Maya Stano

Maya Stano is a Vancouver-based partner whose practice focuses on environmental, Indigenous, natural resource, and construction law. She acts on matters including environmental impact assessments, the carbon credit regime, land rights, permitting, natural resource development, major infrastructure projects, regulatory compliance, and ESG. Maya provides advice at all stages of a project's lifecycle, from early planning through construction, operations and final closure, decommissioning and reclamation. She has represented the interests of both private companies and Indigenous Nations in relation to projects in a variety of sectors including tourism, mining, forestry, energy, oil and gas, and nuclear. She also assists in agreement negotiations between Indigenous Nations, provincial and federal governments, and proponents on natural resource projects and other activities. Maya also works with Indigenous Nations on various government-related matters, including drafting laws and bylaws, managing land use and rights on reserve, and working with land codes and other governance matters. Prior to practising law, Maya worked as a professional geological engineer. She has been recognized in Chambers Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, and The Best Lawyers in Canada.