Gray Taylor Law
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
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About Gray Taylor Law
Gray Taylor Law is a Toronto sole practice run by Gray E. Taylor, a barrister and solicitor licensed in Ontario who holds a J.D. and an M.Ed. The practice centers on environmental law, climate change, carbon markets, and energy and resources work for businesses. Taylor's own site describes more than 40 years in law: the first 20 in corporate, commercial, mergers and acquisitions, and finance work across Canada, the United States, and internationally, and the next 20-plus in environmental and climate change work, including emissions trading transactions built on the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism and Joint Implementation rules and later applied to carbon markets in Alberta, under the Western Climate Initiative, and in voluntary carbon trading across North America.
Chambers Global formerly ranked Taylor Band 1 for environmental law and for global climate change work, and formerly listed Taylor as a Senior Statesman in both categories. The firm's site carries the tagline "Godfather of Canadian Climate Change Law." Taylor is a former Distinguished Visiting Fellow and Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto's School of the Environment, a former chair of the Canadian Bar Association's National Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Section, and a former council member of the International Emissions Trading Association, where Taylor also co-chaired the Canadian Working Group. Taylor also represented private sector participants in the World Bank's Umbrella Carbon Fund transaction.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Formerly ranked Band 1 for Global Climate Change and for Environment by Chambers Global, and formerly listed there as a Senior Statesman in each category.
- Recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada and in Who's Who Legal for environmental law, and repeatedly recommended for environmental law by the Canadian Legal Expert Directory.
- Former Distinguished Visiting Fellow and Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto's School of the Environment, and a past co-chair of the school's Environmental Finance Advisory Committee.
- Former chair of the Canadian Bar Association's National Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Section.
- Former council member of the International Emissions Trading Association and past co-chair of its Canadian Working Group.
- Silver medalist at the University of Toronto's law school.
- Entitled to use the "UE" designation as a descendant of a United Empire Loyalist.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessibleWho handles what
The neighbourhood
The firm's office is on Lawrence Crescent, a residential street in Toronto's Lawrence Park, a neighbourhood bounded by Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue. Lawrence Park was laid out starting in 1907 as a planned suburb, with landscaped boulevards and parks, and most of its houses were built between 1910 and the late 1940s in English Cottage, Tudor Revival, Georgian, and Colonial styles. It's a quiet, tree-lined setting rather than a downtown legal district, a short walk from Lawrence station on the Yonge-University subway line, and it fits a small practice built around one lawyer's long-running file work rather than a storefront office.
Frequently asked questions
- What areas of law does Gray Taylor Law handle?
- The practice covers environmental law, climate and carbon work, and energy and resources matters for businesses, drawing on Gray Taylor's background in both environmental law and earlier corporate and commercial practice.
- Can Gray Taylor Law advise on carbon markets or emissions trading agreements?
- Yes. The practice includes emissions trading transactions, built on experience with Kyoto Protocol Clean Development Mechanism and Joint Implementation deals and later applied to carbon markets in Alberta and under the Western Climate Initiative.
- Is Gray Taylor Law a large firm?
- No. It's a sole practice; the firm's site names only Gray E. Taylor, who works as principal, and doesn't list any other lawyers.
- Where is Gray Taylor Law located and how do I get there?
- The office is at 34 Lawrence Crescent in Toronto's Lawrence Park neighbourhood, a short walk from Lawrence station on the Yonge-University subway line.
- Does Gray Taylor Law work with clients outside Ontario?
- Taylor's background includes corporate, commercial, and finance work across Canada, the United States, and internationally, before the practice moved to focus on environmental and climate change matters.
Where to find them
34 Lawrence Crescent, Toronto, ON, Canada, M4N 1N2 · 416-786-5533
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