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Gaëlle Obadia, Associate | Environmental

Gaëlle Obadia

Associate Fasken
Jurisdiction Québec, 2018
Language(s) French, English
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

Gaëlle Obadia is a lawyer in the Environmental Law Group at our Montreal office. She is experienced in environmental, municipal and administrative law, as well as lobbying and access to information issues. She advises clients on a variety of contentious and strategic issues, and represents them before the various courts and public organizations. 

Prior to joining Fasken, Gaëlle practiced environmental law in the Civil and Commercial Litigation Group for a provincial firm. She also worked two years in a Montreal boutique firm in environmental law and practiced for several years as a lobbyist in transportation and environmental law in Brussels, where she advised major companies operating in the rail and maritime industries.

Member of the Quebec Bar since 2018, Gaëlle holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Law and a Master's degree in International and European Law which she obtained in France. She completed her legal training in 2017 at the Université de Montréal.

Achievements

Client Work

  • Northvolt Batteries North America succeeded in having an application for an interim injunction dismissed, allowing it to carry out preparatory work on the site of its future manufacturing plant for electric vehicle battery cells, [Case - Northvolt Batteries North America Inc.], Dismissal of an application for an interim injunction.
  • Mathers’ St-Eustache Quarry and Asphalt Operations in Quebec is acquired by Lafarge Canada, [Deal - Groupe Mathers], For over 60 years, the Mathers St-Eustache Quarry has been the largest crushed stone quarry producer in Quebec.
  • Fasken handles several matters before the Régie de l’énergie, [Deal - Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) and other major clients], Rate-related and regulatory matters before the Régie de l’énergie du Québec.

Career & Education

Education

  • Law Certificate Université de Montréal
  • Master of Laws, Master II, Droit international et de l’Union européenne Université Lille II (France)
  • Bachelor of Laws Université d'Aix-Marseille III

Community involvement

  • Member of the Board of Directors, Young Bar of Montreal
  • President of the Public Affairs Committee of the Young Bar of Montreal
  • Member and Mentor at "Cheminement Équivalences" organization

Knowledge

Events

Publications

  • Le fardeau de preuve de l’administration en justice administrative pour l’application d’une analyse contextuelle - Développements récents en droit de l'environnement (2022) (Available in French Only), 1/1/2023
  • Impacts de la COVID-19 sur la protection de l’environnement au Québec (French only), 6/1/2022
  • Communication des ressources disponibles pour accompagner les victimes de harcèlement et de violences à caractère sexuel dans la profession juridique (Available in French only), 8/16/2021

Speaking Engagements

  • Mieux comprendre le cadre réglementaire entourant la redevance et déclaration pour l’utilisation de l’eau (Available in French Only), 6/19/2024
  • Session de formation portant sur la réglementation de l’eau au Québec (Available in French Only), 2/6/2024
  • Webinaire portant sur la loi sur l’obsolescence programmée, 1/17/2024
Speaker Session de formation portant sur la réglementation de l’eau au Québec (Available in French Only) Quebec Business Council on the Environment (CPEQ)
Speaker Webinaire portant sur la loi sur l’obsolescence programmée Quebec Business Council on the Environment (CPEQ)

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