Lawyer Profile
Janet L. Bobechko
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Janet L. Bobechko is a Partner at WeirFoulds LLP in Toronto. Her practice focuses on environmental law, climate change and sustainability, ESG, real estate and brownfield development, environmental dispute resolution, compliance, M&A, financings, spills, remediation and excess soils. She holds a Certificate in Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution from the University of Windsor, a J.D. from Mercy Law School at the University of Detroit, an LL.B. from the University of Windsor and a B.A. from York University, and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1991. WeirFoulds' current official profile records her professional activities, recognitions, publications and speaking engagements. Norton's official 2019 climate-law material confirms her historical senior-partner affiliation with Norton Rose Fulbright.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Ontario, 1991
Professional Details
Education
Certificate, Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution, University of Windsor, 1995
J.D., Mercy Law School, University of Detroit, 1989
LL.B., University of Windsor, 1989
B.A., York University, 1986
Associations
Ontario Bar Association
University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law
Member-at-Large, Law Section Executive, National Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Section, Canadian Bar Association (2015-2022, 2023-present)
Chair, Climate Change Committee, Ontario Environment Industry Association (2017-present)
Member, External Advisory Committee, Institute for the Study of Corporate Responsibility, Toronto Metropolitan University (2019-present)
Board Member, Learning for a Sustainable Future (2017-present)
Member, Provincial Excess Soil Engagement Group, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (2017-present)
Member, Site Alteration - Excess Soil Bylaw Tool Steering Committee, Canadian Urban Institute (2020-present)
Member, Provincial Brownfield Stakeholder Advisory Group, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Member, Canadian Brownfields Network
Member, Women in Mining Association, Toronto Chapter
Member, Supporting Inclusive Resource Development in East Africa
Member, Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada
Past Chair, Brownfield Committee, Ontario Environment Industry Association
Past Chair and member, Environmental Law Section, Ontario Bar Association
Past Director, Toronto Lawyers Association
Awards & Recognition
Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers (2025, 2026)
Chambers Global Guide: leading lawyer in Environment Law
Chambers Canada Guide: leading lawyer in Environmental Law
The Best Lawyers in Canada: leading lawyer in Environmental Law
The International Who's Who of Environmental Lawyers
Lexology Index: Canada: leader in Environmental & Climate Change
Heroes Underpinning Brownfields Foundation Award, Canadian Brownfields Network (2016)
Certified Director of Governance, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law Board of Directors Certificate program
Articles & Speeches
Vapour Intrusion Liability in Ontario: Statutory Authority, Regulatory Guidance, and Professional Exposure, Toronto Vapour Intrusion Conference, May 21, 2026 (speaker)
Climate change roundtable, 2026 Business + Policy Forum, May 12, 2026 (co-chair)
Enforcement Trends, 2026 Environmental Law Passport Series: Waste Management in Focus, May 6, 2026 (speaker)
CANECT 26 - Environmental Compliance and Due Diligence Training Event, April 28-30, 2026 (chair, speaker and moderator)
Sustainable Developments and Sustainable Operation of Shopping Centres, ICSC+Canadian Law 2026, April 24, 2026 (speaker)
PFAS - the lurking substance and challenging discussion in transactional due diligence, 2025 PFAS Symposium, September 23, 2025 (speaker)
ESG In Uncertain Times: What Corporate Counsel Needs to Know, Ontario Bar Association, September 18, 2025 (speaker)
Brownfield Development: Evolving Legal Risks, Liabilities and Opportunities, Canadian Brownfields Network Annual Conference 2025, June 17, 2025 (speaker)
2025 Business + Policy Forum, Ontario Environment Industry Association, May 8, 2025 (co-chair)
Sustainable Developments and Sustainable Operation of Shopping Centres, ICSC+Canadian Law 2025, May 2, 2025 (speaker)
Dealing with Environmental Spills, CANECT 25, May 1, 2025 (course chair)
Ontario's Excess Soils Regulation and Contaminated Sites 2025, CANECT 25, April 30, 2025 (course chair)
ESG issues in commercial leasing - what are the current issues and how to manage lease implications, ICSC+Canadian Law 2024, April 9, 2024 (speaker)
Leveraging AI Intelligently in the Business of Real Estate Law, ICSC+Canadian Law 2024, April 9, 2024 (speaker)
Significant Environmental Issues in Land Use Planning, Ontario Legal Conference 2024, February 9, 2024 (speaker)
Climate-resilient Urban Finance: Empowering communities for sustainable development, 5th Urban Economy Forum + 59th ISOCARP World Planning Congress, October 11, 2023 (speaker)
Excess Soils and ESG: What's the Connection?, Excess Soils Symposium 2023, September 21, 2023 (speaker)
ESG Update: Issues, Risks and Trends, Canadian Bar Association, June 8, 2023 (speaker)
Environmental Management Systems: The Journey from EMS to Environmental, Social, Governance, CANECT 2023, May 11, 2023 (speaker)
ESG Summit Canada, October 12, 2022 (speaker)
ESG Leaders Panel, SCG Legal Conference Toronto, September 22, 2022 (speaker)
ESG and Best Practices for Climate-Related Disclosure Requirements, Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, July 12, 2022 (speaker)
The Supreme Court of Canada's Decision in Reference Re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act: Impacts on Climate Change Law, Ontario Bar Association, November 17, 2021 (speaker)
Planning, Adaptation and Disclosure in an Era of Climate Change, Canadian Bar Association, May 6, 2021 (speaker)
Climate Change and Infrastructure Resilience, Ontario Environment Industry Association Business and Policy Forum, September 2020 (speaker and roundtable chair)
Developments in Environmental Law for Real Estate Transactions, Ontario Bar Association, March 2020 (speaker)
Meeting the soil management challenge, Ontario Road Builders Association, February 2019 (speaker)
Clean to Pristine - An Argument Advocating for Full Restoration Damages, The Six-Minute Environmental Lawyer 2018, October 2018 (speaker)
Charting the Future, National Brownfields Summit, June 2018 (speaker)
Climate Change - A Strategic Priority, Crown Corporate Governance Conference, January 2018 (speaker)
Contributor to Landlord's Rights and Remedies in a Commercial Lease: A Practical Guide
Regularly updates Falconbridge on Mortgages, Chapter 10, Environmental issues Affecting the Mortgagee
10 Tips To Manage Environmental Risk During Uncertain Times, April 2020
Climate Change: Parties to M&A must be diligent, January 2020
The Rapid Rise of Climate Change Disclosure Risks