Joel’s practice is devoted to the representation of developers and landowners in all aspects of municipal, regulatory, and environmental issues concerning the development, redevelopment and use of land.
Joel also handles complex expropriation and public procurement matters for the private sector. Joel regularly appears before the Ontario Land Tribunal and the Ontario Courts, including the Divisional Court and the Court of Appeal.
Joel works extensively in the areas of Land Use Planning and Development, Expropriation, Public, Administrative and Municipal Law and Commercial Litigation.
Bonnie is the Director of Legal Research and Coordinator of the firm’s Continuing Professional Development Program.
Her practice involves legal research in connection with civil proceedings before the Ontario Courts, the Supreme Court of Canada and administrative tribunals.
Bonnie is an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto teaching Advanced Legal Research, Analysis and Writing and the 1st Year Program in Legal Research and Writing.
Bonnie has chaired and spoken at many conferences on legal research and lectured at the Bar Admission Course.
Michael is an experienced civil litigator. His practice has a particular focus on broker liability litigation and employment law matters.
Michael has also acted as lead counsel on matters before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada. As well he has appeared on administrative matters involving the Mutual Fund Dealers Association, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, The Financial Services Commission of Ontario, the Chartered Professional Accountants Ontario and the Ontario Securities Commission.
He has acted and advised on employment matters involving Employment Standards, Human Rights and wrongful dismissal claims (both employee and management side). As well, in the regulatory area, he has acted on behalf of both dealers and individual registrants. Michael has acted on matters before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.
He has also acted in a variety of areas including securities, regulatory enforcement and professional negligence.
Michael represents registrants in proceedings before provincial securities commissions, self-regulatory organizations and the courts. He has advised corporations and individuals involved in proceedings before provincial securities commissions and in general employment matters.
Michael has successfully resolved numerous litigation claims through trial and appeal and Michael has successfully resolved many more claims, both litigation and regulatory, through mediation and negotiation.
Lawrence advises a wide variety of business clients, ranging from owner-operated businesses to large corporations. Lawrence acts for clients in all aspects of the business life cycle, including general corporate and commercial matters, reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions and business succession planning.
Over the years, Lawrence has acted for both lenders and borrowers on numerous secured financing transactions, including substantial multi-lender transactions.
Lawrence also advises clients with respect to residential and commercial real estate and leasing matters. He was interviewed and quoted on the topic of estate freezes in an article in Morningstar entitled “How Retiring Business Owners Can Zap the Taxman” and has spoken on various topics at the North York Chartered Accountants Association, the Etobicoke Chartered Accountants Association and the Canadian Bar Association Annual Institute.
Lawrence coaches his two sons in a local rec hockey league, plays hockey himself, and skis and cycles when he can find the time.
Tammy Anklewicz has been practicing in the fields of estates, trusts and charities law for over 30 years. She advises clients in the estate and succession planning context, drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney and other related documents.
Tammy also prepares domestic contracts and has a particular interest in both incapacity and elder law. Tammy also assists her clients in giving effect to their philanthropic intent, whether through creating private charitable foundations or structuring gifts to existing charities.
In the trust and estate administration areas, Tammy advises executors and trustees in matters ranging from applications for certificates of appointment, fiduciary obligations, passings of accounts and contested trust and estate matters.
Tammy is active in the Estates and Trusts bar and is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), the Canadian Tax Foundation and Estate Planning Council, Toronto. She has been recognized, as well, as the 2013 recipient of the Professional Advisory Committee Award of Excellence by the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto.
Beth is a Partner in the Indigenous Practice Department. She is dedicated to working alongside Indigenous governments, communities and members to advance her clients’ self-determination, strengthen governance, promote sovereign wealth generation, and support community-driven decision-making.
Beth has experience providing advice to Indigenous governments on economic development matters including: structuring best practices, the development and implementation of customized corporate governance frameworks and adapting and Indigenizing colonial corporate frameworks and structures to better reflect and serve her clients’ needs.
Legislative drafting and policy development form a large part of Beth’s practice and she frequently assists Councils and communities in the development of laws and policies based on inherent jurisdiction, recognition agreements such as the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management and statutes such as the and the Indian Act and An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families.
Legislative and policy representative work includes:
Partnering with clients to develop custom election laws, leading community consultations to identify leadership priorities, drafting tailored election laws, and supporting their successful ratification and implementation.
Advising First Nations on the reassertion of their inherent jurisdiction over the well-being of their children, youth, and families—including drafting child well-being laws, facilitating community ratification, and successfully removing provincial jurisdiction in this area.
