Multiple WeirFoulds lawyers recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2023
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that the firm has once again been recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2023. Since 1996, Who’s Who Legal has identified the foremost legal practitioners […]
NEERLS & Department of Justice Meeting- CBA
Partner Janet Bobechko will join members of the CBA Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Section, as well as counterparts at the Department of Justice, for a dynamic exchange about key […]
WeirFoulds ranked as one of Canada’s Best Law Firms 2024 by The Globe and Mail
WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that we have been recognized with distinction in The Globe and Mail’s Best Law Firms 2024 list in the areas of Administrative & Public Law, Construction, and […]
5th Urban Economy Forum + 59th ISOCARP World Planning Congress
Partner Janet Bobechko will attend the 5th Urban Economy Forum + 59th ISOCARP World Planning Congress (UEF5+WPC59), which will be held October 10th – 13th, 2023. This unique international conference […]
The Eight-Minute Environmental Lawyer 2023 – Law Society of Ontario
Partner Janet Bobechko will speak at The Eight-Minute Environmental Lawyer 2023, which will be hosted by the Law Society of Ontario on Wednesday, October 4th at the Donald Lamont Learning […]
PFAS Symposium – Ontario Environment Industry Association
Partner Janet Bobechko will attend the Ontario Environment Industry Association’s PFAS Symposium on Wednesday, September 20th. The symposium will bring together environment industry leaders and PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) […]
Excess Soils Symposium 2023 – Environment Journal
Partner Janet Bobechko will speak at the Excess Soils Symposium 2023, which will be hosted by Environment Journal on Thursday, September 21st. The conference will offer an update on the […]
WeirFoulds Partner Janet Bobechko provides comment to The Globe and Mail on excess soil disposal compliance
WeirFoulds Partner Janet Bobechko provided her comments and observations to Matthew McClearn of The Globe and Mail in an article published on May 10, 2023, entitled “How Ontario’s rules for […]
ESG Update: Issues, Risks and Trends – Canadian Bar Association
Partner Janet Bobechko will speak at ESG Update: Issues, Risks and Trends, which will be hosted by the Canadian Bar Association on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Regulators and investors have […]
New Guidance on ESG-Related Investment Fund Disclosure: The CSA Releases Staff Notice 81-334
As interest in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing continues to grow at a rapid pace in Canada, so do concerns about the increased potential for “greenwashing”, whereby an investment […]
Mandatory Climate-Related Disclosure: The CSA Releases Proposed National Instrument 51-107 – Open for Comment
In the latest and most significant step to date in the push towards transparent, reliable and comparable climate-related disclosure in Canada’s capital markets, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published Proposed […]