Craig Garbe
Canada Guide 2025
Up and Coming : Real Estate
Up and Coming
About
Provided by Craig Garbe
Practice Areas
Craig Garbe is a seasoned corporate and commercial lawyer with a focus on transactions related to commercial real estate. He acts for a number of investment funds, real estate investment trusts, lenders, and institutional investors on the largest and most complex acquisitions, dispositions, co-ownerships, financings, joint ventures, and development projects in the country.
Craig's client-focused approach brings a practical perspective to all types of joint venture developments and partnerships, with an emphasis on creating holding structures that balance both risks and opportunities, and Craig's years of experience dealing with complex title issues allow him to give pointed and pragmatic advice on any number of real property related matters. He assists clients in structuring innovative and efficient financing transactions (including mezzanine and participating debt structures), in organizing development projects, and in creating the agreements that govern complicated mixed-use projects and condominium properties.
In addition to Craig's experience with financing, acquiring, and selling real property, he also counsels clients in respect of complex land transfer tax and structuring issues, regularly acts for both landlords and tenants in commercial leasing matters, and works with both lending and borrowing clients to complete significant offerings of commercial mortgage bonds.
Chambers Review
Canada
Craig Garbe enjoys a rising profile for his commercial real estate practice, with a strong pedigree in transactional activity for REITs, specialist investors and financial institutions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Craig Garbe is a bright lawyer who brings a business mindset to his advice."
"Craig Garbe is smart and pragmatic."
"Craig Garbe is unafraid to challenge us and always recommends solutions."
"Craig Garbe is a bright lawyer who brings a business mindset to his advice."
"Craig Garbe is smart and pragmatic."
"Craig Garbe is unafraid to challenge us and always recommends solutions."