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Eileen P. K. Costello

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Admitted to the Ontario Bar: 2002


Eileen articled with the firm, became an associate in 2002 and a partner in 2006. She is a member of the Municipal and Land Use Planning Group.

Practice

Eileen practises exclusively in the area of municipal and land use planning law, including acquiring development approvals for a broad range of clients and advising municipalities on all aspects of the statutory and regulatory scheme which governs land development and regulation in the province. Eileen also undertakes prosecutions for municipalities in respect of zoning, property standards and building standards enforcement. Eileen appears regularly before municipal authorities and administrative tribunals, most notably the Ontario Municipal Board and the Conservation Review Board. She also appears before the Superior Court of Justice and the Divisional Court in respect of leave motions and appeals from the Ontario Municipal Board, decisions of chief building officials, and by-law interpretation matters.

Eileen is the author of The Ontario Heritage Act and Commentary and has a growing specialization with respect to heritage matters, including advising private property owners and municipal governments with respect to their obligations and opportunities under the Act.




Teaching EngagementsInstructor, Ryerson University Graduate Program in Planning (2008 – Ongoing)


MembershipsCanadian Association of Heritage Professionals
The Advocates' Society
Canadian/Ontario Bar Association (Municipal Law Section and Administrative Law Section)
Community Heritage Ontario
Irish Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Urban Land Institute


Community InvolvementDirector, Ireland Park Foundation
Secretary/Treasurer, Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (2011 – Present)
Co-Chair, Fort York Citizenship Committee (2009 – 2011)
Board of Management, Fort York National Historic Site (2007 – 2011)
Board of Governors, The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall (2007 – Present)
Property Committee, The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall (2006 – Present)
Mentor, Pathways to Education (2005 – 2007)


EducationLL.B., University of Toronto, 2001
M.Sc.Pl., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Toronto, 1998
B.A. (Hons.), Urban and Economic Geography, Queen's University, 1996