Richard E. Bereti
Recognized since 2015
Vancouver, British Columbia
Environmental Law
Richard Bereti is the Chair of Harper Grey's Environmental Law Group.
Richard is the author of British Columbia Environmental Management Legislation & Commentary, a guide to the regulation of contaminated sites, and former adjunct Professor of Law at UBC Law School.
Richard provides advice on liability issues arising under the Environmental Management Act, the Contaminated Sites Regulation and other provincial and federal environmental statutes. He advises industrial and commercial enterprises of all kinds, owners of commercial property, developers, parent companies and subsidiaries, municipalities, engineers and consultants, and directors and officers. He has acted in several leading environmental cases, and provides advice to enterprises on a broad range of environmental issues across Canada. Richard has particular strength in resolving issues with regulators, and achieving practical, business-focused results in complex civil and regulatory matters, including the many issues that arise for businesses in their operations, corporate transactions, spills and emergencies and quasi-criminal charges.
Originally from Regina, Richard usually spends part of his summer vacation with his young family at their lakeside cabin in Saskatchewan.
- E-mail: rbereti@harpergrey.com
- Direct Phone Number: 604-895-2816
- Phone Number: 604-687-0411
- Lawyer Page: https://www.harpergrey.com/lawyer/richard-bereti/
- 650 West Georgia Street, Suite 3200
Vancouver, BC V6B 4P7
Canada
- University of British Columbia, LL. B, graduated 1992
- Saskatchewan, 1996
- British Columbia, 1993
- LexisNexis® - 4th Edition of British Columbia Environmental Management Legislation & Commentary, Author
- CLEBC - Environmental Law Conference, Past Co-Chair
- Halsbury’s Chapter on Environmental Law - Author
- Quickscribe Services Ltd. - Environmental Law Expert Annotations
- PBLI - Dealing with Contaminated Land in British Columbia Workshop, Past Chair
- UBC - Faculty of Law, Environmental Law, Former Adjunct Professor
- UBC - Faculty of Engineering on environmental issues, Guest lecturer
- BC Expropriation Association - Member
- BC Environmental Industry Association (BCEIA) - Member
- Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch - Member
- Canadian Urban Institute - Member
- Environmental Managers Association of BC (EMABC) - Member
- Ontario Bar Association (OBA) - Environmental Subsection, Member
- The Law Society of British Columbia - Member
30 The Best Lawyers in Canada™ awards
7 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™ awards
- Environmental Law
- Recognized by Best Lawyers® in Canada 2015, 2016, and 2017 as a leading lawyer in the area of Environmental Law
- Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2013 - recognized as a "Leading Practitioner" in the area of Environmental Law
- Chambers Canada 2017 - recognized as a "Leader in His Field" in the area of Environmental Law (Nationwide-Canada)
- Chambers Canada 2016 - recognized as a "Recognized Practitioner" in the area of Environmental Law
- Chambers Canada 2015 - recognized as a "Noted Practitioner" in the area of Environmental Law
- Chambers Canada 2014 - recognized as a "Noted Practitioner" in the area of Environmental Law
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