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CURRICULUM VITAE - RICHARD KYLE PAISLEY Office Address ... CURRICULUM VITAE - RICHARD KYLE PAISLEY Office Address ...

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Curriculum Vitae - Richard Kyle Paisley International Legal Advisor, to Columbia Power Corporation regarding negotiations with the federal government of Canada involving international water and energy law, negotiation and environmental conflict resolution issues (2002 to 2007) Consultant and International Legal Advisor, to the Brace Centre for Water Resources Management McGill University, Macdonald Campus and the Scientific Information Centre of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of Central Asia (ICWC) regarding international water and energy law, negotiation and environmental conflict resolution issues in connection with the Aral Sea basin (2001 to 2003) International Legal Advisor, Nile River Basin Workshop, to the legal division of the FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization) of the United Nations regarding international water and energy law, negotiation and conflict resolution and governance issues in connection with the Nile River Basin, Cairo, Egypt (2001) International Legal Advisor, to the federal Canadian government departments of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and Environment (DFAIT), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and Environment Canada, at a major international meeting in Rudesheim, Germany to discuss donor cooperation in the realm of international water and energy law, negotiation and environmental conflict resolution and governance issues (2001) Consultant, to El Colegio de Mexico (Mexico) and the Aquatic Resources Conservation Group (USA) examining environmental challenges facing North American integration including institutional frameworks for coastal zone management, conservation and transboundary water resource management (2000 ongoing) International Legal Advisor, to the Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS), Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Vientiene, Laos PDR, regarding international water and energy law, international environmental law, negotiations and conflict resolution and governance issues (1999 to 2003) International Legal Advisor, to the Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (WECS) of His Majesty’s Government, Kathmandu, Nepal, regarding international water law, international environmental law, negotiations and conflict resolution and governance issues (1997 to 2003) Legal Advisor, to the Yukon Territorial Government regarding the manner in which water will be dealt with in the devolution of the Northern Affairs Program from Canada (2000) International Legal Advisor, to a major international law firm regarding the legal and political ramifications of a major international maritime boundary dispute (2000) 4

Curriculum Vitae - Richard Kyle Paisley Legal Advisor, to the British Columbia Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA), Canada, regarding the negotiation and resolution of various contentious disputes involving salmon net pen aquaculture in British Columbia (1997 to 2001) International Legal Advisor, to a major international law firm regarding implementation of the Columbia River Treaty (1997) Legal Advisor, to the government of Canada (Department of Fisheries and Oceans) regarding the establishment and maintenance of marine protected areas and marine environmental quality (1995 to 1999) International Legal Advisor, to the government of British Columbia regarding the harmonization of international trade and environmental laws (1996) Legal Advisor, to the government of Canada (Departments of Fisheries and Oceans and Environment Canada) regarding strategies and tactics for implementing integrated coastal zone management in a Canadian context (1996) Legal Advisor, to the government of British Columbia at negotiations regarding the Mackenzie River Basin (1994) Academic assignments included supervising graduate students and directing graduate level seminars and courses including: Natural Resources Law and Policy; International Law of the Sea; Water Law and Integrated Coastal Zone Management 1985 to 1991 Lawyer Department of Justice Government of Canada Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Activities included providing legal and policy advice as well as acting as litigation counsel in the administrative, water, fisheries, refugee, aboriginal and international law areas. Activities also included computer managing documents; conducting pretrial examinations; acting as counsel in pre-trial motions, preparing and conducting cross examinations; directing legal research; directing the preparation of expert opinion evidence reports; conducting education and training seminars for legal, scientific and technical experts; advising on communications strategies and appearing in court on high profile cases. Responsibilities and duties also included appearing as counsel before the British Columbia Supreme Court, the British Columbia Court of Appeal, the Federal Court of Canada Trial Division, the Federal Court of Appeal and a wide range of administrative tribunals plus managing the Pacific Regional Office of the legal division of a major federal administrative tribunal. Major cases worked on included 5

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International Legal Advisor, to Columbia Power Corporation regarding<br />

negotiations with the federal government of Canada involving international<br />

water and energy law, negotiation and environmental conflict resolution<br />

issues (2002 to 2007)<br />

Consultant and International Legal Advisor, to the Brace Centre for Water<br />

Resources Management McGill University, Macdonald Campus and the<br />

Scientific Information Centre of the Interstate Commission for Water<br />

Coordination of Central Asia (ICWC) regarding international water and energy<br />

law, negotiation and environmental conflict resolution issues in connection<br />

with the Aral Sea basin (2001 to 2003)<br />

International Legal Advisor, Nile River Basin Workshop, to the legal division of<br />

the FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization) of the United Nations regarding<br />

international water and energy law, negotiation and conflict resolution and<br />

governance issues in connection with the Nile River Basin, Cairo, Egypt<br />

(2001)<br />

International Legal Advisor, to the federal Canadian government departments<br />

of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and Environment (DFAIT), the<br />

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and Environment<br />

Canada, at a major international meeting in Rudesheim, Germany to discuss<br />

donor cooperation in the realm of international water and energy law,<br />

negotiation and environmental conflict resolution and governance issues<br />

(2001)<br />

Consultant, to El Colegio de Mexico (Mexico) and the Aquatic Resources<br />

Conservation Group (USA) examining environmental challenges facing North<br />

American integration including institutional frameworks for coastal zone<br />

management, conservation and transboundary water resource management<br />

(2000 ongoing)<br />

International Legal Advisor, to the Mekong River Commission Secretariat<br />

(MRCS), Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Vientiene, Laos PDR, regarding<br />

international water and energy law, international environmental law, negotiations<br />

and conflict resolution and governance issues (1999 to 2003)<br />

International Legal Advisor, to the Water and Energy Commission Secretariat<br />

(WECS) of His Majesty’s Government, Kathmandu, Nepal, regarding<br />

international water law, international environmental law, negotiations and conflict<br />

resolution and governance issues (1997 to 2003)<br />

Legal Advisor, to the Yukon Territorial Government regarding the manner in<br />

which water will be dealt with in the devolution of the Northern Affairs Program<br />

from Canada (2000)<br />

International Legal Advisor, to a major international law firm regarding the legal<br />

and political ramifications of a major international maritime boundary dispute<br />

(2000)<br />

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