333 Bay St, Suite 3400, Bay Adelaide Ctr, W Twr, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 2007
Partner and head of the Municipal and Land Development Group. Specializes in municipal and planning issues, assisting on complex development applications and land use policy appeals with significant growth management, infrastructure, servicing, environmental and heritage components. Frequently represents property owners in expropriation proceedings, court applications, tax assessment and rebate appeals. Extensive experience with land valuation, development charges, tax incentive grants and brownfield remediation programs. Also advises on municipal issues including governance, accountability, by-law interpretation, financing, taxation, licensing, permitting, procurement and lobbying. Regularly appears before municipal committees and councils, the Ontario Land Tribunal, the Toronto Local Appeal Body, the Assessment Review Board and the Superior Court of Justice. Honoured as one of Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40 in 2018. Recognized in administrative, public, municipal and real estate law by The Best Lawyers in Canada and in real estate: zoning and land use law by Chambers Canada. Teaches the core planning law course for the Master’s of Planning program at the University of Toronto. Member and Past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association Municipal Law Section Executive.
