Daniel Waldman

• Insurance, 
• Land Development

B.H., Carleton University, 2002
M.J., University of British Columbia, 2005
J.D., Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, 2009

Called to the Ontario Bar, 2010

• Daniel Waldman Has Been Recognized as a Leading Author by Lexology

• Member, Ontario Bar Association – Civil Litigation and Real Property Law Sections
• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Member, Advocates Society – Construction Law Section
• Director, Peel Law Association
• Editor, Peel Briefs, Peel Law Association
• Member, International Council of Shopping Centres
• Member of Board of Directors of Wellesley Central Residences Inc., an organization which provides safe and affordable housing to the elderly and people living with HIV/AIDS
• CAN Coach, Law Society of Ontario (Coach and Advisor Network)

• Buyer Awarded $11 Million in Damages After Seller Held Liable for Aborted Real Estate Transaction May 2022
• Vendor Terminates Purchase Agreement, Must Pay $11M in Lost Profits May 2022
• Boomerang Summary Judgment – The Latest Evolution in Ontario’s Ever-Changing Summary Judgment Regime April 2022
• Limitation Periods and Debtor Obligations – Recent Decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal may have Unintended Consequences April 2022
• How to Measure Damages from Failed Development Deals: Superior Court Weighs in March 2022
• Guarantors Cannot Escape Their Obligations to Lenders Through Separate Agreements if the Result Is Unfair March 2022
• Large-Scale Construction Projects and Concurrent Delays – Identifying and Mitigating the Risks March 2022
• An Important Lesson for Buying Real Estate Assets February 2022
• We’re Still Living Amid the Chaos of Pandemic Parenting February 2022
• Commercial Landlords and Tenants Take Note – Court Provides Important Guidance on the Transfer of Commercial Leases February 2022
• Don’t Sign if You’re Not Willing to Sell Your Real Estate January 2022
• Legislative Changes will Greatly Simplify Land Use Planning in Ontario January 2022
• Due Diligence and Real Estate Transactions: Always Know What You’re Getting Into December 2021
• Municipality Does Not Bear Responsibility for Misrepresentations During Rezoning December 2021
• The Potential Pitfalls of Funding Development Projects Through Commitment Letters November 2021
• Due Diligence: Court Cases Illustrate Why You Must Try Before You Buy November 2021
• When Does a Claim Have to Get Started?  As Soon as It’s Known, Even if It Can’t Be Proven November 2021
• Always Read Before You Sign: When a Contract Is Clear, Courts Will Not Look Past the Written Words November 2021
• Good Faith and Contractual Performance: A Party cannot use a limitation of Liability Clause to Escape its own Deceitful Behaviour November 2021
• Commercial Leases in the Age of COVID-19: Tenant Once Again Ordered to Pay Rent Even if the Landlord Was Not Pulling Its Weight September 2021
• How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes That New Associates Make September 2021
• Municipality Not Responsible for Misrepresentations During Rezoning: Ont. Court August 2021
• Renewal of a Commercial Lease – A Landlord’s Silence Does Not Amount to Bad Faith August 2021
• Development Projects and Commitment Letters: Be Wary of What You Bargain for June 2021
• Is a Text Message a Valid “Signature” Under the Law? A Recent Decision Says Yes June 2021
• The Pandemic Has Dealt a Devastating Blow to Mentorship in the Profession May 2021
• The Defence of non est factum – When It Will (and Won’t) Succeed May 2021
• Long-Overdue Changes Will Greatly Simplify Ontario Land-Use Planning May 2021
• Why We Should Not Take Solicitor-Client Privilege for Granted May 2021
• Ontario Superior Court Clarifies the Test to Establish Adverse Possession Over Land April 2021
• Court Provides Guidance on When Leases Can (and Cannot) Be Transferred April 2021
• Court Provides Guidance on ‘Concurrent Delays’ in Large-Scale Developments April 2021
• Damages for Lost Opportunity Cannot Be Awarded in a Failed Real Estate Transaction April 2021
• Supreme Court of Canada Weighs in on Duty to Perform a Contract in Good Faith March 2021
• The Cost Consequences of Playing Hardball March 2021
• Ontario Superior Court Analyzes Measure of Damages From Failed Development Deal March 2021
• Lower Court Applies the Supreme Court’s New Guidance on Honest Contractual Performance March 2021
• COVID and the Courts: The Year in Review March 2021
• The Supreme Court of Canada Examines the Doctrine of “Good Faith” in the Exercise of Contractual Discretion February 2021
• Stop Telling Junior Lawyers to Work Hard and Keep Their Heads Down February 2021
• Ontario Superior Court Applies New Non-Enforcement Provisions in the Commercial Tenancies Act January 2021
• Court of Appeal Orders Security for a Trial Judgment for the First Time in Ontario January 2021
• Ontario Superior Court Refuses to Break up a Major Deal as a Result of the Disruption Caused by COVID-19 January 2021
• Canada’s Highest Courts Deliver a Series of Landmark Decisions on Contract Law January 2021
• Ontario Government Enacts Legislation to Protect Commercial Tenants Amid Shutdowns January 2021
