Andrea
Skinner
she / her / hers
Partner
Andrea is Co-Leader of the firm’s Municipal, Land Use Planning & Development Group, as well as our Expropriation Group. She has a diverse practice providing advice and representation to a number of municipalities as well as to developers and individual landowners. Andrea advises and represents clients in connection with planning applications and appeals, expropriation proceedings, environmental and regulatory matters, and other municipal-related issues.
She regularly appears before administrative tribunals, including Committees of Adjustments and the Ontario Land Tribunal. She also appears before the Ontario courts.
This diversification within Andrea’s specialty is a foundation of her professional competence and expertise, and underscores the successes that she has achieved on behalf of her clients.
Andrea is an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School where she teaches the Land Use Planning Law course. She is also a member of the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee, developing and implementing firm strategies around equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Professional Involvement
Membership
- Ontario Expropriation Association
Co-Author with Christopher Williams and Matthew Helfand, Expropriation Law in Ontario, 2nd Edition, published by LexisNexis, April 14, 2025.
Co-Author with Patrick Harrington, Ontario Planning Legislation & Commentary, 2023 Edition, published by LexisNexis Canada, October 31, 2023.
Co-Author with Christopher Williams and Matthew Helfand, Expropriation Law in Ontario, published by LexisNexis, May 13, 2021.