Services
Zizzo Allan Climate Law LLP (ZACL) is a new kind of law firm. We work with market leaders to identify opportunities and risks associated with climate change and environmental issues. ZACL selects and supervises specially chosen interdisciplinary teams of professional service providers to make sure our clients thrive in the emerging low-carbon economy.
We can add value to a wide variety of projects and clients and provide a fresh perspective on management decisions. Our services include:
- Tracking and Explaining Domestic and Foreign Climate Change Legal Developments
- Carbon Market Legal Services such as Emissions Reductions Purchase Agreements (ERPAs) and Verified Emissions Reductions Purchase Agreements (VERPAs)
- Project and Policy Development
- Environmental Law Advice
- First Nations Law and Communication Strategy
- Renewable Energy Law and Policy
- International Law Related to Climate and the Environment
- Legal Research
- Consulting Services
- Coordinating Responses to Proposed Legislation
Our team can identify client-specific risks and opportunities to provide clarity in an uncertain environment.
Representative Climate Law Projects
- Drafting and Negotiating high-value Verified Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreements (VERPAs)
- Tracking domestic and foreign climate change legal developments in light of specific client concerns
- Advising on the implementation of a Clean Development Mechanism project in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Advising on the potential for carbon offset project development in various developing countries
- Providing research and advisory services to nation states and other actors participating in United Nations Climate Change Negotiations
Representative Renewable Energy Law Projects
- Researching and analyzing barriers to implementation of renewable energy projects
- Advising on potential funding for novel integrated renewable energy technology
- Advising on contractual and regulatory compliance matters with respect to Ontario’s Green Energy Act and Feed-in-Tariff program
Representative Environmental Law Projects
- Advising on historic landfill site remediation
- Advising on sale of property undergoing environmental remediation
- Advising on site remediation and potential for litigation on contaminated property
- Advising on general environmental law regulatory matters
Representative First Nations Law Projects
- Researching and explaining the legal duty of the provincial government and private proejct developers to consult First Nations with respect to project developments.
Professional Service Firms
ZACL provides reporting and strategic analysis services to law, accounting, engineering and other professional service firms on issues that matter to you and your clients. reporting and strategic analysis services include:
- Timely and comprehensive updates on climate change law and policy developments within Canada
- Clear summaries of major international developments likely to affect our clients, with particular attention to how international developments are likely to affect domestic Canadian law and international offset investments
- High level client-specific audits to identify opportunities and risks as they relate to environmental and climate change developments
