Albert is certified by the LSO as a Specialist in Environmental Law. He provides clients with legal and strategic assistance regarding environmental law, construction law and dispute resolution.
Formerly a prosecutor with Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment, he continues to conduct prosecutions for various governmental authorities and also defends clients charged with provincial offences under Ontario’s environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations. He assists clients with investigations, environmental and related aspects of transactions and various types of agreements, due diligence, securing necessary regulatory approvals, appeals of environmental orders and approvals, civil litigation involving environmental and related issues, contaminated lands and brownfields redevelopment. He appears before various administrative tribunals and all levels of court in Ontario.
Albert is recognized by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada and as a repeatedly recommended lawyer in the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory in the area of Environmental Law.
Environmental Law Section Executive, Member at Large, 2024-2025
Environmental Law
Environmental Law and Energy Law
OBA Ontario Legal Conference, May 4, 2023
Project Development and Endangered Species
Advanced Environmental Law Practitioner Roundtable: The Legal Landscape Following Midwest, Crombie and Huang,
Environmental Due Diligence for Supervisors and Managers: Practical Strategies for Avoiding Environmental Liability
Wind Turbine Noise: Ontario’s Experience;
Climate & Urbanism: How is it Affecting Communities and Developments? and Environmental & Urbanism: How Sustainability is Evolving Across the Market
Developing a Wind Power Project in Canada; February 27, 2014
Wind Turbines and Health – A North American Perspective; October 14, 2012
Renewable Energy Approval Appeals and Hearings: An Update on Recent and Emerging Case Law
Can a wind turbine cause serious harm to human health? Case law Update
