About

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BLG's commercial real estate lawyers across our offices form a united national team, providing local insights and a nationwide presence to Canada's foremost real estate investors, developers, lenders, and tenants.

Our Commercial Real Estate Group facilitates transactions for diverse clients, including national and international businesses, investors, pension funds, developers, governments, governmental agencies, and lending institutions. We've played integral roles in some of the nation's most substantial and intricate real estate transactions, boasting expertise that spans the entire commercial real estate industry.


In the realm of Zoning/Land Use in Ontario, our group excels in municipal, planning, development, and expropriation matters. We offer counsel to a wide spectrum of clients, including private sector entities, municipalities, provincial governments, health care institutions, and school boards.


Our extensive expertise encompasses everything from advancing intricate development applications to defending municipal plans. Our lawyers are experienced in representing clients before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and all levels of the court system.


BLG's preeminent expropriation practice continues to provide essential support for major infrastructure projects and sets new legal precedents through arbitrations and appeals.


With one of Canada's largest planning, development, and expropriation practice groups, BLG remains at the forefront of these fields.


Chambers Review

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Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use - Ontario

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What the Team is Known For

Borden Ladner Gervais has a national real estate department with a significant footprint in Ontario. The team is especially well regarded for its prowess in municipal and land use planning, frequently assisting large municipalities with expropriations, OLT hearings and approvals. It is equally well versed in matters relating to infrastructure project development, as well as handling office, condominium and industrial mandates. The commercial real estate group serves major institutional clients and has notable experience of complex financing, transactions and leasings. The firm's notable clients also include funds, developers, portfolio managers and healthcare companies.

Work Highlights

  • Borden Ladner Gervais represented Asahi Kasei in connection with its acquisition of vacant lands in Port Colborne, Ontario for the construction of a CAD1.7 billion integrated lithium-ion battery separator plant.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Pitman Patterson
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Pitman Patterson
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Band 1

Pitman Patterson possesses notable expertise in land use and planning matters, with broad experience appearing before tribunals. His knowledge also includes expropriation issues.

He is very well entrenched in his area of practice; he sends me updates on cases and things that are happening in other regions.

He is the first lawyer I go to when I need an opinion or advice on a complex matter.

He is an excellent lawyer.

Frank S. A. Arnone
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Frank S. A. Arnone
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Band 3

Frank Arnone is well regarded for his work on high-profile real estate deals. He is consulted by investors and developers for his expertise in acquisitions and dispositions, particularly in the hospitality sector. He also advises on development projects.

Frank provides us with very specific and important knowledge as part of the team. He is effective and great to deal with.

Isaac Tang
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Isaac Tang
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Band 4

Isaac Tang advises municipalities, cities and resident groups on contentious planning matters, including opposing developments and defending decisions.

His commitment to his clients and his ability to navigate intricate legal challenges with grace and creativity makes him a standout.

Issac provides us with excellent advice in an extremely practical manner.

He is very creative in supporting our positions and provides updates.

Lee English
Lee English
Associates to watch

Lee English showcases strong activity for public sector clients in contentious planning and zoning matters.

Lee is a thoughtful and attentive lawyer and consistently provides strong advice with skill and dedication.

He is able to provide opinions and advice very quickly.

Ranked Lawyers at
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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Ontario

Real Estate

Frank S. A. Arnone
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Frank S. A. Arnone
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Band 3
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

Pitman Patterson
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Pitman Patterson
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Band 1
Isaac Tang
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Isaac Tang
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Band 4
Lee English
Lee English
Associates to watch

Members

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Aaron Blumenfeld

Adam Perzow

Andrew Guerrisi

Andrew Reid Workman

Ashley Maksimovic

Bobby Solhi

Cherie Brant

Emma Blanchard

Gus Karantzoulis

Jamison Young

Jessica Sheridan

Liviu Cananau

Nicole St-Louis

Richard Manias

Rick Coburn

Rocco D’Angelo

Tamila Ivanov

Xue Yan

Yvan Morin

Yves Ménard

Clients

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Bell Canada

City of Kingston

City of Ottawa

City of Vaughan

City of Woodstock

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan

Ivanhoé Cambridge

Metrolinx

Oxford Properties

QuadReal Property Group and Insurance Corp of BC (ICBC)

Region of Durham

Region of Halton

Industries

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Energy

Financial Services

Private Clients / Individuals

Real Estate

Real Estate Finance

Retail

Transportation

Utilities