Maggie Bassani

Partner* Admitted to the Ontario Bar: 2012

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  • Bio
  • Awards & Recognition
  • Professional Involvement
  • Selected Speaking Engagements
  • Insights
  • Education

Maggie is a member of the firm’s Municipal & Land Use Planning Group. She has extensive experience advising private sector clients, municipalities and government agencies across Ontario in all aspects of the development process. Her expertise lies in supporting clients through the lifecycle of a project, from initial due diligence and application submission to representation before municipal authorities and administrative tribunals. Maggie draws from this valuable insight and practical experience to help clients resolve issues and advance their land use and development plans.

Maggie has particular expertise in the preparation and processing of all development applications for real estate developers and landowners, including official plan and zoning by-law amendments, consents to sever, plans of subdivision, minor variances and site plan approvals. In addition to providing strategic guidance to her clients, she leads and works closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver a successful outcome. Maggie’s expertise also includes advising municipalities and public sector bodies on navigating planning and legal processes to facilitate major development, community-building and infrastructure projects in partnership with the private sector.

Maggie is committed to capacity building and adds value by keeping her clients informed of land use planning issues and industry updates that affect them.

Maggie is an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School where she teaches the Land Use Planning Law course. She currently serves on the firm’s Associates Committee and acts as a mentor to both summer and articling students, having previously been a long standing member of the Student Recruitment Committee.

Awards & Recognition

  • Recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading individual in Property Development
  • Recognized in Chambers Canada as an Up & Comer in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada in the field of Municipal Law

Professional Involvement

Memberships

  • Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD)
  • Canadian Urban Institute (CUI)
  • Member, Women's Leadership Initiative Committee, Urban Land Institute (ULI)
  • International Council of Shopping Centres 

Teaching Engagements

  • Adjunct Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School – “Land Use Planning Law”

Selected Speaking Engagements

"Condominium Development in Ontario: Legislative Updates, Best Practices and Market Trends," Aird & Berlis LLP Condominium Development Webinar, September 15, 2022.

"Municipal Issues for Real Estate Lawyers," Law Society of Ontario's 19th Annual Real Estate Law Summit, April 6, 2022.

Education

  • JD, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2011
  • MES (Planning), York University, 2011
  • BES (Hons. Planning), University of Waterloo, 2007