David N. Germain*

Practice highlights

Biography

*David Germain Law Professional Corporation

David’s practice focuses on municipal, land use planning, and expropriation law. He provides legal advice to municipalities, developers, businesses, and private individuals on a range of matters, including land use planning applications, appeals, and agreements under the Planning Act, municipal powers and procedures, expropriations, aggregate extraction proposals, infrastructure projects, and environmental issues.

As an advocate for his clients, David has appeared before a variety of administrative tribunals, including the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and Ontario Municipal Board), joint boards, committees of adjustment, municipal councils, and all levels of Ontario courts.

In addition to his law practice, David is a member of the Discipline Committee of the Professional Engineers of Ontario and teaches municipal law through the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario.

Year of Call

Education

• Bachelor of Music, McGill University (2000)
• M.A., Columbia University(2002)
• J.D., University of Toronto Faculty of Law (2005)

Accreditations

• The Canadian Bar Association
• The Ontario Bar Association
• The Advocates Society