Areas of Expertise

policy review & strategic response

Corporate strategies and tactics can be sharply affected by current and expected public policy actions. When entering new markets, or adapting to changing government actions in existing markets, businesses need to take account of new or emerging governmental influences.

Keppel Gate works with companies to understand how their operations are, or may become, affected by current or anticipated government policy. We are not lobbyists; instead, we use our expertise to help companies anticipate how governments might act, and determine how those actions will affect businesses and markets.  We establish what companies can do to succeed under a range of possible policy or regulatory outcomes.

In particular, Keppel Gate helps its clients understand how their plans, investments, and operations might be impacted by factors such as:

• Developing carbon markets;

• Emissions, discharge, and technology standards;

• Tax and trade policies;

• Tenure and environmental permitting and licensing;

• First Nations consultation and accommodation requirements;

• Economic and environmental regulation;

• Interaction with Crown Corporations; and

• Interaction with regulatory bodies and tribunals.

regulatory support

Keppel Gate advises clients engaged in both environmental and economic regulatory processes. We work with our clients to understand their regulatory obligations, and to develop a strategic approach to meeting these requirements.

From there, Keppel Gate helps clients in all aspects of the regulatory process: interaction with agencies, preparation of applications, development of expert evidence and testimony, response to interrogatories, and post-decision implementation.

project development

Keppel Gate works extensively with project proponents, helping them navigate the regulatory, policy, and First Nations issues relevant to their project.

We have helped clients in the energy, hospitality, and transportation sectors.