Cases
Representative Work: Serves as counsel in proceedings before the LPAT, Joint Board, all levels of Ontario's court,
mediators
arbitrators.
Represents private sector clients (developers, pension funds, industry) in a diverse range of planning matters
development charge matters throughout Ontario, including management of development applications
submissions to municipalities
filing appeals
assembling consultant teams
negotiations, presentations
mediations
committee of adjustment appearances, LPAT hearings
cost sharing arbitrations.
Acts for public sector clients, including local
upper tier municipalities, school boards
hospitals, in planning matters throughout southern Ontario. For municipalities, cases typically involve higher level policy approvals
site-specific development disputes at the LPAT
for school boards
hospitals, most cases involve capital facility development approvals, policy planning or site protection.
Prepares all forms of development agreements, including cost sharing, subdivision, site plan, pre-servicing
front-ending agreements,
unique forms of development agreements such as subway entrance connection agreements.
Provides expropriation process
litigation services to expropriating authorities, typically municipalities
school boards. Sample municipal projects include local
regional transit, road
bridge projects
sanitary
water service infrastructure
special projects
major assemblies such as Ataratiri, Yonge/Dundas Regeneration
Windsor urban renewal projects.
Acts for l
owners in expropriation claims against the Province, typically in relation to Highways 407, 407 East, 400, 404, 427
other Provincial highways.
Provides legal opinions under the Municipal Act, 2001
other legislation governing municipal authority
action, particularly related to servicing
financing.
