Atty. Bryan J. Buttigieg
Bryan Buttigieg is recognized as one of the leading practitioners of environmental law in Canada and is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a specialist in Environmental Law. His practice includes a combination of litigation and transactional advice involving civil litigation and regulatory defence representation in environmental and occupational health and safety matters.
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Bryan J. Buttigieg is a environmental attorney based in Vaughan, Ontario, practicing at Miller Thomson LLP. They have 37+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1989. Admitted to practice in Ontario (1989). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Environmental Law (2026). Serves clients in Vaughan, ON and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Bryan Buttigieg is recognized as one of the leading practitioners of environmental law in Canada and is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a specialist in Environmental Law
- His practice includes a combination of litigation and transactional advice involving civil litigation and regulatory defence representation in environmental and occupational health and safety matters
- Bryan has provided extensive advice in support of brownfields developments, site remediation, and financing of properties with environmental issues
- Bryan is a trained mediator and a panel member of the Canadian Centre for Environmental Arbitration and Mediation
- Bryan represents corporations and individuals in litigation arising out of the sale, purchase, and use of contaminated property
- He provides advice regarding claims for environmental damages, including clean-up costs, loss of use, loss of market value, and negligent misrepresentation
- Bryan also provides advice to purchasers, vendors, landlords, tenants, lenders, insurers and investors in transactions involving the purchase and sale of contaminated sites and brownfields developments
- He makes recommendations on how to market and sell contaminated sites to protect against future liabilities, advises landlords and tenants of their respective duties and obligations, and negotiates creative solutions to environmental problems that would not be available as remedies through litigation
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Environmental attorneys for regulatory compliance, contamination, land use, and natural resource law.
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Why local counsel matters in Ontario
Practicing law in Ontario. Legal matters in Ontario are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Vaughan are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Ontario state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Ontario brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this venue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Ontario courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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