Best Law Firms in Ontario for Municipal Law

At Barriston Law, we provide thoughtful legal services and practical guidance with a client-focused approach rooted in trust, accessibility, and strong community connections. We work closely with individuals, families, businesses, and organizations across Central Ontario, offering support that is responsive, approachable, and grounded in real-world experience.

Our lawyers and staff bring together a wide range of legal knowledge and decades of experience serving clients throughout the region. As one of the largest law firms in Central Ontario, we continue to grow alongside the communities we serve, adapting to changing client needs while maintaining the personal attention people expect from a local firm.

As a proud B Corp Certified firm and recognized Living Wage employer, we are committed to supporting our people and contributing to the communities where we live and work. Community involvement, mentorship, and long-term relationship building are important parts of our culture and help us continue providing consistent service for our clients over time.

As the legal landscape evolves, Barriston Law continues to invest in innovation, accessibility, and client service. Whether you are resolving a dispute, planning for the future, or navigating an important life or business decision, our team is committed to providing clear communication, practical advice, and dependable legal support tailored to your circumstances.

FJS Lawyers is a boutique law firm providing strategic representation in complex matters involving expropriation, municipal law, and dispute resolution across Ontario.

Founded by Frank J. Sperduti, the firm builds on nearly three decades of experience representing clients in high-stakes matters at one of Canada's largest and most respected law firms. Frank established FJS Lawyers to bring that depth of experience to a more focused practice — one that delivers tailored legal strategies, direct client access, and highly responsive service without the constraints of a large corporate structure.

FJS Lawyers represents landowners, businesses, municipalities, and public authorities in matters involving public infrastructure, land use, regulatory proceedings, and complex commercial disputes. The firm's work frequently intersects with large infrastructure projects, planning and development matters, and compensation proceedings arising from government acquisition of land.

Our approach is grounded in disciplined legal strategy, practical problem-solving, and deep experience before courts, tribunals, and regulatory bodies. We work closely with clients and subject-matter experts to develop solutions that protect interests, manage risk, and deliver results.

At FJS Lawyers, the objective is straightforward: deliver the experience and sophistication of a major firm with the accessibility, efficiency, and focus of a boutique practice.

FJS Lawyers is ranked by Best Law Firms in Expropriation and Municipal Law in 2027. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that FJS Lawyers has on their team. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010.

Frank J. Sperduti has also been recognized in the following practice areas: Expropriation Law and Municipal Law since 2019.

Gowling WLG is an international law firm built on the belief that the best way to serve you is to be in tune with your world, aligned with your opportunity and ambitious for your success. With more than 1,500 legal professionals around the world, we provide our clients with in-depth knowledge in key global sectors and a suite of legal services at home and abroad. We see the world through our clients' eyes, and collaborate across countries, offices, service areas and sectors to help them succeed, no matter how challenging the circumstances.

Brief History

With roots tracing back to 1887, Gowling WLG grew to become one of the largest and most respected law firms in Canada, with a reputation for innovation in client-focused service delivery.

Building on its early strength in intellectual property, Gowling WLG diversified to offer a full suite of business law, litigation and intellectual property services in all of Canada’s key industries, including energy, mining, financial services, government, infrastructure, manufacturing, life sciences and technology.

Loopstra Nixon LLP is a client-focused law firm helping businesses, institutions, and individuals navigate legal and business matters across Canada. Our lawyers work collaboratively to provide practical legal advice and responsive service tailored to each client’s needs.

Our team brings together a broad range of experience across multiple areas of law, allowing clients to access support for both day-to-day matters and complex legal issues. We take a practical and forward-thinking approach, helping clients address challenges, manage risk, and pursue opportunities with confidence.

Our key practice areas include banking and financial services, business law, litigation & dispute resolution, municipal, land use planning & development, real estate, labour & employment, technology & intellectual property, and bankruptcy, insolvency & restructuring.

Loopstra Nixon is the Canadian affiliate of LawExchange International, a network of independent law firms supporting middle-market and entrepreneurial businesses across Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Australia. Through this affiliation, our clients benefit from access to legal connections in 23 countries.

Founded in Toronto by Charles Loopstra and Sandy Nixon, the firm began in a small storefront office and has grown alongside the clients and communities it serves. In 2022, Loopstra Nixon marked its 50th year in practice. The firm continues to build on the values established by its founders, including hard work, entrepreneurial thinking, and a strong commitment to client relationships.

Today, Loopstra Nixon continues to support clients with practical legal guidance and a collaborative approach focused on long-term success.

We provide experienced legal counsel to landowners and governmental authorities across the Province for a range of land use planning, expropriation and property litigation services. At Mathany & Higgs Law our mission is to work collaboratively with our clients to obtain the best results. Having started our careers with big firms, we understand what resources are necessary to maintain expertise and the highest quality legal work.

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Scargall Owen-King LLP is a boutique law firm focusing only on expropriation law. We provide strategic legal advice and services to private landowners, as well as municipalities and other public entities throughout Ontario.

Expropriation is a power granted to public bodies to acquire privately owned land without the consent of the owner for the fulfillment of a public purpose, such as the construction of public infrastructure.  In Ontario, the statute governing expropriation is the Expropriations Act.  The Act prescribes the process for the compulsory acquisition of land by authorities as well as the rights and entitlements of expropriated landowners.

Our team has extensive experience regarding development and infrastructure projects of all complexities, including road widenings and highway extensions, major capital works, electricity transmission corridors, pipelines, transit and residential and commercial developments.

SOK represents all types of owners, tenants and others impacted by expropriation across Ontario, including homeowners, farmers, developers, and large- and small-scale commercial landowners, to ensure experienced representation throughout the process and in the determination of final compensation. 

Our firm also acts on behalf of expropriating authorities across the province, providing legal advice and services regarding the implementation of land acquisitions and/or expropriations to accommodate a multitude of public infrastructure projects. 

SOK is committed to providing clients with excellent service, effective representation and practical solutions in expropriation law and related areas.  Our ability to consistently assist our clients to achieve positive results in the context of a complex statutory process has placed our firm as a leader in the area of expropriation law.