Advocating for and representing clients in Coordination Agreement discussions pursuant to An Act Respecting First Nations, Métis and Inuit Children, Youth and Families.
Developing laws—including residency, business licensing, and cannabis use and regulation—based on inherent jurisdiction, recognition agreements (such as the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management), and statutes such as the Indian Act, to support good governance and address community needs.
Updating and implementing housing policies and related agreements (including rental, loan, and purchase agreements) to align with current land management regimes, both on- and off-reserve, enabling Indigenous governments to better manage housing programs and meet community needs.
Drafting and implementing Land Codes under the First Nations Land Management Framework Agreement, leading community consultations, supporting ratification, and preparing tools for the effective administration of lands, empowering communities to take greater control of land governance.
Commercial representative work includes:
Advising individual First Nations and First Nation consortiums on the structuring of ownership and participation in major commercial developments related to infrastructure, energy transmission, and renewable energy generation.
Negotiating on behalf of, and supporting, Indigenous businesses and First Nation economic development entities in the structuring and negotiation of joint ventures with industry partners.
Collaborating with First Nation governments and communities on economic development initiatives, including business structuring, implementation of governance best practices, and the design of customized corporate governance frameworks
Kathryn’s practice is focused on helping clients achieve their estate-planning goals by providing advice on wills, trusts, the transfer of assets, powers of attorney, and estate administration.
She works in partnership with her clients to help them navigate complex matters and to protect and plan for the transfer of their personal assets.
Kathryn is active in the estates and trusts bar and is a member of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) Executive for Trusts and Estates law. While on the Executive Committee for the OBA Trusts and Estates Law section, Kathryn spearheaded the Make a Will Month initiative that has provided hundreds of public information sessions across Ontario, partnering with the Toronto Public Library, and actively participated in the development of emergency legislation to address the Covid-19 pandemic in Ontario relating to the execution of Wills and Powers of Attorney.
Kathryn is also a member of the Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners (STEP). Kathryn has contributed to the OBA Trusts and Estates Law newsletter and to the firm’s publications. She speaks at various professional and public programs on the topic of wills, estates and substitute decision-making.
Bruce was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1989 and has practiced civil and commercial litigation since.
Bruce has particular experience and expertise in the following areas: shareholder and partnership disputes; commercial contract disputes; commercial landlord and tenant litigation and enforcement; real estate litigation, including condominium disputes and title insurance defence; negligence and breach of fiduciary duty; secured and unsecured loan and mortgage enforcement and defence; estate and trust litigation; construction; fraud; creditors’ rights and bankruptcy and insolvency litigation. Bruce represents individuals as well as businesses of all sizes in a broad range of industries involved in complex commercial disputes.
Bruce has appeared as lead counsel and before administrative and arbitral tribunals. He has successfully litigated before the trial and appellate levels of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court, and the Court of Appeal of Ontario and on applications for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.
In addition to his significant commercial litigation experience, Bruce has successfully resolved disputes through negotiation and mediation. Bruce is also trained as a certified mediator and is available to mediate a variety of civil and commercial disputes and to conduct civil and commercial arbitrations.
Bill has a wide-ranging business law practice focusing on commercial transactions and general corporate matters.
His practice covers all aspects of commercial transactions, including financings, commercial contracts, asset management and development agreements, joint ventures, acquisitions, operating contracts, leasing, and licensing.
Furthermore, Bill acts as corporate counsel to many private companies. He is respected as trusted counsel because he provides strategic advice and creative solutions in almost every aspect of their business, across diverse industries such as staffing, building products, hospitality, sports, manufacturing and retail. Bill also provides compliance advice on competition law and the application of the Investment Canada Act.
Stephen represents companies in all facets of labour relations and employment law.
He has conducted extensive collective bargaining, conciliation and mediation. Stephen has vast and valuable experience at hearings at the Ontario Labour Relations Board, Boards of Arbitration, the Federal Court of Canada and the Ontario Courts, including the Divisional Court and the Court of Appeal.
A significant part of his practice includes the representation of management in wrongful dismissal actions and providing sound and practical legal and business advice to companies and their management team in all areas of employment law including negotiating and drafting employment agreements, employment standards, human rights, workplace safety and insurance and occupational health and safety. Often Stephen is required to provide advice on employment and labour matters involving substantial Ontario and cross-border business transactions. He continues to conduct client seminars and has participated as a speaker at many conferences with emphasis on labour relations and employment law.
Stephen is often consulted with respect to companies that have made proposals under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act or have made a proposal in bankruptcy and the effect on employees, officers and directors.
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