Robert Daigneault Ad. E.

Robert Daigneault Ad. E.

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1 Best Lawyers award

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Awarded Practice Areas

Environmental Law

Biography

Robert Daigneault, Ad. E. has been involved for more than 45 years in the environmental, resource and land use sectors (as a biologist, a manager and a legal counsel). He founded Daigneault, avocats inc. - Daigneault, Lawyers Inc., a team of specialized lawyers who finds creative and proactive solutions to issues clients are facing in their day-to-day operations or following environmental incidents. He also provides proper support and representation before regulatory authorities or courts when necessary.

Before founding his own firm in 2001, henceforth known as Daigneault, avocats inc. in 2009, in response to the needs of a constantly growing clientele, he founded and directed the department of environmental law at the firm of Lapointe Rosenstein (1990-2001) and was prosecutor for the Ministry of the Environment of Québec (1987-1990). He now has accumulated over 45 years of experience in the fields of environmental, natural resources and land use law, as a scientist, manager and lawyer.

Mr. Daigneault is also a lecturer for the Sherbrooke University (legal training for candidates to accreditation as certified environmental auditors and certified environmental site assessors) and for the Continuing Education Service of the Quebec Bar (environmental law).

Mr. Daigneault published numerous articles and he is proudly offering seminars tailored to the needs of its clientele and to the environmental community.

Daigneault, Avocats Inc

1 Best Lawyers award

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Overview

  • Arabic
  • English
  • French

  • Quebec, 1987

  • Daigneault, avocats inc. - Daigneault, Lawyers Inc. - President
  • Lapointe Rosenstein - Lawyer, founder of the Environmental Department
  • Ministry of the Environment of Québec - Prosecutor
  • Arabic
  • English
  • French
  • Quebec, 1987
  • Daigneault, avocats inc. - Daigneault, Lawyers Inc. - President
  • Lapointe Rosenstein - Lawyer, founder of the Environmental Department
  • Ministry of the Environment of Québec - Prosecutor

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Environmental Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Environmental Law, Montréal, Canada (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026 for work in:
  • Environmental Law
Awards:
  • Advocatus Emeritus from the Quebec Bar in 2015
  • Best Attorneys in Quebec and listed in the Best Lawyers Canada and International reviews for many years
  • Rated Distinguished (Peer Review Rating In Legal Ability & Ethical Standards) for more than 16 years by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Fellow Chartered Administrator since 2012
  • Georges-Préfontaine 1994-95 distinction from the Quebec Biologists Association

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Case History

Cases
  • Cited by the SUPREME COURT OF CANADA
Imperial Oil Ltd vs. Québec (Ministry of the Environment), [2003] 2 R.C.S. 624, 2003 CSC 58
• Daigneault, Robert : “La portée de la nouvelle loi dite du pollueur-payeur” (1991), 36 R.D. McGill 1027. (scope of the Polluter Pays Act)
  • Cited by the FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL
Recyclage Ste-Adèle inc. vs. Québec (Ministry of Sustainable Development, the Environment and Parks), 2012 QCCA 1497
Ville de St-Amable vs. Métivier 2005 QCCA 433
Ferland vs. Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Faune (25 novembre 2003), Québec 200-09-003597-017 (C.A.), judges Proulx, Thibault et Pelletier
Bellefleur vs. P.G. du Québec, EYB 1993-64831 (C.A.), judges LeBel, Baudouin and Proulx

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