Rosalind H. Cooper

Rosalind H. Cooper

Toronto, ON recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006
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376 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Environmental Law

Biography

Rosalind Cooper is one of the leading and most widely-recognized environmental lawyers in Canada. She defends environmental charges, and litigates contaminated land and other environmental disputes before all levels of court. Rosalind is also involved in appeals and environmental assessment proceedings before the Environmental Review Tribunal and provides regulatory advice in all areas of environmental law. She is also a recognized environmental mediator and certified by the Law Society as an expert in environmental law.

Litigating environmental disputes including contaminated land disputes, defending environmental charges, and appealing orders and approvals to the Environmental Review Tribunal, Rosalind brings her knowledge of environmental law to bear in achieving results. Effectively advising on environmental issues including regulatory advice, exposure to environmental liability, contaminated lands, land development, and environmental compliance approvals, Rosalind is also a highly sought arbitrator and mediator for environmental disputes. Rosalind also provides advice on a variety of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, the purchase and sale of real estate, secured lending transactions, and leasing arrangements. Rosalind also advises on various aspects of due diligence.

Rosalind provides advice to clients with respect to occupational health and safety matters, defends charges and deals with work refusals and appeals of orders issued by the Ministry of Labour, as well as reprisal complaints.

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376 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • University of Ottawa, graduated 1989

  • Ontario, Law Society of Ontario, 1991
  • Ontario, Law Society of Ontario, 1991
  • University of Ottawa, graduated 1989

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2010 - Environmental Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Environmental Law, Toronto, Canada (2025)
  • Environmental Law, Toronto, Canada (2021)
  • Environmental Law, Toronto, Canada (2017)
  • Environmental Law, Toronto, Canada (2010)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026 for work in:
  • Environmental Law

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