333 Bay St, Suite 3400, Bay Adelaide Ctr, W Twr, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 2015 (ON)
Partner. Practice encompasses a wide variety of municipal and land development matters for public and private sector clients across the Greater Toronto Area. Assists clients with complex land development applications and appeals, often involving heritage and environmental issues, as well as other municipal approvals. Regularly appears before municipal councils, the Committee of Adjustment and the Ontario Land Tribunal, and has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Has worked on intensification projects across the GTA, including in King-Spadina, Leslieville, Scarborough Centre, the South of Eastern Employment area, and greenfield development in the City of Vaughan and the Town of Richmond Hill among other municipalities. Significant experience assisting with development approvals in the context of large scale master plans, including East Harbour and Downsview in Toronto, and the Square One Shopping Centre in Mississauga. Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as “One to Watch” for Municipal Law. Teaches planning law at the University of Toronto. Has written and presented at conferences on a number of municipal law issues, including inclusionary zoning, various amendments to the Planning Act, and aboriginal consultation in planning matters.