• The Supreme Court of Canada Extends the Duty of Honesty in Contractual Performance December 2020
• A Homebuyer Is Permitted to Rescind an Agreement of Purchase and Sale After Being Misled About the Size of the Property December 2020
• As Lockdown Measures Increase Across Ontario, Business and Other Entities Seek to Challenge Government-Mandated Protocols in Court December 2020
• Important Changes to the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure Arrive to Accommodate Civil Litigation Practice in the Time of COVID-19 December 2020
• Interpretation of Emergency Legislation Cannot Be Sought in Superior Court December 2020
• As Restrictions Increase Throughout the Province, Ontario Courthouses Scale Back Operations November 2020
• Damages for Lost Opportunity Cannot Be Awarded in a Failed Real Estate Transaction October 2020
• Elias Decision Shows Judiciary Is Willing to Address Racism When Granting Equitable Remedies October 2020
• Unconscionability in the Wake of Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller September 2020
• A Shareholder Can Sue for Wrongs Done to a Corporation – an Exception to the Rule August 2020
• With Courthouses and Reporting Offices on Lockdown, Litigants Have Been Ordered to Partake in the Virtual Justice System June 2020
• The Ultimate Cure to Workplace Burnout May 2020
• Lessons From the Last Recession May 2020
• Canadian Appellate Courts Embrace Remote Hearing Technology April 2020
• Ontario Courts Expand Their Operations During COVID-19 Pandemic April 2020
• Additional Help for the Legal Profession in the COVID-19 Era March 2020
• The Government and Legal Profession Continue to Take Measures to Maintain Access to Justice in the Midst of the Pandemic March 2020
• Limitation Periods Suspended in Ontario in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic March 2020
• To Recover Damages, a Finding of Liability Is Not Enough March 2020
• Ontario Court System Works to Accommodate and Protect Litigants During the COVID-19 Pandemic March 2020
• The Effects of a Judgment Can Be Enforced Even When the Judgment Is Set Aside March 2020
• Ontario Court of Appeal Affirms Landlord Liability in Third-Party Damages February 2020
• Settlement Offers and Agreements Are Here to Stay January 2020
• A Tale of Arson, Corporate Liability, and Insurance Covenants December 2019
• When Time Is of the Essence, Don’t Act in Bad Faith December 2019
• Allocate More Resources to Small Claims Court to Alleviate Increased Burden November 2019
• A Settlement Agreement Is a Binding Contract. Not an “Agreement to Agree” November 2019
• ‘He Who Lives by the Sword Dies by the Sword’ – Anticipatory Breaches and Time Is of the Essence Clause October 2019
• Ontario Superior Court Confirms the Test and Penalties for Contempt Sentencing October 2019
• Ontario Superior Court Confirms the Test for Vexatious Litigants September 2019
• Once I Landed on Bay Street, I Thought My Career Would Be Perfect. Then I Was Let Go September 2019
• Disclosure Obligations Are Not Just Evidentiary August 2019
• Ontario Court of Appeal Provides Long Overdue Guidance on Vesting Orders August 2019
• Want to Discharge a Mortgage? Pay It off First July 2019
• Ontario Superior Court Recognizes That a CPL Should Only Be Granted When Other Remedies Would Not Be Effective July 2019
• Is Risk Insurance Enough? What Are the Limits of Insurance Coverage for Builders? June 2019
• A New Game-Winning Strategy to Defend Against Summary Judgment May 2019
• Summary Judgment Motion Overturned After Motion Judge Fails to Explain his Decision May 2019
• Home Seller Was Not Required to Disclose a Murder on the Property in Sale Transaction May 2019
• Pallett Valo adds lawyer to commercial litigation, construction practice groups April 2019
• Experienced Litigator in Complex Real Property Disputes Joins Pallett Valo April 2019

•  Successfully represented one of the largest commercial landlords in Canada before the Ontario Court of Appeal in a precedent-setting case involving the renewal of a multi-million lease for a large health club company.
• Representing multiple defendants in a precedent-setting summary judgment decision for the successful dismissal of a C$37 million claim pertaining to a series of complex real estate transactions. 
• Represented multiple financial institutions in hundreds of complex mortgage enforcement proceedings before the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Appeal.

• Columnist, “The Property Law Hub“, Real Estate News EXchange – March, 2021 – current
• Speaker, “Justice in Pieces”, Resources for Paralegal and Law Students – March, 2020 and March, 2021
• How to Use Linkedin to Boost Your Legal Career, Precedent – January, 2020
• The Realities and Finality of the Arbitration Process, Advocates Journal – fall 2019
• The ‘Culture Shift’ in Civil Adjudication: A View from the Bench, Advocates Journal – spring 2019
• Do your client a favour and stay away from partial summary judgment, Law Times – February 11, 2018 edition
• It’s hard to be a good mentor. So take the job seriously, Precedent – December, 2018
• Six books that will make you a better rainmaker, Precedent – December, 2018