Lawyer Profile

Anne Benedetti

Toronto, Ontario

Anne Benedetti

Overview

Anne Benedetti is a partner and a member of the Executive Committee at Goodmans. Anne’s practice focuses on municipal law matters, among other administrative law issues, for private and public sector clients throughout Ontario. She assists clients with municipal approvals involving planning, environmental, and heritage issues. She has acted for public agencies, real estate development firms, shopping centres, private companies, charities, and individuals on official plan, zoning by-law amendments, plan of subdivision, aggregate licence, site-plan, holding symbol, part lot control and variance applications and appeals. She has appeared before municipal councils, committees of adjustment, the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal), the Conservation Review Board and the courts. Her involvement with public agencies includes work with Waterfront Toronto in connection with the redevelopment of the West Don Lands, the East Bayfront and the Central Waterfront. On behalf of Waterfront Toronto, Anne led the team of public sector parties which obtained numerous complicated approvals from all levels of government to permit the redevelopment of the West Don Lands Phase 1 and Phase 2, the site of the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games Athletes’ Village. Anne has also been involved with significant private development projects across the GTA including projects for Oxford Properties, RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, Allied Properties Real Estate

Practice Areas

  • Administrative Law
  • Municipal Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2004 (ON)

Professional Details

Associations

Professional Involvement Anne is a guest lecturer in Municipal and Planning Law at Osgoode Law School and at the University of Toronto and was a two term member of the executive of the federal board of directors of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada which provides alternative dispute resolution services for sport related disputes. Credentials Oxford University, B.C.L, 2005 Western University, LL.B., 2003 Queen's University, B.Ed., 2000 Queen's University, B.A., 1999, Honours Professional Affiliations Canadian Bar Association Law Society of Upper Canada Municipal Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association, executive member in 2007 Call to Bar Ontario

Awards & Recognition

Chambers Canada Recognized, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use Ontario 2026 Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Administrative and Public Law, Municipal Law, Real Estate Law 2026 Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure Canada's Leading Infrastructure Lawyers 2026 The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Recognized, Real Estate - Property Development 2026 Chambers Canada Recognized, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use Ontario 2025 IFLR1000 Notable Practitioner, Project Development, Project Development: Infrastructure, Real Estate 2025 View all Awards & Recognition

Articles & Speeches

Client Updates June 05, 2014 Municipal and Land Development City of Toronto Considers Alternative Land Planning System The City of Toronto is considering implementing a new land planning system that could significantly impact the construction and land development industries. The Development Planning System (DPS…