SaxeFacts Law Professional Corporation
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 369 handling Administrative & Regulatory Law.
About SaxeFacts Law Professional Corporation
SaxeFacts Law Professional Corporation is the professional corporation of Toronto lawyer Dianne Saxe, who has practised environmental, energy and climate law since being called to the Ontario bar in 1976. Saxe earned an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1974 and later completed a Ph.D. in law there in 1991. After years in private practice, Saxe served as Ontario's Environmental Commissioner from 2015 to 2019, a legislative appointee who delivered 17 reports on the province's environmental, energy and climate performance before the office was discontinued.
The firm's focus has been climate, energy and environmental law, and its site published legal commentary, reports and presentations on the climate crisis, along with a podcast called Green Economy Heroes. Saxe holds the Law Society of Ontario Medal for environmental law leadership and an honourary doctorate in Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo. In 2022, Saxe was elected to Toronto City Council to represent Ward 11, University-Rosedale, and the firm has not taken new legal clients since.
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Milestones & recognition
- Dianne Saxe was called to the Ontario bar in 1976, after an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1974 and a Ph.D. in law from Osgoode in 1991.
- Served as Ontario's Environmental Commissioner from 2015 to 2019, delivering 17 reports to the legislature on the province's environmental, energy and climate performance.
- Received the Law Society of Ontario Medal in 2020 for environmental law leadership.
- Named Toronto's first Environmental Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers.
- Received an honourary doctorate in Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo in 2022.
- Received the Ontario Bar Association's Distinguished Service Award and the Osgoode Hall Law School Alumni Gold Key for Achievement.
In the community
- Served as secretary of Evergreen, an environmental charity, and as president and chair of the Windshare renewable energy cooperative.
- Adjunct faculty at the University of Toronto's School of the Environment and a senior fellow at Massey College.
- Hosted the podcast Green Economy Heroes, featuring conversations about climate action.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is SaxeFacts taking new legal clients?
- No. The firm stopped accepting new legal clients in October 2022, when Dianne Saxe was elected to Toronto City Council for Ward 11, University-Rosedale.
- What area of law did SaxeFacts practice?
- Climate, energy and environmental law, including advice, writing and litigation on Ontario's energy and environmental rules.
- Who founded SaxeFacts?
- Dianne Saxe, who was called to the Ontario bar in 1976 and later served as Ontario's Environmental Commissioner from 2015 to 2019.
- Did SaxeFacts advise municipalities on climate policy?
- According to the firm's own site, the practice helped municipalities and other organizations work through their options and clarify their climate strategy.
- Does SaxeFacts have a podcast or blog?
- The firm's site hosted a climate and environmental commentary blog and the podcast Green Economy Heroes.
- Where was SaxeFacts based?
- Toronto, Ontario.
Where to find them
Toronto, ON M4V 2T2 · 416-962-5882
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