Neil M. Smiley is engaged in a specialized multifaceted real estate development practice. Neil is an experienced commercial real estate lawyer in the acquisition, financing, leasing and disposition of real property. In so doing, he provides corporate support for such transactions including the negotiation of joint ventures, co-ownership and partnership agreements. He is also an experienced municipal planning and development lawyer who specializes in assisting clients with assessing the development potential of land, in securing development approvals, including approvals for severances, subdivisions, condominiums, official plan amendments, zoning amendments and site plan approvals and where required on appeal, in litigating such cases before the Ontario Municipal Board. Neil has particular interest and experience in energy projects and has been involved in the property regulation, site selection and approval/appeal process in respect of such projects. Given his dual practice areas, Neil provides value-added service to his clients rarely seen in Ontario's legal community. His prior education and work experience as an urban planner allows Neil to apply such experience to complex legal transactions.
Membership/Affiliations
- Executive Member of the Muncipal Law Section of the CBAO
- Member of CBAO
- Member of the University of Waterloo Planning Alumni of Toronto, which through its annual dinner, raises funds for the University of Waterloo's School of Planning
- Member of Pragma Council, which involves high-level planning experts in Ontario