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Phone: 416-868-3126

Admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1984

Practice Highlights

Stephen’s practice is centred on environmental approvals, municipal and planning approvals. His portfolio includes a wide range of matters involving municipal approvals, Federal and Provincial environmental assessments, approvals related to landfills, telecommunication structures, Municipal and wide area fiber optic and wireless networks (MAN’s and WAN’s) and permissions for electric generating facilities, real estate development, expropriations and related litigation. He regularly appears before municipal councils, tribunals (such as the Ontario Municipal Board and the Environmental Assessment Board) and Courts on behalf of municipalities, public agencies and institutions, land developers and ratepayers’ associations.

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, Osgoode Hall Law School

Practice Areas

• Municipal
• Planning
• Environmental
• Telecommunications

Professional Activities and Affiliations

• The Canadian Bar Association - Municipal and Environmental Law Sections
• Public Affairs Association of Canada

Publications and Presentations

Stephen has written articles for and lectured to the Association of Municipal Clerks and Treasurers, The Canadian Bar Association of Ontario and The Canadian Institute on environmental and development matters and has taught Administrative Law at The Law Society of Upper Canada’s Bar Admission Course.

In addition to his legal training, Stephen also acted as an assistant to Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau from 1978-80 and as a consultant to Premier David R. Peterson of Ontario.