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Katarzyna Sliwa

Katarzyna Sliwa

Dentons, Canada

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Partner

Career

Katarzyna is a partner managing the municipal, land use planning and development law group. She is also the National Real Estate practice group co-leader. She assists landowners in weaving through the approval process for development and redevelopment projects and resolving complex land use issues throughout the province of Ontario. She frequently appears before the Ontario Municipal Board, as well as municipal councils and committees. Katarzyna has acted for development companies, landowner groups, institutions, commercial and retail establishments, restaurants, hotels, builders and homeowners on official plan, zoning, subdivision, severance, variance and site plan matters. She has also acted as project manager on larger development projects. Katarzyna has negotiated and drafted a variety of development agreements including Section 37 Agreements, Site Plan Agreements, Reciprocal Agreements and Tieback, Encroachment and Crane Swing Agreements.

Languages

English Polish

Memberships

Member, Ontario Bar Association, Municipal Law Executive member, Program Director Member, Canadian Bar Association Member, Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) Committee member, yBILD Member, Urban Land Institute Ontario Expropriation Association (OEA) Steering Committee Member, Cambridge Forums, Planning & Development: Emerging Leaders’ Forum, 2016

Education

Osgoode Hall, 2007, Intensive Trial Advocacy Workshop University of Western Ontario and University of Groningen in the Netherlands (exchange), 2004, LLB University of Toronto, 2000, BA (Honours) Admission and Qualifications: Ontario, 2005

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