Anand Srivastava

Partner

Certified Specialist in Environmental Law by The Law Society of Ontario

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Address:
  • Bankers Hall West Tower
    888 - 3rd Street SW, Suite 1000
    Calgary, AB, Canada, T2P 5C5
  • 1 Toronto Street, Suite 900
    Toronto, ON, Canada, M5C 2V6
Phone:

403-525-8175

416-862-4829
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Bio

Anand approaches every matter with clients’ objectives top of mind. Anand focuses on gaining a thorough understanding of the technical and legal issues before developing and executing a legal strategy unique to each case. Clients value Anand's meticulous approach, practical advice, and clear, timely communication.

Anand Srivastava is an environmental lawyer and Partner at Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP based in Calgary, Alberta.   He advises clients throughout Canada on contaminated sites, environmental litigation, environmental due diligence, brownfield redevelopment, permitting, environmental liability, and regulatory compliance. Anand is called to the Bars of Alberta, Ontario, and the Northwest Territories.

Anand’s objective is always to help his clients understand and manage corporate and personal environmental liabilities. Anand advises clients in the manufacturing, agribusiness, mining, energy, aviation, infrastructure, real estate development, financial services, insurance, and municipal sectors.

Anand is litigation counsel to clients in civil claims, arbitrations, regulatory orders, regulatory investigations, regulatory prosecutions and appeals before Courts, arbitrations panels, and administrative tribunals across Canada. Anand also advises clients on environmental aspects of mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate transactions, financing, lending, and commercial leasing.

With prior education and experience in environmental toxicology, Anand brings scientific insight to complex environmental disputes and regulatory matters. His technical background enables him to evaluate scientific evidence, identify the key issues early, and develop practical legal strategies tailored to each client's objectives.

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

Anand regularly writes and presents on Canadian environmental law, including environmental liability, contaminated sites, remediation, cost recovery actions, regulatory compliance, and environmental due diligence. He is recognized by Chambers and Partners and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Environmental Law.

Education

  • Certified as a Specialist in Environmental Law by the Law Society of Ontario (2024)
  • Called to the bar of the Northwest Territories (2024)
  • 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
  • Law Society of the Northwest Territories—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
  • Environmental Services Association of Alberta (ESAA)—Member

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Work Highlights

  • Environmental Insurance: Coverage Opinions for Insurers

    Advise insurers to evaluate claims from insureds by opining about available coverages, exclusions and policy conditions.

  • Environmental Insurance: Coverage Opinions for Insured

    Advise insureds regarding coverage for environmental remediation costs, including claims under pollution liability and environmental impairment policies.

  • Environmental Law: Permitting and Regulatory Approvals

    Advise clients from various sectors about all required environmental approvals and permits for operations.

  • Contaminated Land and Environmental Risk Management: Landowner Site Investigations

    Advise landowners about ongoing environmental investigations to assess potential contamination and, thereafter, understand potential environmental civil and regulatory liabilities associated with contaminated sites.

  • Contaminated Land and Environmental Risk Management: Agreements of Purchase and Sale / Commercial Leases

    Advise property owners and potential purchasers about environmental risk and liability allocation in agreements of purchase and sale and commercial leases using environmental representations, warranties, indemnities, releases, and other contractual mechanisms.

  • Environmental Due Diligence: Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments

    Review available Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments and advise potential purchasers about contaminated property and risks, liabilities and obligations.

  • Environmental Litigation: Contaminated Property Claims

    Represent property owners and tenants in civil lawsuits in circumstances where property is alleged to have been contaminated and/or contamination has migrated with resulting damages.

  • Environmental Litigation: Defence of Environmental Prosecutions

    Represent companies and individuals charged with provincial and/or federal offences under environmental legislation across Canada.

  • Environmental Litigation: Appeals of Regulatory Orders

    Represent recipients of regulatory orders under environmental legislation in appeals before administrative tribunals across Canada.

  • 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.