Tamara Farber is a partner in the Ontario office of Miller Thomson practicing exclusively in environmental matters both on transactions and litigation. She provides expertise on real estate and business transactions involving brownfield redevelopment and contaminated land sale and acquisition including investigating contaminated lands, environmental due diligence, audits, property remediation, site decommissioning, waste management, environmental compliance matters, environmental risk management, representations, warranties, indemnities, and interactions with environmental regulators. In litigation and regulatory proceedings, Tamara acts on various matters including con-taminated land migration claims, spills, consultant negligence, remedial option and cost disputes, director and officer liability in relation to environmental liabilities, environmen-tal issues in insolvency matters, and regulatory orders.
Tamara is adept at translating complex technical reports into business risk language. Her background in environmental sciences enables efficient and effective coordination with environmental consulting professionals in transactions or as experts in litigation.
From 2017-2020, she served as Chair of Miller Thomson’s National Administrative/ Environmental Law Practice Group and sat on the Firm’s Executive Committee. She also previously co-led the Ontario Commercial Litigation group from 2014-2016.
Tamara has acted for private and public companies, lenders, REITs, investment groups, individuals, condominium corporations, and municipal governments. Her clients include companies in various jurisdictions seeking Canadian legal advice, buying and selling Canadian assets with environmental issues. She has appeared at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal, and the Ontario Land Tribunal. She has written and presented many papers on provincial and federal environmental issues including brownfield redevelopment, environmental insurance, directors’ and officers’ environmental liabilities, environmental compliance approvals, expert retainers, transactional advice relating to environmental matters, cross-border environmental issues, condominium redevelopment of contaminated lands, and the intersection of insolvency and environmental matters. She has also appeared as a guest lecturer at Ontario law schools.
Tamara is a Certified Specialist in Environmental Law by the Law Society of Ontario. She has been recognized as a leader in environmental law by Chambers Global, Chambers Canada, American Lawyer 500 Leading Lawyers in Canada, Lexpert, and Best Lawyers in Canada for environmental law.
Updated April 2024
