Biographical notes for Roger Cotton

Speaker, "Regulatory Disclosure of Confidential Business Information", Protecting the Confidentiality of Business Information Conference, October 27, 1998

Speaker, "Implementing an Environmental/Occupational Health and Safety Compliance Program" Special Topics in Compliance Session, Corporate Compliance Conference, Toronto, February 25, 1998

Speaker, "Environmental Liabilities of Corporate Directors and Officers" Environmental Reporting Session, Corporate Summit, Toronto, November 29-30, 1995

Born 24 October 1944

Educated Southwest Missouri State University B.Sc. 1966; University of Arkansas M.A. 1968; University of New Brunswick LL.B. 1979; Osgoode Hall Law School of York University LL.M. 1988 (Duff Rinfret and Graduate Studies Scholarships)

Partner and Head of Environmental Law Group, Torys 1993–

Partner and Head, Environmental Law Group, Fasken Campbell Godfrey 1991-93

Partner, Environmental Law Group, Baker McKenzie 1989-91

Partner, Environmental/Municipal Law Group, McCarthy Tétrault 1984-89

Associate Counsel, Royal Commission on the Northern Environment, Ontario

Called to the Bar of Ontario 1982

Articled, Cameron, Brown & Scott 1981-82

Director, Stone & Webster, Globe Foundation; Past director, Canadian Environment Industry Association, National Rubber Inc.

Co-Chair, Environmental Law Section, International Bar Association

Chair, Sustainable Development Action Plan, Canadian Bar Association

Past National Chair, Environmental Law Section, Canadian Bar Association

Chair, Environmental Law Specialty Committee, Certification Board of the Law Society of Upper Canada

Past Chair, Environmental Advisory Committee, Ontario Hydro

Past Chair, Canadian Environmental Law Association

General Editor, Canadian Environmental Law (Butterworths, 2^nd Edition 1992)

Contributor, numerous papers and speeches for the Canadian Bar Association-Ontario, the Canadian Institute, Executive Enterprises, Insight, Government Institutes, and other organizations

Mr. Cotton heads one of Canada's largest environmental law groups and was recently recognized as Toronto's “most frequently recommended” environmental lawyer and expert. His practice consists of all aspects of environmental law, including: environmental litigation as defence counsel for criminal and quasi-criminal charges; environmental assessment; clean-up and site decommissioning; regulatory approvals; transactions and insolvencies; audits and general international and corporate environmental policy and management.