Goldstein Law Firm
2 lawyers · City of Toronto
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Goldstein Law Firm is a small Toronto practice built around a single area of law: expropriation, the process by which government authorities acquire private land for public projects. It's led by Jeff Goldstein, with Peter S. Spiro serving as counsel to the firm. Rather than taking on general litigation or real estate files, Goldstein Law Firm works only on expropriation matters, representing property owners, business owners, and commercial and residential tenants across Ontario whose land or premises are affected by a public taking.
Its case list spans a number of major Greater Toronto Area infrastructure projects, including the Scarborough Subway Extension, the Eglinton Crosstown, the Ontario Line, the Hurontario and Hamilton LRTs, and road widenings on Yonge Street, Speers Road, and Trafalgar Road. The practice covers the range of compensation claims available under Ontario's Expropriations Act, from fair market value and disturbance damages to injurious affection and business loss, along with negotiating directly with expropriating authorities and, where a claim can't be settled, arguing it before the Ontario Land Tribunal. The firm also maintains a series of articles on its website that walk property owners through each stage of the process, from a first notice of intention to expropriate through to a final compensation claim.
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Goldstein Law Firm's office is on King Street West in Toronto's Entertainment District, the stretch of King between University Avenue and Spadina Avenue that grew up around the Royal Alexandra and Princess of Wales theatres and, later, the Rogers Centre (formerly the SkyDome) and the CN Tower. The building at 370 King Street West, where the firm is based, also houses the Hyatt Regency Toronto. It's a part of downtown that has been reshaped by large public projects more than once, from the SkyDome's construction in the late 1980s to the transit lines going in around it now, the kind of infrastructure work that generates much of the firm's expropriation caseload.
Frequently asked questions
- I received a Notice of Application for Intention to Expropriate Land. What does that mean?
- It means a government authority, often a municipality or a transit agency, has applied to acquire your land and is formally notifying every registered owner. This is usually the first official step before a property is expropriated under Ontario's Expropriations Act, and it starts several notice and timing requirements running. Goldstein Law Firm reviews these notices for property owners across Ontario before they respond to the authority.
- Do I have to pay Goldstein Law Firm's fees myself?
- In most cases, no. Ontario's Expropriations Act generally requires the expropriating authority to reimburse a claimant's reasonable legal and professional fees, so property owners who hire Goldstein Law Firm typically aren't paying out of pocket for the firm's work on their claim. The firm also offers a free consultation to review a notice or an offer of compensation.
- I'm a tenant renting space that's being expropriated, not the owner. Can Goldstein Law Firm still help?
- Yes. The firm represents commercial and residential tenants as well as property owners. A tenant whose business is forced to close because of an expropriation can claim compensation for relocation costs, the cost of improvements at a new location, and lost goodwill if a comparable new location isn't available.
- Can I stop an expropriation, or only negotiate the compensation?
- Registered owners have historically been entitled to a hearing of necessity, where an inquiry officer examines whether the taking is reasonably necessary. Goldstein Law Firm notes that the Building Transit Faster Act, 2020 removed that right for expropriations tied to transit corridor projects, so on those files the firm's role focuses on negotiating and litigating compensation rather than the decision to expropriate.
- Does Goldstein Law Firm only take cases in Toronto?
- No. The firm is based in Toronto but represents property owners, business owners, and tenants across Ontario, and its case list includes projects well outside the city, such as the Hamilton LRT and the Trafalgar Road and Speers Road widenings.
- What areas of law does Goldstein Law Firm practice?
- Only expropriation law. The firm doesn't take on general litigation, real estate, or other file types; its practice is built around representing people and businesses whose land or premises are affected by a government taking.
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370 King St W, Toronto, ON M5V 1J9 · 647-838-6740
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