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Real Estate

We handle all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, infrastructure, joint ventures, property development, commercial leasing and financings.

Key contacts

Paul DeFrancesca Partner
416-361-4773 Email Paul
Amanda Carpenter Lawyer
416-361-4761 Email Amanda
Ana Savic Lawyer
416 299 9842 Email Ana
Julianne Cerelli Real Estate Law Clerk
416 361 4780 Email Julianne
Alicja Kachnicz Real Estate Law Clerk
416-361-4795 Email Alicja
Lori-Ann Beausoleil Strategic Business Advisor
416-361-4768 Email Lori-Ann

Overview

We offer informed counsel to commercial clients on a broad range of sophisticated real estate transactions.

Our lawyers handle end-to-end legal aspects of commercial and multi-residential real estate projects. These include acquisitions, dispositions, infrastructure, joint ventures, property development, commercial leasing and financings.

Representing both private and public sector interests, we work with developers, owners and managers, landlords, tenants, contractors, consortiums, leading financial institutions, investment dealers and intermediaries, governments, government agencies and crown corporations.

Our expertise and services include:

Commercial mortgage transactions for major institutional, syndicated and alternative lenders
Negotiating all commercial real estate related agreements, including agreements of purchase and sale and leases
Advising on land development related matters with a team approach alongside a team of other professionals, from land acquisition, planning approvals, construction related financing and take out financing
Purchases and sales of office buildings, shopping centres, industrial parks, multi- residential buildings, hotels, mixed-use properties, vacant lands, manufactured housing communities and portfolios of properties
Joint venture formation, structuring transactions, restructurings, real estate syndications, loan syndications, co-tenancy agreements, general partnership and limited partnership agreements
Representing developers with respect to all types of real estate development projects
Tax planning and structuring as it relates to all commercial real estate matters