Landy was born in Coventry, England and moved with his family to South Africa, then immigrated to Canada[3] where he was educated at the University of Windsor's law school and is senior and founding partner in the Toronto law firm of Landy, Marr, Kats LLP.
He had previously been chair of the CJC, Ontario Region from 1998 to 2001 and held various other offices in the organization.
He has also served as a delegate to the United Nations' World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination and Xenophobia in Durban, South Africa.
In April 2004, he was a member of the official Canadian governmental delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) conference on antisemitism.
In 2005, he received The Lincoln Alexander Award from the Law Society of Upper Canada honoring his commitment to the public and community service and to the people of Ontario for his work for human rights and religious tolerance.