John D. Stefaniuk* Partner, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP Tel: 204-934-2597 Fax: 204-934-0597 Email: [email protected] Profile John D. Stefaniuk, is a partner with the law firm of Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP. John has over 20 years’ experience in the areas of environmental law, natural resources and energy law, commercial law, property development, and municipal law. John has particular experience in natural resource development, wind power development, contaminated sites, mining and mine rehabilitation, infrastructure and P3 projects, environmental approvals and licensing John is the only Manitoba lawyer named to the Chambers Global Guide to the World’s Leading Business Lawyers 2013. He has been repeatedly named to the Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the 500 Leading Lawyers in Canada and is listed in the Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory under both Environmental Law and Property Development, the International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, under Environment and by Best Lawyers® under Environmental and Natural Resources law, among other recognitions. John’s environmental law practice includes advice and assistance to clients in relation to development approvals, permits and licensing, business acquisitions and site contamination and remediation. John has particular experience with environmental and development issues in the resource development, agriculture, mining and forestry sectors. He has participated in the negotiation and mediation of liability allocation issues in multi-party contaminated sites and in the context of civil enforcement under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. He regularly provides advice to clients relating to environmental matters in business and property acquisitions and financing. John appears regularly before government licensing bodies and administrative tribunals and has appeared in all levels of court in Manitoba and in the Federal Court in connection with environmental, resource, regulatory, municipal and property issues. Professional Memberships & Activities Past President of the Manitoba Bar Association Contributing author to Contaminated Property in Canada (Griffiths) and The Law of Climate Change in Canada (Mahoney) Former member of the Province of Manitoba’s Planning Act Review Task Force Past Chair of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) National Environmental Energy and Resource Law Section (NEERLS) Former member of the CBA Supreme Court of Canada Liaison Committee and Canadian Bar Insurance Association Board of Directors Education 1984, B.Comm. (Hon.) in, University of Manitoba 1987, LLB University of Manitoba 1988, Called to the Manitoba Bar *The services of John Stefaniuk are provided through John D. Stefaniuk Law Corporation.