Wendy Law joins Vaughan as City Solicitor

April 1, 2019 9:00 a.m.
Ms. Law to lead Vaughan’s Legal and Real Estate Departments
 
Interim City Manager Tim Simmonds is pleased to announce that Wendy Law is joining the City of Vaughan as the new City Solicitor. Ms. Law’s first day is May 6.
 
Ms. Law has more than nine years of senior management experience. She recently served as Deputy City Solicitor with the City of Mississauga and was lead counsel on major city-building projects. Ms. Law will be a member of the City’s Corporate Management Team helping implement the 2018 to 2022 Term of Council Service Excellence Strategic Plan.
 
The Office of the City Solicitor provides strategic legal advice to support Council and members of administration to make informed business decisions. The Office practices several areas of law including: general municipal; real estate; planning and development; procurement; municipal contract; employment; litigation; prosecutions; and public policy. Ms. Law will further oversee the Real Estate department, which administers land acquisitions and dispositions, along with all assessments for cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication. Ms. Law will report to the Office of the City Manager.
 
The City Solicitor role is a trusted partner for Council. The position helps ensure Vaughan successfully moves ahead with completing transformational city-building developments. Since 2010, the City has issued more than 45,000 building permits, representing nearly $11 billion. This record is made possible because of a professional administration that implements Council-approved priorities. 
 
Ms. Law graduated from the University of Toronto with a joint specialist degree in history and political science. She received her law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University. She holds a Master of Public Policy, Administration and Law and a graduate diploma in Democratic Administration from York University. She has been a member of the Ontario Bar since 2002. In 2016, Ms. Law completed the Business Leadership Program for In-House Counsel from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and is a Certified In-House Counsel - Canada.
 
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“On behalf of the City of Vaughan, I want to congratulate and welcome Wendy Law to the Corporation as the City Solicitor. Ms. Law is a trusted, experienced and committed business professional. She will provide significant added value, strategic thinking and leadership to the City. The selection of Ms. Law to join our team is further proof that Vaughan continues to attract, recruit and hire the very best professionals. I look forward to working with Ms. Law to build a more promising future for the citizens and businesses of Vaughan.”
-      Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua
 
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