Eileen Costello

Partner @Aird & Berlis LLP

Toronto, ON, CA

I practise exclusively in the area of municipal and land use planning law, including acquiring development approvals for a broad range of clients and advising municipalities on all aspects of the statutory and regulatory scheme which governs land development and regulation in the province. I also undertake prosecutions for municipalities in respect of zoning, property standards and building standards enforcement. I appear regularly before municipal authorities and administrative tribunals, most notably the Ontario Municipal Board and the Conservation Review Board. I also appear before the Superior Court of Justice and the Divisional Court in respect of leave motions and appeals from the Ontario Municipal Board, decisions of chief building officials, and by-law interpretation matters.I am the author of The Ontario Heritage Act and Commentary and I have a growing specialization with respect to heritage matters, including advising private property owners and municipal governments with respect to their obligations and opportunities under the Act.

University of Toronto

M.Sc.Pl., Urban and Regional Planning

University of Toronto

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Queen's University

B.A. (Hons.), Urban and Economic Geography