Lawyer Profile
Patrick Harrington
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Patrick has a patient and engaging approach to municipal and land use planning matters. He excels at narrowing issues through research and consensus and devising comprehensive solutions acceptable to all parties within the legal and political framework. A strong written and oral advocate with a background in Theatre Arts, Patrick is outstanding at crafting his clients’ positions into compelling and persuasive cases.
Patrick is a member of the firm's Municipal, Land Use Planning & Development Group. He frequently appears before the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal), seeking or opposing development approvals for a broad range of clients. Patrick regularly advises municipalities, private businesses, landowners, property managers and ratepayer groups on a broad range of regulatory matters, including zoning and Building Code infractions, by-law interpretation, sign regulation, property standards, development charges and minor variances. Patrick also represents private/public housing landlords and tenants on a variety of matters before the Landlord and Tenant Board.
Patrick advocates for both public and private sector clients on motions, actions, applications and appeals before the Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Represented Lakeview Community Partners Limited throughout the Lakeview Village project, a development on Mississauga’s former industrial waterfront, including site acquisition, development applications, advocacy, approvals and implementation.
Represented Urbancore Developments in the development of Roxboro, a $400 million master-planned community in Hamilton.
"Update on the Planning Landscape and What Does It Look Like Now," LandPRO Conference, April 3, 2024.
"Bill 60: Faster But Not Smarter? An Overview of Ontario’s Latest Planning Legislation," Co-Author, Aird & Berlis LLP, Municipal & Planning Law Bulletin, November 28, 2025.
"Bill 17 and the Push to Build: How Ontario Plans to Speed Up Development," Co-Author, Aird & Berlis LLP, Municipal & Planning Law Bulletin, May 16, 2025.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2005 (ON)