Lawyer Profile
Annik Forristal
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Annik is a Group Head of McMillan’s National Infrastructure and Construction Group whose practice is dedicated to the construction, infrastructure, and development industries. She provides considered advice and representation on project delivery, contractual allocation and management of risk, municipal land use planning and related approvals, project administration, claims management, environmental law and dispute resolution.
A practicing engineer before becoming a lawyer, Annik is committed to providing informed, practical advice to all stakeholders in the construction and development industries, including owners, developers, municipalities, contractors, engineers and architects. Her extensive project experience includes condominiums, university and hospital developments, entertainment facilities, industrial facilities, infrastructure projects (including transportation and servicing), and solar and wind energy installations. In 2025, Annik advised her clients on projects with a cumulative value of over $2 billion.
Frequently sought after for her experience negotiating, drafting and advising on complex construction and development agreements, Annik assists her clients with custom-drafted and standard form construction contracts (such as CCDC, CCA, OAA and ACEC), integrated project delivery (IPD) agreements, tie-back and crane swing agreements, master supply agreements, operation and maintenance agreements, site plan agreements, and community benefit agreements. She also fervently supports her clients through the dispute resolution processes, employing a results-oriented, creative and cost-effective approach in mediation and arbitration proceedings, as well as Building Code, by-law and regulatory compliance matters before the Provincial Offences Court.
Annik is fully versed in the front-end approvals and permitting necessary for development and construction projects. She helps her clients obtain official plan amendments, rezonings, severances and minor variances, as well as authorizations from heritage and conservation authorities. Annik also makes submissions to municipal councils and committees of adjustment, and appears before the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and the Ontario Municipal Board), the Environmental Review Tribunal and the Toronto Local Appeal Body.
A frequent speaker and writer in her areas of expertise, Annik has been an elected member of the Ontario Bar Association’s Construction Law Executive since 2021 and was elected to the position of Vice Chair in 2024. Previously, Annik was also an elected member of the Ontario Bar Association’s Municipal Law Executive.
A series of government announcements on March 30, 2026 signify a spring renewal of the planning industry.
Further to our bulletin, New Year, New Rules: Ontario's Construction Act Amendments Are Here!, join us for a webinar on the implications for stakeholders in the industry once the amendments come into force in 2026.
Bill 60, the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 received Royal Assent on November 27, 2025 with minimal changes following first reading.
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Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2012 (ON)