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Sven T. Hombach
"As a lawyer, I aim to (1) offer skills to advocate on your behalf, (2) provide expertise to address issues below the surface, (3) speak the language of lawyers, engineers & entrepreneurs, and (4) understand motives as well as regulations. "
Call to Bar
- Admitted to the Manitoba Bar in 2010
- Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2006
Areas of Focus
Sven practises primarily in the areas of environmental regulatory law and civil litigation. He combines his engineering background and legal expertise to provide effective advice and representation to clients in the energy, manufacturing, construction, transportation and real estate sectors.
Representative Clients / Cases / Transactions
- Environmental counsel to a manufacturer of airplane turbines with respect to its Ontario operations
- Defence of environmental prosecutions involving spills and failure to report charges
- Regulatory permitting advice to several wind farm developers
- Transactional due diligence with respect to environmental issues on several large commercial transactions
- Risk management and compliance advice to a commercial real estate management company
- Prosecution and defence of several contaminated land lawsuits
- Recovery of several hundred thousand dollars in outstanding optional services charges for a large Canadian common carrier
- Defence of subrogated claims involving lost, stolen, or damaged cargo
Education
- University of Toronto, J.D. 2005
- University of Manitoba, Masters of Science (Environmental Engineering) 2002
- University of North Dakota, Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering) 2000
Professional Activities
- Member of the Executive, Environmental Section, Ontario Bar Association
- Member, Manitoba Bar Association
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
Practice Groups
Publications / Presentations
- Author, Taking Charge of By-Law Enforcement, Municipal Leader, (Summer 2011)
- Author, Canada Chapter, ICLG International Legal Guide to Environmental Law, (2011)
- Presenter, Ontario’s Green Energy Act: Understanding the Opportunities and Challenges for Investors and Developers, Webcast Presentation to the American Association of Corporate Counsel, January 13, 2010
- Author, Manitoba Closes the Gap in Environmental Standards, Environmental Science & Engineering (May/June 2010)
- Author, Canada Chapter, ICLG International Legal Guide to Environmental Law, (2010)
- Author, REACHing for Europe – How to Comply with the New EU Chemical Registration Requirements, Hazmat Magazine (March 2009)
- Author, Ontario Embraces a Green Energy Economy, International Law Office (April 6, 2009)