Real Estate
Canada Guide 2025 : Québec
Band 4
Email address
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+1 514 397 3000About
Provided by Stikeman Elliott LLP
Stikeman Elliott’s national Real Estate Group provides sophisticated but practical real estate expertise and legal advice to real estate investors and key industry players on the acquisition, disposition, municipal land use, development, financing and leasing of all classes of real estate. The Group also has complementary and notable expertise in complex domestic and cross-border transactions involving real estate, major infrastructure projects, agricultural lands, mining rights, aboriginal law and loan securitizations. We are proud to be counsel of choice to those who are leading the transformation of Canada’s real estate sector.
By leveraging our experience and market knowledge, as well as the firm’s world renowned securities and taxation specialists, the Group is able to provide advice to all variety of clients, including non-taxable institutional investors, publicly traded REITs, investment funds, private equity firms and foreign investors. We have particular experience in spin-off, sale/leaseback and other innovative transactions designed to unlock the value of real estate holdings. Clients are effectively guided in the formation of their investment vehicles and joint-ventures, always mindful of tax efficiency and business objectives, whether in connection with their real estate in Canada or internationally. www.stikeman.com
Chambers Review
Stikeman Elliott is a large full-service law firm that represents clients from the commercial, retail and residential sectors in high-value acquisitions, financings and joint venture transactions, benefiting from the firm's national platform to advise on matters in Montréal and further afield. The Québec real estate group frequently advises real estate developers, institutional investors and publicly traded REITs on large regional and multi-jurisdictional files, including major infrastructure projects. The team offers further capabilities with renewable energy and power production projects.
Work Highlights
- Stikeman Elliott acted for Symphonia Development 2 on its CAD150 million syndicated construction financing for the 'Symphonia Viu' project.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The lawyers are agile and tactical."
"Stikeman Elliott has an excellent and deep team; the lawyers are always prompt."
"The lawyers are agile and tactical."
"Stikeman Elliott has an excellent and deep team; the lawyers are always prompt."
Notable Practitioners
Miguel Manzano is a respected real estate lawyer based out of Stikeman Elliott's Montréal office. He is held in high esteem for his experience advising on sales and acquisitions as well as sale-leaseback transactions.
"Miguel Manzano is an excellent partner to work with. He is very knowledgeable and efficient."
"Miguel is very pragmatic, sensible and efficient."
"He is an excellent lawyer and strategic adviser on transactions, with good listening skills."