Jennifer S. Nyland

Jennifer advises public utilities as well as resource companies and other private sector clients on regulatory and environmental matters. Jennifer’s environmental experience includes advising clients on requirements for environmental assessments, contaminated sites due diligence and remediation, and various types of project permitting. Jennifer has also assisted in regulatory matters such as public utility rate-setting, tariffs, and access to transmission and storage.

Prior to enrolling in law school, Jennifer worked as an electrical engineering consultant before co-founding a software company. She ran the engineering department there for eight years, and successfully managed the group through two acquisitions.

Professional Activities

• Canadian Bar Association, Member
• Project Law Blog, Contributor

Community Activities

• Keats Camps Board of Management; Property Committee member (2007 - 2008), Past Chair (2009), Secretary (2010), and Member (2007 - present)
• Okanagan Partnership’s Engineering Advisory Board to the University of British Columbia’s Dean of Applied Science and Intellectual Property Task Force; Member (2005)
• UBC University Industry Liaison Office’s (UILO) Task Group on Sponsored Research Agreements; Member (2005)
• Okanagan Science and Technology Council (OSTEC); Board Member (2003 - 2005)
• Okanagan High Tech Council (OHTC); Board Member (2000 - 2002)

Bar Admissions

• British Columbia (2010)

Education

• Cornell University (B.S. 1992)
• University of British Columbia (J.D. 2009)