About Sarah
Sarah Hansen is the Leader of Miller Thomson's Litigation Practice Group in Vancouver Her legal expertise is in general commercial litigation. With over 24 years of practice, she has specialized in the areas of environmental and Indigenous law. She represents (or has represented) clients in complex commercial litigation matters in relation to various energy projects focusing on regulatory and administrative law, environmental assessments of major projects, extra-provincial regulatory regimes, industry standards, sustainable energy practices, climate change and environmental compliance issues.She has represented individuals, government, industry, and First Nations in a wide-variety of commercial disputes including breach of contract and tort claims, criminal and quasi-criminal environmental defense matters, contaminated sites, judicial reviews and shareholder and other corporate disputes. Sarah represents clients in matters relating to land claims, project development, judicial reviews and injunctions and various other issues concerning consultation with and accommodation of First Nations in relation to energy projects.Sarah is recognized by Benchmark Canada as a Litigation Star: Environmental (2017-2024), The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Indigenous Law, 2021; Environmental Law, 2023 and Lexpert Zenith Award: Mid-Career Excellence in the Legal Profession, 2018
Sarah Hansen is the Leader of Miller Thomson's Litigation Practice Group in Vancouver Her legal expertise is in general commercial litigation. With over 24 years of practice, she has specialized in the areas of environmental and Indigenous law. She represents (or has represented) clients in complex commercial litigation matters in relation to various energy projects focusing on regulatory and administrative law, environmental assessments of major projects, extra-provincial regulatory regimes, industry standards, sustainable energy practices, climate change and environmental compliance issues.She has represented individuals, government, industry, and First Nations in a wide-variety of commercial disputes including breach of contract and tort claims, criminal and quasi-criminal environmental defense matters, contaminated sites, judicial reviews and shareholder and other corporate disputes. Sarah represents clients in matters relating to land claims, project development, judicial reviews and injunctions and various other issues concerning consultation with and accommodation of First Nations in relation to energy projects.Sarah is recognized by Benchmark Canada as a Litigation Star: Environmental (2017-2024), The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Indigenous Law, 2021; Environmental Law, 2023 and Lexpert Zenith Award: Mid-Career Excellence in the Legal Profession, 2018
Sarah Hansen is the Leader of Miller Thomson's Litigation Practice Group in Vancouver Her legal expertise is in general commercial litigation. With over 24 years of practice, she has specialized in the areas of environmental and Indigenous law. She represents (or has represented) clients in complex commercial litigation matters in relation to various energy projects focusing on regulatory and administrative law, environmental assessments of major projects, extra-provincial regulatory regimes, industry standards, sustainable energy practices, climate change and environmental compliance issues.
She has represented individuals, government, industry, and First Nations in a wide-variety of commercial disputes including breach of contract and tort claims, criminal and quasi-criminal environmental defense matters, contaminated sites, judicial reviews and shareholder and other corporate disputes. Sarah represents clients in matters relating to land claims, project development, judicial reviews and injunctions and various other issues concerning consultation with and accommodation of First Nations in relation to energy projects.
