PARTNER
Professional Background
David Perry focuses his practice on environmental law and, in addition, he is an experienced litigator in estate, commercial, construction and personal injury cases. He also brings considerable skills as a negotiator and consensus builder to legal challenges involving parties holding conflicting viewpoints. Mr Perry has had diverse experience in resolving land use and resource disputes as counsel, chair of administrative tribunals and as a commissioner of inquiry. With his proven ability to bring together government, industry and citizen groups, he has helped to resolve several seemingly intractable environmental disputes. As the chair of public consultation processes involving land use decisions, he has proved to be adept at working with members of the public and stakeholder groups to settle conflicts.
Mr. Perry has acted as counsel for the provincial government, major resource companies and community groups in the course of resolving litigated and mediated resource disputes. Currently he is counsel in several of the largest contaminated sites disputes inBritish Columbia involving advocacy before regulators, the Environmental Appeal Board, B.C. Supreme Court and B.C. Court of Appeal.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Saskatchewan: 1984
Bachelor of Laws (With Distinction), University of Saskatchewan: 1987
Called to the British Columbia Bar: 1988
Career Highlights
Chair of public consultation process for forest licence transfer hearings, MacMillan Bloedel to Weyerhaeuser: 1999
Commissioner of Inquiry, re Six Mile Ranch Proposal: 1998
Chair of Forest Appeals Commission: 1996
Chair of Environmental Appeal Board: 1996-1997
Member of the British Columbia Mediator Roster Society
Avocations
Curling, bridge.
Contact:
Contact David G. Perry at dperry@singleton.com
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