Laura Robinson

Senior Associate

Ottawa
[email protected]
613.369.4754

Laura’s practice focuses on municipal, expropriation and land-use planning issues, and related litigation.

Laura has appeared before the Superior Courts of Ontario and Québec, and the Ontario Court of Appeal, representing clients in matters ranging from real estate and development disputes, contract disputes, and defending allegations of tortious conduct.  She appears frequently at the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly, the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal) in planning and expropriation cases on behalf of municipalities and private landowners.

Experience

  • Counsel to City of Ottawa in expropriation hearings and mediations before the Ontario Land Tribunal.
  • Counsel to the City of Ottawa in a breach of contract claim involving ClubLink Corporation ULC, Ottawa (City), v. ClubLink Corporation ULC, 2023 ONSC 5004.
  • Counsel to the Corporation of the City of Cornwall in an application in respect of violations of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 including obtaining a mandatory order to vacate and close the building in question.

Beyond Our Walls

Professional Involvement

  • Member, The Advocates' Society
  • Member, County of Carleton Law Association
  • Member, Ontario Expropriation Association

Community Involvement

  • Volunteer, LawHelp Ontario Pro Bono Law Clinic

Awards & Recognitions

  • Recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada - Ones to Watch™

Bar Admission & Education

  • Ontario, 2015
  • JD, Queen's University, 2014
  • BA (Hons.), Queen's University, 2010