Richard Clare
Canada Guide 2025
Senior Statespeople : Real Estate
Senior Statespeople
About
Provided by Richard Clare
Practice Areas
Richard J. Clare provides high-level advice and has an unparalleled reputation as a strategic advisor in the real estate community. With a practice in real estate and commercial law, he assists clients in real estate development, joint venture structures, portfolio dispositions and acquisitions and financing. Richard acts for institutional lenders in structuring construction or permanent financing. He also advises purchasers, vendors, developers and real estate agents on the sale, purchase, development and zoning of buildings.
Leaders in the hotel industry seek Richard’s guidance on franchise agreements and management contracts.
In the structuring of mixed-use projects, Richard uses divided co-ownership (horizontal and vertical) and rights of superficies.
Richard has also developed expertise in the use of emphyteutic and usufruct structures as tax advantages for non-profit entities.
Chambers Review
Canada
Richard Clare maintains an impressive reputation for his experience in commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and financing mandates.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is an excellent client-oriented counsel who gets things done and is always reachable to answer complex questions."
"He is an excellent client-oriented counsel who gets things done and is always reachable to answer complex questions."