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Stephanie Sanger - Female - Lawyer - Vancouver

Stephanie Sanger *

Partner | Indigenous Legal Matters Fasken
Jurisdiction British Columbia, 2009
Language(s) English
Office(s) Vancouver
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Overview

Stephanie is a member of the Global Energy Group and provides advice to clients on environmental, regulatory and Indigenous legal matters.

Stephanie advises energy and natural resource clients regarding all aspects of project development including project permits and approvals, environmental assessment and negotiating impact benefit agreements with Indigenous groups. Stephanie also advises clients with respect to compliance with environmental laws and regulations, including contaminated sites regulation.

Stephanie has extensive experience in commercial matters including advising clients on energy-related or environmental transactions such as the purchase and sale of renewable energy assets, drafting and negotiating power purchase agreements, and domestic and international market transactions involving carbon offsets and other environmental commodities.

Client Work

  • The Estée Lauder Companies acquires DECIEM Beauty Group Inc. (enterprise value C$2.8 billion), [Deal - Selling Shareholders], Majority interest in DECIEM Beauty Group sold
  • Divestiture of Ridley Terminals Inc. by Canada Development Investment Corporation on behalf of the Government of Canada for C$350,000,000, [Deal - Canada Development Investment Corporation], The transaction is the first Canadian privatization where local First Nations obtained an equity interest as part of the disposition. The First Nation participation will position the RTI transaction as one of the most important for 2019 and have lasting significance for comparable transactions in the future. The transaction resulted in one of the first joint ventures between US private equity and First Nations. Given the uncertainties associated with acquisitions of infrastructure, project and natural resource-based assets in Canada, this transaction can be used as a model of how to manage and structure similar private-sector acquisitions.
  • Site C Indigenous Legal Issues, [Case - BC Hydro and Power Authority]
  • Cloudworks Energy acquired by Innergex Renewable Energy in US$187 million transaction, [Deal - Cloudworks Energy]
  • ERA Ecosystem Restoration Associates completes forest carbon transaction, [Case - ERA Ecosystem Restoration Associates]
  • BHP Billiton Canada acquires Athabasca Potash in US$331 million deal, [Deal - BHP Billiton Canada Inc.]
  • Teck Metals sells interest in the Waneta Dam to BC Hydro for US$825 million, [Deal - Teck Metals]
  • Supported Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Ltd. and Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd., both subsidiaries of TransCanada Corporation, in negotiating impact benefit agreements with several First Nations in connection with pipeline projects in British Columbia, [Deal - Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Ltd. and Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd.]

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB Dalhousie University
  • BSc (Hons) University of British Columbia

Community involvement

  • Co-Chair, Professional Women's Network, 2011-2014
  • Chair, Ballet BC Up (Young Patrons) Committee, 2012-2014
  • Executive Member, CBA Environmental Law Section, 2011-2013
  • Mentor, YWCA High School Mentorship Program 2012-2013
  • Director, BC Women in Energy Network, 2015-2017

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Law Society of British Columbia
  • Canadian Bar Association

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