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Constitutional Law, including Aboriginal Law

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The Constitution is the source of all legal and governmental authority. The laws that govern the affairs of businesses, institutions, governments and individuals must be consistent with its overarching principles. As a business owner, sorting through all of the provisions set forth in this guiding document can be cumbersome. You require a partner with expertise in this field.

Gain a deeper understanding of the Constitution with the lawyers at Dentons. Our Constitutional Law practice has acted as counsel in many of the leading constitutional cases brought before Supreme Courts, as well as lower courts. Whether defending laws from constitutional attack or challenging conduct that infringes upon your constitutional rights, we offer a unique blend of experience, knowledge and skill.

Experience

Attorney General of Alberta: Advising on the National Securities Regulator References heard by the Alberta and Quebec Courts of Appeal and by the Supreme Court of Canada (Reference Re Securities Act, 2011 SCC 66).
Black: Advising a national law firm in a successful constitutional challenge to the Law Society of Alberta’s rules prohibiting the formation of a national law firm : Black v. Law Society of Alberta, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 591.
Canada: Advising in setting aside an interlocutory injunction enjoining the enforcement of third party spending limits in a federal general election: Canada v. Harper, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 764.
Central Western Railway Corporation: Advising a short-line railway in a successful constitutional challenge to the applicability of federal labor laws to the business: Central Western Railway Corp. v. United Transportation Union, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1112.
Frontline and ProPublica: Achieving victory in a press-access matter in federal court for our clients who are producing a documentary on the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that aired on PBS in November 2012. The clients wanted to use footage from the Federal Bureau of Investigation interrogation of an informant that was played in the recently concluded terrorism trial of a Chicago businessperson. The informant, a Pakistani-American who helped plot the Mumbai attacks, was the star witness against the Chicago businessperson. Unable to persuade the US Attorney to agree to release the video clips (the defense had already agreed), the clients turned to us to file a motion for access. The US government and the informants’ counsel both objected for various reasons, ranging from the tapes never being admitted into evidence to security concerns for the informants’ family in Pakistan if “images” of his cooperation were released. The US District Court for Northern Illinois set the matter for expedited ruling, issued a detailed ruling from the bench agreeing with our arguments on all points and rejecting the objections of the US government and the informant’s counsel.
Medical Protective Company: Prosecuting successfully a declaratory judgment action on behalf of our client involving an insured’s assertion of his Fifth Amendment privilege. This case was named “one of the 10 most significant insurance coverage decisions of 2010” by Mealey's Litigation Report.
National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Guam Preservation Trust: Assisting in litigation to prevent the Department of Defense from building a complex of firing ranges on the site of an 800-year-old village, considered sacred by the native Chamorro population on the island of Guam. We are currently advising our clients on efforts to help the Department of Defense identify other locations for the firing ranges. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is an area of particular strength for the Firm: The head of our US Environmental practice was the lead draftsman for the NEPA's implementing regulations (which apply to all federal agencies), and no NEPA document on which we have advised has ever been found inadequate in court.
Province of Alberta: Advising in a successful constitutional challenge to the proposed Canadian Securities Act: Reference re Securities Act, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 837.
Province of Alberta: Advising on a constitutional challenge to the federal Environmental and Review Process Guideline Order: Alberta v. Friends of the Oldman River Society, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 3.

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Dentons welcomes Stéphane Beaulac in Montréal

March 1, 2019

Dentons is pleased to announce that Stéphane Beaulac has joined the Firm as counsel in our Litigation and Dispute Resolution group.

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