Jennifer Bilas
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Admitted to the Ontario Bar: 2023
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Aird & Berlis LLP
Brookfield Place, 181 Bay Street, Suite 1800
Toronto, Canada M5J 2T9
T 416.863.1500
F 416.863.1515
Admitted to the Ontario Bar: 2023
Jennifer is drawn to the creative aspects of litigation and
enjoys forming persuasive arguments to support her clients’ cases. She takes
the time to fully understand her clients’ needs and uses her advocacy skills to
advance their goals. Jennifer’s extensive experience in the construction
industry, both in the private sector and at a municipality, has proven to be an
asset to clients.
Jennifer is a member of the firm’s Litigation & Dispute
Resolution Group. She advises on a wide range of corporate and commercial litigation
matters, with a particular focus on construction, municipal, competition,
infrastructure, procurement and expropriation disputes.
Jennifer summered and articled at Aird & Berlis prior to
joining the firm as an associate.
Represented a municipality in having two complex claims, which arose in the context of a municipal infrastructure project and which were brought before an Adjudicator in accordance with the Construction Act, R.S.O., 1990, c. C.30, dismissed.
Successfully obtained a Certificate of Pending Litigation and restraining order injunction in a residential dispute.
Co-Authored with Vedran Simkic, "Arbitration Clauses in Construction Agreements: Mandatory or Permissive?," Construction Law Letter, Vol.40, No.4, March/April 2024.
Co-Authored with John Mascarin, "Strong Mayor Powers – A Cure to Ontario’s Housing Crisis?,” The Six-Minute Real Estate Lawyer, Law Society of Ontario, November 15, 2023.
Co-Author, "Arbitration Clauses in Construction Agreements: Mandatory or Permissive?" Aird & Berlis, June 22, 2023.
Co-Authored with John Mascarin, "Strong Mayors, Weak Plan," 11 Digest of Municipal & Planning Law (2d) No.22, October 2022.
Co-Author, "Strong Mayors – Shifting the Municipal Governance Model," Aird & Berlis, September 12, 2022.
Co-Authored with Naomi Mares, “Adverse Possession Claims Against Municipally-Owned Lands," 10 Digest of Municipal & Planning Law (2d), No.21, September 2022.
Co-Authored with Ajay Gajaria, “'Always, and We Mean Always, Be Good' - The Supreme Court of Canada Weighs in on Municipal Contractual Discretion” (2021) 10 Digest of Municipal & Planning Law (2d), No.9, September 2021.