Jeff G. Cowan

Jeff G. Cowan


WeirFoulds LLP

Recognized since 2006

Toronto, Ontario

Practice Areas

Administrative and Public Law

Real Estate Law

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Jeff Cowan is recognized as one of Canada's leading public law litigators.

He acts as counsel before administrative tribunals and the trial and appellate courts in many aspects of public law, including professional self-regulation and discipline, judicial review of government decision-making, freedom of information and privacy matters, municipal and provincial planning and environmental approvals, municipal assessment and taxation, health, education, alcohol and gaming, legislative drafting and government relations, and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In addition, Jeff regularly litigates in matters relating to real property, including purchase and sale disputes, lease and contract interpretation, expropriation, valuation, taxation, boundary and ownership issues, Aboriginal land claims, and arbitration proceedings, including acting as an arbitrator.

Jeff has argued many of the leading cases – including in the Supreme Court of Canada – in the areas of tribunal jurisdiction and independence, Ministerial discretion, standard of judicial review, equality rights, constitutionality and interpretation of taxation and valuation legislation and remedies, freedom of information, aboriginal land claims and remedies, ownership of waterfront property, and the interpretation of commercial leases.

Location
  • 66 Wellington Street West, Suite 4100
    TD Bank Tower
    P.O. Box 35
    Toronto, ON M5K 1B7
    Canada
Bar Admissions
  • Ontario, 1978
Affiliations
  • ADR Institute of Ontario, Inc. - Member
  • Lambda Alpha International (Honorary Land Economics Society) - Member
  • Ontario Bar Association - Executive member and past Chair of Administrative Law section and past Council member
  • The Advocates' Society - (past Director)

WeirFoulds LLP
Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario

39 The Best Lawyers in Canada awards

9 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 for work in:
  • Administrative and Public Law
  • Real Estate Law
Awards:
  • Managing Partner of WeirFoulds from 1999-2003
  • Rated by Martindale Hubbell Ratings as "pre-eminent" (AV)
  • Jeff is recognized as a leading practitioner in his areas of expertise in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
  • Dedicated Service Award, Canadian Bar Association – Ontario
  • Recipient of Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators Medal for outstanding service to the administrative justice system of Ontario

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