Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Canada Guide 2025 : Québec
Band 2
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Provided by Fasken
Fasken’s Real Estate Group is your go-to team of experts in all types of real estate matters. We deliver on major projects and transactions and provide ongoing support for your ongoing leasing, financing and transactional needs. Our bench strength is unmatched across the country.
Fasken lawyers get the deal done. Our primary goal is to achieve your objectives efficiently. We deploy our expertise, resources and innovative solutions to partner in your success. We can leverage technological solutions and deploy the depth of our whole team to your benefit.
Our clients include real estate developers, private institutional investors, both local and foreign, financial institutions, pension funds, pension fund managers, insurance companies and Crown corporations. We represent both privately held clients and publicly traded corporations and REITs.
We can advise buyers and sellers, lenders and borrowers, developers and investors and landlords and tenants, in respect of office, retail, industrial, multi-residential and institutional properties. We can take on your development, infrastructure and network projects with hands on experience.
Our offices across Canada can simultaneously handle acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, financing, joint ventures and investment transactions in multiple jurisdictions. We are experienced in handling real estate matters for specialized industries and sectors.
Chambers Review
Fasken operates a large and trusted real estate team in Montréal and Québec City with deep and broad experience in the sector. The firm is widely lauded for its leading financing expertise, and its lawyers regularly structure complex lending agreements for banks and institutional investors in connection with major real estate and construction projects. The team also advises on major real estate transactions including sale-leasebacks and joint venture developments, and operates an active commercial leasing practice. It frequently acts for clients throughout the real estate industry on condominium, retail and office developments. The lawyers additionally assist with zoning and expropriation cases.
Work Highlights
- Fasken acted for Broccolini on the CAD328 million financing of Le Sherbrooke, a development project in Montréal.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The lawyers we work with are attentive to our needs."
"The lawyers keep up to date with the fast-paced business environment."
"They are result-oriented lawyers with relevant experience and skill in real estate, zoning, land use and expropriation."
"The lawyers we work with are attentive to our needs."
"The lawyers keep up to date with the fast-paced business environment."
"They are result-oriented lawyers with relevant experience and skill in real estate, zoning, land use and expropriation."
Notable Practitioners
Richard Clare maintains an impressive reputation for his experience in commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and financing mandates.
"He is an excellent client-oriented counsel who gets things done and is always reachable to answer complex questions."
Montréal-based Elias Retsinas is an experienced real estate lawyer with broad capabilities covering real estate acquisitions and refinancings.
"Elias is always a pleasure to work with. He provides sound advice and is always available to answer questions."
"Elias is our long-standing trusted adviser. His commercial awareness is among the best."
"His meticulous attention to detail and comprehensive understanding of real estate laws are truly impressive. Elias ensures that every aspect of the transaction is handled with precision and care."
Nicolas Leblanc is a Montréal-based real estate lawyer who is particularly noted for his work on high-value transactions and development projects.
"Nicolas is extremely sophisticated in his handling of complex matters."
"He is a true professional: he has an excellent command of cases, is approachable and courteous in exchanges, and is endowed with exceptional expertise on many levels."
Mariella Lo Papa is well placed to advise on leasing transactions as well as real estate sales and purchases. She is based in Montréal, and her clients range from construction companies to retailers and financial services companies.
"It is a pleasure to deal with Mariella Lo Papa and she is very responsive."
"She is extremely knowledgeable and calm."
"She is very good on technical aspects as a foundation; where she really shines is coming up with the best-suited solution."
Guillaume Pelegrin represents clients in contentious zoning, land use and expropriation cases.
"Guillaume Pelegrin is very attentive to our needs."
"Guillaume Pelegrin is extremely knowledgeable, very practical and extremely responsive."
"I would recommend Guillaume to anybody who has complex zoning issues; he is excellent."
Mathieu Renaud regularly handles real estate financings, sales and portfolio acquisitions. He assists with both domestic and cross-border cases.
"Mathieu Renaud is a talented rising star with excellent competence and who gets transactions done."
"He has great technical skill and energy and is responsive."
Frédéric Legendre routinely represents clients in zoning, land use and expropriation disputes against public authorities.
"Frédéric Legendre is a great lawyer who takes care of his clients and understands their needs. He is very efficient and aware of our expectations."
"Very few lawyers in larger firms truly have the kind of expertise Frédéric has in the local market."
Xavier Plamondon advises construction companies, real estate developers and investors on a wide range of real estate mandates.
"Xavier Plamondon is incredibly responsive and also fun to work with."
"Xavier Plamondon is an excellent associate; he pays attention to details and is super responsive and efficient."
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