Gabrielle Kramer

Lawyer information

Practice Areas

Partner in BLG’s Environmental, Municipal, Expropriation and Regulatory Group.

Broad environmental law practice with focus on disputes. Provides environmental risk management strategies to both public and private clients, directing complex environmental claims, advising on new and historic losses, defending regulatory proceedings, representing clients in respect of orders and negotiating voluntary compliance programs. Advises with respect to professional negligence of environmental consultants and contractors, management of excess soils, emerging environmental risks and transactions. Advises on related insurance coverage, municipal law and real estate issues, having acted as counsel in numerous cases.

Gabrielle has extensive appellate experience and has represented clients before all of the courts in Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada. Represents a variety of private and public-sector clients before the Ontario Land Tribunal.

Career

Partner, Regional-Co Chair of Environmental Law Practice. Ontario Bar, 1992. JD, University of Toronto, 1990. BA (Hons.), University of Toronto, 1987.

Professional Memberships

Member, Ontario Bar Association, Environmental Law and Municipal Law Sections

Member, The Advocates' Society

Member, Ontario Expropriation Association

Publications

Co-author, Toxic Real Estate Manual, Thomson Reuters, 2021+

Personal

PADI, Advanced Open Water Diver, 2010

PADI, Enriched Air Nitrox, 2012