WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that on January 1st, 2024, four of our associates became partners.
Chantal deSereville – Municipal, Planning
and Land Development
Chantal assists both private entities and public bodies in
navigating municipal, land use planning, environmental, public, and
administrative law issues. In addition to helping clients obtain
and respond to development applications and appeals, Chantal
provides legal opinions on planning policy matters and assists
clients with a variety of court applications and provincial
offences proceedings. Chantal frequently appears at the Ontario
Land Tribunal and has appeared before all levels of Court in
Ontario.
Kelsey Ivory – Regulatory
Kelsey specializes in public law and civil litigation focusing on
professional self-regulation and capacity and discipline, human
rights, judicial review of government decision-making, and access
to information and privacy. She provides strategic advice to
industry, health, and social service professional regulators. She
appears regularly as counsel before administrative tribunals and
appellate courts in many aspects of public law.
Emma Romano – Commercial Litigation
Emma's practice includes media and defamation and aviation law,
as well as commercial and general civil litigation. She also
practises in the areas of information technology and intellectual
property law with a focus on high tech and Internet-based
companies. Emma has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario,
as well as the Federal Court of Canada. She is experienced in
drafting pleadings and affidavits, conducting complex research, and
advising clients on novel matters.
Jonah Waxman – Wills, Trusts &
Estates
Jonah has appeared on contentious motions and applications before
the Ontario Court of Appeal, Ontario Divisional Court of Justice
and Ontario Superior Court of Justice. He has also conducted
multi-week trials before both judges and juries, as well as before
various administrative tribunals. He has conducted mock trial
demonstrations before the legal community, and presided over
advocacy seminars arranged by the Canadian Bar Association, Ontario
Bar Association, and the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association.
"We are incredibly pleased to welcome Chantal, Kelsey, Emma and Jonah as the newest members of the WeirFoulds partnership," said Denise Baker & Wayne Egan, Co-Managing Partners at WeirFoulds, in a joint statement. "Each is an accomplished lawyer in their own right, and throughout their time at the firm, they have demonstrated a strong commitment to their clients, to the practice of law, and to WeirFoulds. We look forward to their continued service of our clients in their new capacity as partners of the firm."
To learn more about Chantal deSereville, Kelsey Ivory, Emma Romano and Jonah Waxman, please visit their respective profile pages.