Real Estate
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
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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 operates a well-established pan-Canadian real estate practice valued for its ability to offer the full spectrum of real estate services to an impressive client roster. The firm advises REITs, public and private investors, financial institutions, pension funds and major developers on significant mixed-use projects and master-planned communities, as well as related rezoning matters. The team is equally well equipped to handle large asset transactions and M&A. It is experienced at working on complex cross-border mandates, including those involving portfolio deals.
Work Highlights
- Stikeman Elliott acted forOxford Properties Group in connection with its joint venture whereby TPG, a global alternative asset management firm, has acquired a 75% interest in Oxford's two Class-A industrial business parks in the Greater Toronto Area.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team has deep knowledge on leasing and associates with specific provincial knowledge across the country."
"Their team of lawyers have the diversity of knowledge and experience to deal with our most complex matters."
"Whenever complex issues arise, they never flinch. Instead, they grasp the intricacies and simplify them where possible, or, if not, use the complexities to our advantage."
"The team has deep knowledge on leasing and associates with specific provincial knowledge across the country."
"Their team of lawyers have the diversity of knowledge and experience to deal with our most complex matters."
"Whenever complex issues arise, they never flinch. Instead, they grasp the intricacies and simplify them where possible, or, if not, use the complexities to our advantage."