Selected Speaking Engagements
June 2022 – “Public Safety Forum-Case Law Update” – City of Markham Staff Seminar – Speaker/PowerPoint
April 2022 – “How to prepare and present evidence at the OLT, both virtually and in person” – Speaker – Canadian Association of Certified Planning Technicians – Lunch & Learn Series
December 2021 – “Legal Miscellany 2021” – OACA Legal Webinar – Speaker/PowerPoint
November 2021 – “What Constitutes a “Core Policy Decision” Exemption from Negligence Liability” – OBOA Legal Session – Speaker/PowerPoint
October 2021 – “Inclusionary Zoning – Ontario’s Legislation and Toronto’s IZ Initiative” – OPPI21 Conference - Co-Speaker with John Pappas
October 2021 – “Inclusionary Zoning – The ‘How’ and ‘Why’” – 86th IMLA Conference - Speaker/Materials
March 2021 – “Municipal Law Miscellany” – Speaker/PowerPoint – Canadian Association of Certified Planning Technicians – Lunch & Learn Series
March 2021 – “Municipal Law Coffee Talk” – Speaker – CBA Municipal Law Section & CBA Young Lawyers Section
March 2021 –– “A Question Respecting Conduct: What is Proper?” - OBOA Journal, Issue No. 129
February 2021 –"Digging in the Dirt: Seven Things to Know about Ontario’s New Regulation for Excess Soils” – Speaker/Paper, co-authored with Matthew Helfand and Stacey Blydorp - OBA’s 2021 Annual Institute: Building Communities - Municipal Law Section
October 2020 – “How Crazy Has 2020 Been?” – 64th Annual OBOA Meeting – Conference Speaker/PowerPoint
June 2020 – “On-Site and Excess Soil Management: MECP's New Regulations” – Aird & Berlis LLP Webinar – Organizer/Moderator
April 2020 – “Changes to Planning Act Timelines During Ontario State of Emergency” – Aird & Berlis LLP Newsletter – co-authored with Patrick Harrington
March 2020 – “Crown Immunity From Subdivision Control” – Aird & Berlis LLP Website Blog – co-authored with Matthew Helfand
January 2020 - “Some Perspectives on Transforming and Modernizing the Delivery of Ontario’s Building Code Services” – OBOA Journal, Issue No. 125
October 2019 – “Building permits – A Very Abridged History” – 63rd Annual OBOA Meeting – Conference Speaker/PowerPoint
September 2019 – “Bill 108 Updates: Key Amendments” – Aird & Berlis LLP Webinar – Speaker/PowerPoint
May 2019 – “A ‘Lot’ About Sewage Systems” – OBOA Journal, Issue No. 122
April 2019 – "Municipal & Planning Law Potpourri” – 16th Annual Real Estate Law Summit, LSO – Co-Speaker with Maggie Bassani
March 2019 – “The Regulation of Building Materials” – Construction Canada, Vol. 61, No. 2 – Article co-authored with Meaghan Barrett
March 2019 – “LPAT – Planning Lawyer Panel” – LandPro Conference 2019 – Moderator/Speaker
November 2018 – “Bill 5 – Better Local Government Act, 2018” – OBA Municipal Law Section Dinner Program – Speaker/PowerPoint
October 2018 – “Planning Act vs. Building Code Act, 1992: Which Prevails Respecting Site Plans?” – 62nd Annual OBOA Meeting – Conference Speaker/PowerPoint
September 2018 – “The Division of Powers in Site Plan Control” – OBOA Journal, Issue No. 119, article co-authored with Meaghan Barrett and John Pappas
September 2018 – “Navigating the Rules of the New Local Planning Appeal Tribunal – Part 3: Things You Need to Do” – Municipal World – Article co-authored with Patrick Harrington
August 2018 – “Navigating the Rules of the New Local Planning Appeal Tribunal – Part 2: Things You Need to Understand” – Municipal World – Article co-authored with Patrick Harrington
July 2018 – “Navigating the Rules of the New Local Planning Appeal Tribunal – Part 1: Things You Need to Know” – Municipal World – Article co-authored with Patrick Harrington
Summer 2018 – “Ontario’s New Land Use Planning Appeals Regime: An Overview of What Has Changed” – Public Sector Digest – Article co-authored with Patrick Harrington
