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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Offices

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Waterfront Centre
200 Burrard Street, Suite 1200
Vancouver, BC V7X 1T2
Canada
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Rick Williams

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Work Department

Environmental, Municipal, Expropriation and Regulatory Group

Position

Partner and National Business Leader, Environmental, Municipal, Expropriation and Regulatory Group

Career

Rick represents and advises clients on commercial and regulatory aspects of project development, permitting and operations in the energy and natural resource sectors, including land, environmental and Indigenous issues. Rick also represents and advises clients on dispute resolution including regulatory proceedings, corporate/commercial litigation and arbitration, with a focus on energy, transportation, forestry and mining.

Rick is the National Business Leader of the Environmental, Municipal, Expropriation and Regulatory Group and a member of the Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) leadership team.

Rick has appeared at all levels of court in British Columbia, the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada. He has represented clients before the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), the Surface Rights Board, the Oil and Gas Appeal Tribunal, the Safety Authority, the Environmental Appeal Board as well as the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) and the National Energy Board (NEB). Rick also has significant experience advising clients on their applications and dealings with the British Columbia Energy Regulator (formerly Oil and Gas Commission).

Languages

English

Memberships

  • Director, British Columbia Environmental Industry Association
  • Business Council of British Columbia Environmental Policy Advisory Committee
  • Business Council of British Columbia Climate & Energy Policy Advisory Committee
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Member, Air & Waste Management Association
  • Past Vice-President Communications, Environmental Managers Association of British Columbia

Education

  • LLB, University of Victoria, 1999
  • BA, University of Ottawa, 1995

Bar Admission

  • British Columbia, 2000

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Environment

(Leading partners)

Rick Williams – Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP’s environmental law group draws on transactional lawyers, regulatory practitioners and litigators to advise on a broad scope of regulatory compliance and approvals, corporate support issues, and civil and regulatory disputes. The team acts for mix of private and public sector entities, with an emphasis on the energy, shipping and municipal sectors. Vancouver-based Rick Williams heads the national practice and is recommended for his experience in both regulatory and contentious work. Gabrielle Kramer leads the area in Toronto and also handles litigation and advisory matters.

Canada > Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas

Oriented towards the midstream sector, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP’s oil and gas practice is recognized for its dominant regulatory offering, where it handles the gamut of contentious and non-contentious administrative proceedings, environmental law work and Indigenous law matters. The sizeable national team also brings to bear significant transactional capability. Calgary managing partner Alan Ross KC is highly regarded for his regulatory prowess. Other regulatory contacts include Calgary-based senior counsel Randall Block KC; Calgary-based oil and gas head Peter Bryan; and Vancouver-based environmental, municipal, expropriation and regulatory head Rick Williams, who also handles commercial work.

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