensive experience in advising on reporting requirements, the various roles and responsibilities of workplace parties, director and officer liability for health and safety infractions, various aspects of due diligence, and health and safety audits and assessments.
Rosalind has written numerous articles on a wide range of environmental and health and safety issues. She is a regular contributor to Solid Waste Magazine and has spoken on various environmental and health and safety issues at numerous conferences. She has also lectured at Canadian universities, including the University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School and the University of Western Ontario.
Honours and Awards
- Best Lawyers in Canada 2011-2013 for Environmental Law
- Chambers Global 2012-2013 for Environment
- The International Who's Who of Environmental Lawyers 2012
- The 2012 Guide to the 500 Leading Lawyers in Canada
- Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Environmental Law
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2012 as an environmental practitioner
- Who's Who Legal for Environment Law
- Practical Law Company's Cross-Border Environmental Handbook
- Appointed to the Ontario Government Expert Advisory Panel on Brownfields
Membership/Affiliations
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Ontario Bar Association - Environmental Law Executive Section
- Member, The Advocates' Society
- Mediator/Arbitrator for the Canadian Centre for Environmental Arbitration and Mediation (CCEAM)
- Past Chair of the Environmental Law Section Executive of the Ontario Bar Association (1999/2000)