April 2018 – "The ‘Abolition’ of the Ontario Municipal Board and the Curtailment of Appeal Rights” – 15th Annual Real Estate Law Summit, LSO – Paper
April 2018 – “What You Need to Know When the OMB Becomes LPAT” – Aird & Berlis LLP Webinar – Speaker/PowerPoint
March 2018 – “Toronto’s Regulation of Short Term Rentals” – LandPro Conference 2018 – Speaker
March 2018 – “Green Buildings: Municipal Requirements and Other Building Standards” at OBA Webinar “Land Development and Construction Law Issues in Ontario: Part 2” – Speaker/Paper
February 2018 – “Bill 139: How Will This Affect You and Your Clients?” – Aird & Berlis LLP Webinar – Speaker/PowerPoint
December 2017 – "Bill 139: How This Will Affect You and Your Clients” – Aird & Berlis LLP Breakfast Seminar – Speaker/PowerPoint
December 2017 – “Your Time Is Up [The Law Respecting Extensions of Time to Appeal]" – OBOA Journal, Issue No. 116
November 2017 – "LPAT – The New OMB” – Aird & Berlis LLP Real Estate & Development Law Breakfast Seminar – Speaker/PowerPoint
October 2017 – “The Elliot lake Inquiry Report – Three Years Later: What Has Happened?” – 61st Annual OBOA Meeting – Conference Speaker/PowerPoint
October 2017 – “Beyond Airbnb: Balancing Community Interests in the Sharing Economy - Lessons Learned from Regulating Short Term Accommodations in the Town of The Blue Mountains” – OPPI Annual Conference – Speaker/PowerPoint
June 2017 – “Provincial Planning Policy & Legislation: Highway Infrastructure” – OPPI Summer Solstice Seminar – PowerPoint/Speaker
June 2017 – “The New Provincial Plans” – Moderator, Aird & Berlis LLP Municipal Law Webinar
April 2017 – "Your First Look at Second Units” – Paper – 14th Annual Real Estate Law Summit, LSUC
February 2017 – “What Constitutes a ‘Material Alteration’ Requiring a Building Permit?” – OBOA Journal, Issue No. 112
September 2016 – "Addressing Airbnb" - 81st IMLA Conference - Speaker/Paper
June 2016 – "Short Term Accommodation Regulation” – Corporate Housing Providers Association Chapter Meeting – Speaker
June 2016 – “Provincial Planning Policy and Legislation Concerning Public Infrastructure” – OPPI Summer Solstice Seminar – PowerPoint/Speaker
May 2016 – "Municipal Summit on OMB Reform: Process & Powers" – Speaker/Facilitator
May 2016 – “Three Truths About Building Permit Appeals” – OBOA Journal, Issue No. 110
May 2016 – “OMB Think Tank: Future Directions, Updates and Best Practices” – Discussion Facilitator – OBA Municipal Law Section Dinner
April 2016 – "What’s Going on Today in Municipal Law that Real Estate Lawyers Really Need to Know” – Speaker/Paper – 13th Annual Real Estate Law Summit, LSUC
February 2016 –"Provincial Plan Review – 2016 Update” – Speaker/Paper, OBA’s 2016 Institute: Municipal Section
February 2016 – “Municipal Jurisdiction to Regulate Short Term Accommodations – Addressing Airbnb” – Speaker/Paper, LSUC Real Estate Webinar
December, 2015 – “Professionalism Issues for Municipal Lawyers” – “Communicating with Members of Council and Staff” – PowerPoint & Speaker, OBA Seminar
October 2015 – “On the Waterfront” – Speaker/PowerPoint – 59th Annual OBOA Meeting Conference
May 2015 – “Brampton ‘Monster Home’ Saga Continues” - OBOA Journal, Issue No. 106
May 2015 – “The PPS 2014: What’s New? Has It Made Any Difference?” – Speaker/Paper, The Six-Minute Municipal Lawyer 2015, LSUC
May 2015 – “Bill 73: Smart Growth for Our Communities Act, 2015” – Speaker/Presentation – OSUM Conference
April 2015 – "I Object – How to Advise a Client Who Wants to Oppose a Development Application or Municipal Approval” - Speaker/Paper - 12th Annual Real Estate Law Summit, LSUC
April 2015 – "Bring Us a Problem…and Go Home with a Solution” - Moderator, 11th Annual Planning & Development Law Forum, Cambridge Forums
March 2015 – “The Declaration of Office: What it Covers; What it Means; Why it Matters!” – Speaker/PowerPoint, Aird & Berlis LLP Municipal Law Webinar