This blog provides the latest information and insights into Canada's real estate sector. We look at all types of real property – from private office, retail, industrial, hotel, residential and mixed-use properties to large, complex public/private projects, including commercial, hotel and mixed-use developments, resorts, planned communities, sports stadiums and arenas, academic institutions, hospitals, care facilities, power generation facilities and infrastructure projects. Our topics cover acquisitions and dispositions, municipal matters, real property assessment, taxation, infrastructure, leasing, financing and development.
Learn more about Anthony Salandra
Associate
Toronto
Anthony Salandra is an associate in our Real Property and Planning Group in Toronto. He maintains a general real property practice and is the co-chair of the blog.
Learn more about William D. McCullough
Counsel
Toronto
William McCullough is a partner and the Practice Group Leader of the firm’s Real Property & Planning Group in Toronto. His practice encompasses all aspects of real property transactions, including secured lending, commercial leasing and the purchase, sale, financing and development of hotels, shopping centres, residential apartment buildings and condominiums.
Learn more about Michael Foderick
Partner
Toronto
Michael Foderick maintains a general planning and development law practice, which includes providing advice and advocacy in matters pertaining to planning approvals and municipal law.
Learn more about Paul Galbraith
Partner
Toronto
Paul Galbraith's practice currently includes mid and large scale secured lending transactions, acquisitions and divestitures, commercial and industrial development projects, stock/share purchase transactions, and commercial leasing.
Learn more about D. James Papadimitriou
Partner
Montréal
James Papadimitriou has a practice focused on real estate and financial services. He also has an active leadership in the firm’s Real Property & Planning Group and acts as the group’s lead for the Québec region. James advises clients on real estate acquisitions, developments, joint ventures, commercial lending transactions, real estate financings, project financings and commercial leasing transactions. He also regularly represents Canadian chartered banks and other retail operators on commercial leasing matters, and acts for landlords on…
Learn more about Julie K. Parla
Partner
Toronto
Julie Parla's practice focuses on infrastructure litigation, including bid/tender, fairness and procurement processes; construction disputes; disputes related to energy sector infrastructure projects; real property litigation, including commercial leasing, landlord tenant, and various transaction disputes. Julie has represented clients in both the public and private sectors including P3 infrastructure ventures, municipalities, educational institutions, and owners in the healthcare and other private sector industries.
Learn more about Conrad Rego
Partner
Vancouver
Conrad Rego's practice is focused on commercial real estate acquisitions, sales, development and leasing, and banking, corporate and commercial lending, project finance, acquisition finance and real estate finance transactions. Conrad regularly advises developers on a variety of residential, commercial, mixed-use and comprehensive projects, proponents of infrastructure projects, including transportation and energy projects and Canadian financial institutions, whether provincially or federally chartered, and foreign banks on secured and…
Learn more about Craig Shirreff
Partner
Vancouver
Craig Shirreff's practice is focused primarily on commercial real estate development, acquisitions, and dispositions, with a particular emphasis on the resort, alcohol and forestry sectors.
Learn more about Awanish Sinha
Partner, Co-Lead l Public Sector
Toronto
Awanish Sinha's practice focuses on infrastructure litigation, including bid/tender procurement, P3 project financing, and construction disputes; energy sector projects and related disputes; commercial litigation, including commercial leasing, real property/asset sales, and complex service contract disputes; and medical defence work for the Canadian Medical Protective Association on behalf of Ontario physicians in civil, criminal and disciplinary contexts. Awanish is an experienced trial advocate, appearing before courts at all levels in…
Learn more about Scott Smythe
Partner
Vancouver
Scott Smythe's practice involves extensive work with a number of major real estate developers, landlords and tenants. Scott is the co-author of McCarthy Tétrault’s Annotated British Columbia Strata Property Act, published by Canada Law Book in April 2002 and updated bi-annually.