Diana Weir is a senior associate in the firm’s Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations and Environmental groups.
Diana regularly litigates multi-party contaminated lands lawsuits and, along with others, has litigated such matters to the Ontario Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada. Her environmental practice involves litigation claims by landlords, tenants, and neighbouring property owners. She also defends clients charged with environmental and regulatory offences under federal and provincial legislation and advises clients with respect to administrative monetary penalty regimes.
Diana is responsible for due diligence, coordinating and reviewing environmental site assessments, advising clients on contaminated sites and remediation, and advising on the environmental aspects of leases and agreements of purchase and sale. Diana is also a key member of the DLA Piper team advising representation and warranty insurers and, as such, participates in many of the major transactions involving Canadian assets.
In addition, Diana maintains a broad corporate and commercial litigation practice which includes contractual disputes, product liability, franchising and construction law.
Diana articled at the firm and joined as an associate in 2014.