Charles Kazaz
Canada Guide 2025
Energy & Natural Resources: Mining: Development and Operations + 1 more ranking
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Provided by Charles Kazaz
Practice Areas
Charles specializes in mining law and practices all aspects of environmental law. He is based in both Montréal and Toronto. Charles advises mining companies in day-to-day legal matters related to their operations and commercial transactions, including earn-in, joint venture, royalty, and off-take agreements, mine acquisitions and divestitures, mine reclamation and closure issues and mineral rights concerns, as well as in respect of indigenous matters. He has extensive expertise in environmental aspects of corporate, commercial and property transactions, project development, regulatory compliance, and liability issues. Charles advises on contaminated property, permitting, environmental impact assessments, investigations, enforcement under and defending prosecutions under environmental legislation, waste management issues, environmental audits, officer/director/parent company liability. Charles is also experienced in negotiating agreements with Indigenous groups.
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Charles Kazaz is noted for his considerable experience in relation to regulatory issues impacting the mining sector. He focuses his practice on assisting clients with mineral rights issues and environmental concerns surrounding mine reclamation and closure projects.
Montréal-basedCharles Kazazenjoys an excellent reputation for his work representing companiesin a wide range of contentious and non-contentiousenvironmental issues, includingcontamination claims, remediation and renewable energy advisory work.
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"It is a true pleasure working with Charles Kazaz. He is extremely knowledgeable when dealing with environmental issues, offers invaluable support and is always available."
"I rely on Charles for salient and insightful strategic advice concerning very complex issues."
"Charles Kazaz is incredibly smart, always has innovative solutions and is able to negotiate in a manner which leads to favourable results."
"Charles Kazaz has the perfect combination of expertise and sensibility to our business needs while focusing on the strategy of success within the communities in which we operate."
"He has a breadth and depth of knowledge that we have been able to pull on with lots of different questions."
"He is knowledgeable across the board. If there is a question he is unsure on, he is not afraid to reach out to his large team, but he knows most things."
"It is a true pleasure working with Charles Kazaz. He is extremely knowledgeable when dealing with environmental issues, offers invaluable support and is always available."
"I rely on Charles for salient and insightful strategic advice concerning very complex issues."
"Charles Kazaz is incredibly smart, always has innovative solutions and is able to negotiate in a manner which leads to favourable results."
"Charles Kazaz has the perfect combination of expertise and sensibility to our business needs while focusing on the strategy of success within the communities in which we operate."
"He has a breadth and depth of knowledge that we have been able to pull on with lots of different questions."
"He is knowledgeable across the board. If there is a question he is unsure on, he is not afraid to reach out to his large team, but he knows most things."
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