Jonathan Cocker heads the Firm’s Environment & Environmental Markets Practice Group in Toronto, where he also serves as chair of the Pro Bono Committee. He authored the Global Climate Change Law Guide, and has worked with the Management Board Secretariat of the Government of Ontario. Mr. Cocker has represented a wide range of clients before various administrative boards, the Superior Court of Justice and the Federal Court of Canada, among others.

Practice Focus

Mr. Cocker routinely advises multinational companies on various environmental health and safety matters, as well as related regulatory issues. He also handles legal matters relating to environmental compliance and project development, including UNFCC-related Clean Development Mechanism projects, greenfields and brownfields transactions. Mr. Cocker's practice also covers permitting and approvals work for clean energy projects. He is knowledgeable in related regulatory fields, including hazardous waste obligations and the requirements for the transportation of dangerous goods.

Representative Legal Matters

• Advised owners, lenders and property developers in brownsfield redevelopment matters.
• Advised proponents and lenders in respect of numerous renewable energy projects, including solar, wind, biomass and ethanol projects.
• Represented clients before various administrative tribunals, courts and other judicial forums.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Law Society of Upper Canada
• Ontario Bar Association - Environmental Subsection

Admission

Ontario~Canada (1998)

Education

Osgoode Hall Law School  (LL.B.) (1996)
University of Western Ontario  (B.A. Honours) (1993)