Atty. Michael Manhas
Michael Manhas is a litigation, administrative law, and regulatory lawyer. He focuses on matters relating to the environment, energy, natural resources, economic regulation, and Indigenous law.
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Michael Manhas is a environmental and energy attorney based in Vancouver, British Columbia, practicing at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Energy Regulatory Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Environmental Law (2026). Serands clients in Vancouver, BC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Michael Manhas is a litigation, administrative law, and regulatory lawyer
- He focuses on matters relating to the environment, energy, natural resources, economic regulation, and Indigenous law
- Michael regularly represents clients before courts in British Columbia and Alberta, and has extensive experience in administrative proceedings before tribunals, including the British Columbia and Alberta Utilities Commissions, the Environmental Appeal Board, the National Energy Board, the Forest Appeals Commission, the Canadian Transportation Agency, and the British Columbia Ferries Commission
- Michael is an experienced trial lawyer, representing industrial clients in complex and high-stakes environmental and Indigenous litigation
- He has experience with contaminated sites litigation, defending environmental tort claims, representing accused individuals and corporations in the defence of regulatory prosecutions, and judicial review
- Michael's tribunal advocacy experience includes defending environmental permits, challenging administrative orders, and representing clients in market design, rates, and cost of capital proceedings in the electricity, oil and gas, and transportation sectors
- Michael regularly advises clients on regulatory investigations, permitting and permit compliance issues, and transactional liability risks
- He also has significant experience advising public bodies on division of powers issues, and assists clients with forestry, competition, telecommunications and expropriation issues
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Michael Manhas's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Michael Manhas handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Environmental attorneys for regulatory compliance, contamination, land use, and natural resource law.
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Energy attorneys for oil & gas, renewables, utility regulation, and energy sector transactions.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in British Columbia
Practicing law in British Columbia. Legal matters in British Columbia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Vancouver are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate British Columbia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in British Columbia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in British Columbia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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