Selina Lee-Andersen
Canada Guide 2025
Band 4 : Environment
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Band 4
About
Provided by Selina Lee-Andersen
Practice Areas
Partner in the firm’s Vancouver Business Law Group. Specializes in environmental law, corporate/commercial law, regulatory law, compliance, and Aboriginal law issues across sectors. Areas of specialization include environmental assessment and permitting, contaminated sites, environmental management systems, fuel standards, product stewardship, product and food safety, and partnering with Indigenous groups. Expertise in climate change law and advising clients on matters relating to carbon pricing, emissions trading, offset systems, compliance, and climate change disclosure. Regularly advises non-profit organizations on regulatory and commercial aspects of managing plastic waste in the ocean.
Career
Bar of England and Wales (2010); British Columbia Bar (2008); Alberta Bar (2005); Ontario Bar (2005).
Professional Memberships
Executive Member of Canadian Bar Association’s Executive Committee for Environmental, Energy & Resources Law; American Bar Association; Board Member of BC-Yukon Chapter and Pacific Northwest International Section of the Air & Waste Management Association.
Publications
Widely published in the areas of carbon transactions and emissions trading, and a frequent contributor to industry blogs and publications. Regularly speaks on environmental and Aboriginal law issues at major conferences.
Personal
JD, LLB, MA, BA; Sessional Instructor at BC Institute of Technology (Environmental Engineering Program)
Chambers Review
Canada
Selina Lee-Andersen is well known for her work in the environmental regulatory compliance space, servicing clients out of the law firm's Vancouver office. Her practice also encompasses advising on the environmental aspects of projects and investments.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Selina Lee-Andersen is very diligent and focused. She is one of the most intelligent and hard-working lawyers I know."
"Selina Lee-Andersen is very diligent and focused. She is one of the most intelligent and hard-working lawyers I know."
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