Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) is excited to welcome Liviu Cananau to its Environmental, Municipal, Expropriation and Regulatory Group (EMER). Liviu will be based in BLG's Toronto office.
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Liviu brings over 10 years of experience in the areas of land acquisition, expropriation, real estate and municipal law, in both the private and public sectors. He has also advised on procurement matters, including rolling stock acquisitions, and has negotiated a wide variety of project implementation agreements.
From 2012-16, Liviu acted as in-house counsel for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in relation to the Region's Light Rail Transit Project, responsible for land acquisition and expropriations, including hearings of necessity and Board of Negotiation proceedings.
With his unique and diverse experience with a variety of transit, highway and infrastructure projects, including all facets of land acquisition and resolution of compensation, Liviu will be of immediate benefit to BLG's clients seeking industry-leading expertise in land acquisition and expropriations.
BLG's expropriation practice is the largest in the country and has handled leading cases on behalf of both expropriated owners and expropriating authorities. The group's extensive experience and national leadership in the field enables it to tackle any expropriation-related problem and provide clients with creative solutions and strong strategic advice from its team of leading professionals.