Jeremy Barretto (he/him/his) is a partner at Cassels and serves as Chair of the firm’s national Regulatory Law Group and Co-Chair of the Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Group. He has extensive regulatory, environmental, and Aboriginal law experience. Jeremy frequently represents proponents in obtaining approvals and negotiating agreements for resource development projects across Canada. He has expertise in renewable energy, oil and gas, mining, and infrastructure development. Jeremy published the book The Law of Indigenous Ownership and Projects with Thomson Reuters and has published articles in the Alberta Law Review and Globe and Mail. Jeremy previously worked in environmental engineering, earning his Professional Engineer designation. He is recognized as a leader in his field by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Chambers Canada, and Chambers Global. Jeremy is a guest lecturer with the University of Calgary and University of Alberta Faculty of Law.
Jeremy’s representative work includes having acted for:
- Trans Mountain Corporation, since 2012, with regard to regulatory, land, and tolling approvals for the proposed $30 billion 1,147 km Trans Mountain Expansion Project, including more than 100 route hearing regulatory processes before the Canada Energy Regulator
- Potentia Renewables Inc. with regard to its Alberta Utilities Commission wind energy approvals for its Jenner 1, 2, and 3 wind power projects, which are projected to collectively produce over 300 MW of power
- Prince Rupert Port Authority with respect to federal environmental assessment determinations and associated judicial reviews
- Generation Mining Inc. as lead counsel with respect to its 2022 federal-provincial Joint Review Panel hearing for its Marathon Palladium Project; the hearing involved more than 50 participants, including Indigenous communities and government agencies
- Veresen Inc. with regard to regulatory and environmental aspects of its $9.7 billion arrangement agreement with Pembina Pipeline Corporation
