Outdoor / Adventure Law
Outdoor / Adventure Law
Not your typical area of legal practice!
Outdoor/adventure law involves all aspects of what would broadly be considered “risk” in the recreation, tourism, and the outdoors. Our focus is helping clients anticipate, manage, minimize, and respond to those risks so their operations can thrive safely and sustainably.
We act for companies and individuals operating in every corner of the industry, including:
- Mountain guides
- Adventure tourism operations
- Remote lodges
- Outdoor learning cooperatives
- Recreational clubs and organizations
- Race operations
- Gear/equipment manufacturers
- Rental businesses
- Athlete sponsorships/contracts
- Ski hills
- And more.
Our clients range from sole proprietorships through to multinational; mechanized and human powered. We often work closely with insurers and insurance brokers to ensure the best preventative measures are in place to guard against potential problems. And if things go wrong, we are also litigators who act in Court to protect your interests. Our representation and advice to owners and operators touches on all corners of the industry, including:
- liability waivers and risk management/mitigation strategies
- highly specific Crown tenure issues
- product liability concerns
- contractual arrangements
- broader corporate/commercial affairs
- environmental and other regulatory hurdles.
Most importantly, not only do our lawyers bring decades of legal experience to bear, our legal work is informed by our personal experience. With us, you do not need to waste time explaining the difference between top roping and lead climbing. We will happily discuss the latest avalanche rescue strategies. If something could go wrong, there is a strong chance we have seen it before and helped in the response and addressed the aftermath. We understand the outdoor/adventure industry because that is how we spend our time outside of the office.
