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Government Relations and Strategy


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Almost all businesses are affected by government decisions that can either help or hinder their goals. With skilled counsel at your side, you can anticipate and reduce risk, as well as identify opportunities to improve your position in the future.
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Overview

Almost all businesses are affected by decisions made at almost all levels of government.

Those decisions can help or hinder your goals. When you have skilled, well-informed counsel at your side, you can anticipate and reduce risk. You can also identify opportunities to improve the future position of your organization.

Fasken offers three distinct advantages. First, we take a rigorous approach to understanding your business and legal priorities. Second, we conduct ourselves with the highest professional standards. Third, our client relationships are protected by solicitor-client privilege and the strictest discretion.

We assist local clients doing business in foreign jurisdictions, with an emphasis on African and Latin American countries. Our industry knowledge is truly global and well respected by government and clients alike.

Most of our government relations lawyers are fully bilingual in English and French, and some speak additional languages We are trained in both civil and common law. Many of us have held senior decision-making positions in government, either as advisors to cabinet ministers, elected officials or as lobbyists.

Our client work includes implementing effective government relations strategies for mining, insurance and pharmaceutical industry associations, multinational financial services corporations, and numerous private businesses in Canada and abroad.

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We understand the decision-making process and skillfully advocate for your interests.

Areas of Expertise

  • Crisis Communication and Issue Management, The best way to manage crises and contentious issues is to address them before they occur. We’ll work with you to develop strategies that minimize reputational risk and that align with your long-term goals.
  • Stakeholder Relations, Fasken will work with you to develop a robust stakeholder relations strategy that is relevant, appropriate and measurable.
  • Strategic Advice, Whether your issue involves federal, provincial, regional or municipal government, we can help develop the best strategy to achieve your desired result.
  • Strategic Communication and Communication Planning, Fasken is adept in communicating complex legal problems in an understandable, compelling way.
  • Strategic Planning and Facilitation, Fasken works with clients to set strategies and develop plans before implementation. We’ll clarify objectives, analyze situations in context, identify priorities and craft plans that include clear and measurable benchmarks.

Team

Primary Contacts
  • Daniel Brock, Partner | Leader, Government Relations, Toronto, ON | Ottawa, ON, +1 416 865 4513, dbrock@fasken.com
  • Andrew D. House, Partner | Co-Leader, National Security, Ottawa, ON | Toronto, ON, +1 613 696 6885, ahouse@fasken.com

Client Work

  • Edesa Biotech secures up to C$23 million in funding under the Federal Government’s Strategic Innovation Fund for pivotal clinical study, [Deal - Edesa Biotech Inc.], Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company secures funding for Phase 3 clinical study of a first-in-class therapeutic candidate.
  • IAMGOLD Corporation successfully responds to application seeking a preservation order, [Case - IAMGOLD Corporation], Canadian mining company successful in having an application to preserve a royalty pending a future potential claim dismissed
  • Lafarge Canada Inc. acquires Mixcor Aggregates Inc., [Deal - Lafarge Canada Inc.], Advised Lafarge Canada in acquisition of assets of Mixcor Aggregates Inc., an aggregate mining and production business with operations located throughout Alberta.
  • Developing Equatorial Guinea as a gas mega-hub, [Deal - Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons, Equatorial Guinea], This matter is the begining of a long series of projects intended to build a gas mega hub in Equatorial Guinea. There are very few gas projects getting off the ground in Africa at this time, let alone project of this size.
  • China's Zijin Mining to buy Canada's Nevsun for approximately C$1.86 billion, [Deal - Zijin Mining Group]
  • Senior Advisor to Canada Health Infoway in implementing PrescribeIT, [Deal - Canada Health Infoway]
  • Successfully represented the city of Bois-des-Filion in a matter relating to access to information, [Case - Confidential Client]
  • Memorandum of understanding respecting the transmission of electricity between Tanzania and Burundi, [Deal - African Development Bank]
  • Project to interconnect the power grids of Cameroon and Chad, [Deal - Private Company]

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