Anand Srivastava

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  • 1 Toronto Street, Suite 900
    Toronto, ON, Canada, M5C 2V6
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416-862-4829
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Bio

Anand Srivastava’s legal practice focuses on contaminated land and environmental risk management, environmental civil litigation, defence of environmental regulatory prosecutions, administrative appeals and hearings, environmental transactional advice, regulatory compliance, and environmental insurance.

Anand approaches every matter with clients’ objectives top of mind. Anand focuses on gaining a thorough understanding of the topic and legal problem before developing and executing an environmental legal approach unique to each case. Clients can expect that Anand will navigate their case meticulously, and with strong and timely communication.

By understanding the science that underpins environmental legal issues, Anand is able to ask the right questions to efficiently determine the key factors and expected outcomes for a matter. He roots his legal approach in his background in environmental toxicology to provide a unique viewpoint on complex matters. Anand understands that each client has specialized needs and he prides himself on applying his subject matter knowledge and expertise in his practice.

Ultimately, Anand’s objective is to counsel clients about minimizing environmental risk, seeking recovery from others, where necessary, and concurrently achieving their individual or business objectives.

Education

  • Called to the bar of Alberta (2021)
  • Called to the bar of Ontario (2016)
  • J.D., University of Western Ontario (2015)
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Environmental Toxicology, Queens University (2012)

Organizations

  • Law Society of Ontario—Member
  • Law Society of Alberta—Member
  • Ontario Bar Association—Board of Directors (Past Director), Provincial Council (Past Member), and Young Lawyers Division Southwest (Past Chair)
  • Canadian Bar Association—Member
  • Middlesex Law Association—Member
  • County of Carleton Law Association—Member

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Work Highlights

  • Environmental Insurance Coverage: Insured Coverage Opinion for Migrating Contamination

    Advised an insured about applicable coverage for the cost of environmental remediation work at its property and downgradient properties.

  • Environmental Insurance Coverage: Insurer Coverage Opinion for Mining Incident

    Assisted an insurer to evaluate a claim from an insured by providing an opinion about available coverages, exclusions and policy conditions.

  • Contaminated Land and Environmental Risk Management: Pre-Purchase Due Diligence

    Reviewed available Environmental Site Assessments and advised a potential purchaser about contaminated property and risks, liabilities and obligations.

  • Contaminated Land and Environmental Risk Management: Environmental Risk Management

    Assisted a property developer with on-going environmental investigations to determine potential contamination.  Advised the developer of potential environmental civil and regulatory liabilities associated with contaminated sites.

  • Contaminated Land and Environmental Risk Management: Agreement of Purchase and Sale

    Advised a property owner about environmental risk and liability allocation in an agreement of purchase and sale using indemnities and releases.

  • Environmental Litigation: Appeal of Order to Environmental Review Tribunal

    Represented a group of property owners who were issued an Order under the Environmental Protection Act to clean up historic contamination.  Assisted the clients in reaching a negotiated resolution.

  • Environmental Litigation: Defence of Prosecution of Construction Business

    Assisted a construction company to defend provincial offence charges under the Environmental Protection Act and Ontario Water Resources Act alleging discharges from a construction site.

  • Environmental Litigation: Contamination of Property by Dry Cleaner

    Represented a property owner whose property was contaminated by chlorinated solvents from a neighbouring dry cleaner.  Achieved a global resolution with all litigants to remediate the property and minimize our client's environmental risk in the future.

  • Environmental Law: Regulatory Approvals for Transit Authority

    Advised a transit authority about all required environmental approvals and permits for constructing and operating a bus garage.

  • Environmental Law: Manufacture and Use of an Alternative Fuel

    Assisted an entrepreneur to understand the environmental regulatory obligations for the manufacture and use of an alternative motive fuel in Ontario.