Mark Blidner serves as counsel in the Municipal and Land Development Group at Goodmans. His practice focuses on property assessment and municipal taxation.
Mark has become one of Canada's leading authorities on property tax law. He advises developers, financial institutions, commercial, industrial and multi-residential landowners and tenants, and governmental agencies on challenges to property assessments, realty tax allocations and the impact of property tax reform.
Mark is recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada forMunicipal Law.
Mark’s representative work includes acting for property developers and landowners, including:
reviewing and appealing property tax assessments on portfolios of commercial, industrial and/or multi-residential properties for H&R REIT, Medallion Corporation, Pinedale Properties Limited, Davpart Inc., Zolty Holdings, O’Shanter Development Co. Ltd., Parkway Realty Limited, Virtus Property Management Corporation
reviewing and appealing property tax assessments for hotel portfolio clients, including Group Accor, Canadian Niagara Hotel Group, Lais Hotels (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
advising on assessment methodology and property tax appeals for the Mirvish Group for its Toronto portfolio of theatres
advising Home Depot on assessment methodology and appeals for its portfolio of big box stores
advising Nordstrom Canada on assessment/property taxation for its Ontario stores
advising on methodology and assessment appeals/valuations for amusement and special use properties, such as Marineland and various Niagara Falls water park and amusement facilities
Awards & Recognition
Best Lawyers in CanadaRecognized, Municipal Law2025
Martindale-HubbellBV Peer Review Rated, Property Assessment and Taxation2013
Credentials
Professional Involvement
Mark has written and lectured extensively on property tax issues for the Canadian Institute, Insight, the Toronto Real Estate Board, the International Council of Shopping Centers and Osgoode Hall Law School's Professional Development Program.
We are delighted to share Goodmans has once again been recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada with 105 lawyers featured across 43 practice areas.Congratulations to Andrew Brodkin…
Novotel Hotel North York, Ontario Speaker: Mark Blidner, Partner, Goodmans LLP 1:15 pm: Litigation and Dispute Resolution The Property Tax Summit - 2013 will cover issues and topics…
April 18 - 19, 2012 Marriott Fallsview Hotel Niagara Falls, Ontario Wednesday, April 18, 2012 1:45 pm: Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Current State 3:30 pm: Stakeholder Challenges and Needs…
