Fredric L. Carsley

Practice Areas

Real Estate Law

Commercial Leases and Rentals

Condominium and Co-Ownership Properties

Real Estate Financing and Title Examination

Real Estate Development

Career

Fredric L. Carsley, a passionate Quebec real estate law practitioner.

With over 45 years of experience in commercial real estate acquisition, development, financing and leasing, Fred Carsley has won the admiration and loyalty of many renowned players in the retail, office, industrial and multi-residential sectors. Identified by various national and international directories as a leading law practitioner in the fields of real estate development and property leasing, Fred is often referred to as “the go-to person in Quebec” by out-of-province clients and referring colleagues. He is particularly recognized for his way of simplifying the differences between Common Law and Quebec civil law.

Clients praise him for his expertise, dedication and responsiveness and appreciate the fact that he handles every case as if he had a vested interest in its outcome. Fred is thorough and effective, driving results by proposing practical solutions that are beneficial for all parties.

Since 1978, Fred has been a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), where he has served in a number of roles. On behalf of the ICSC, he has lobbied the Quebec and British Columbia governments against a tax on parking spaces, which earned him the ICSC’s Trustees Distinguished Service Award, the highest award bestowed by the global retail real estate industry. Always willing to give back to the industry, he currently serves as an ICSC Ambassador and as a next generation mentor.

As ICSC Canadian Division Government Relations Chair, Fred lobbied the Federal Government to change the Canada Interest Act in order to facilitate long-term mortgage lending. This effort was central to his admission as a Fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys, where he currently serves on the Title Insurance and Membership Admission Committees.

Professional Memberships

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member, Barreau du Québec

Member, Institut de développement urbain du Québec

INVOLVEMENTS

Past Board and Faculty member, Georgetown University Law Center, Advanced Commercial Leasing Program

Honorable Past member, Association of Fellows and Legal Scholars, Center of International Legal Studies

American College of Mortgage Attorneys

- Chairman of the Québec Branch

- Copresident of the Canadian Section

- Title Insurance Committee member, 2018

International Council of Shopping Centers

- Ambassador, Canadian Division

- Past member, State/Provincial Government Relations Advisory Group

- Judge, ICSC Foundation JTR Scholarship, 2018

– Mentor, ICSC Foundation Mentorship Program, 2020 – to date

– Member, ICSC Foundation Mentorship Program, 2022

- Chairman from 1999 to 2006, Québec Government Relations Committee

- Chairman from 2002 to 2006, Canadian Branch Committee