Steven A. Zakem

Steven A. Zakem

Managing Partner at Aird & Berlis LLP
(416) 865-3440
(416) 863-1515
181 Bay St, Suite 1800, Brookfield Pl, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 1991 (ON)
Managing Partner and member of the firm’s Municipal & Land Use Planning Group. Steven specializes in land use planning matters and advises a broad range of public and private sector clients involving residential, commercial and industrial properties. He has appeared before local municipal planning bodies and has extensive experience appearing before the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal). Steven is a member of Lambda Alpha International Simcoe (Toronto) Chapter. He was a board member of the Toronto Lands Corporation (2014–2021) and is a past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association Municipal Law Section (2003–2004). Steven is recognized in Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business as a top practitioner in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Ontario), The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Property Development, and The Best Lawyers in Canada in the field of real estate. Steven was named Best Lawyers' 2019 Lawyer of the Year in Municipal Law (Toronto) and 2013 Lawyer of the Year in Real Estate Law (Toronto). Steven also received the BV Distinguished rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
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