Denise Baker is Chair of WeirFoulds LLP and a Partner with a practice focused on municipal and land use planning matters and related litigation. In her leadership role, Denise guides the firm’s strategic direction while continuing to advise municipalities and land developers on complex land use planning and municipal finance issues. She has appeared frequently before the Ontario Land Tribunal and its predecessors, as well as the Ontario Court of Justice and the Divisional Court, earning consistent recognition from leading legal directories for her technical expertise and sound judgment. With more than two decades of experience, Denise emphasizes practical, results-driven solutions, often leveraging mediation and negotiation as effective alternatives to litigation. She contributes to the profession through prominent leadership roles, including Co-Chair of the first-generation Cambridge Forum on Land Use Planning and a past chair of the Ontario Bar Association’s municipal law section. Denise currently teaches planners about the role of expert witnesses before the Ontario Land Tribunal and previously taught planning law to undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Waterloo.
