Real Estate
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
Band 3
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Provided by Goodmans LLP
Goodmans Commercial Real Estate Group is one of the most extensive and comprehensive real estate law practices in Canada. The group has built an enviable reputation for conducting complex and sophisticated assignments. From land acquisition to construction and leasing, no one has done it more often or better than Goodmans.
The focus of the real estate practice is commercial clients, and our lawyers have a flair for handling all the legal aspects of projects – from beginning to end.
We are regularly involved in acquisitions, sales and financings of large office buildings, shopping centres, industrial parks and portfolios of properties and mortgages. We handle land purchases and sales, construction, financing, leasing, zoning and tenant negotiations. This group is also involved in bond financings, project financings, synthetic lease-based financings, public/private partnerships, privatizations, real estate syndications and securitizations, real estate investment trusts, loan syndications, co-tenancy agreements, general partnership and limited partnership agreements, as well as structuring transactions involving complex tax, corporate law, withholding and income tax components.
Representing both private and public sector interests, Goodmans works with developers, owners and managers, contractors, consortiums, leading financial institutions, investment dealers and intermediaries, governments, government agencies and crown corporations.
Chambers Review
This Toronto-based law firm offers premier expertise across a broad range of real estate matters, with deep knowledge of the hospitality industry. Goodmans houses a market-leading REITs practice, as well as advising other prominent national clients on domestic and cross-border developments and leasings. The team regularly handles significant asset-based transactions and demonstrates strong capability in financing and mortgage bond matters. It is also known for its respected land use planning group.
Work Highlights
- Goodmans represented Forum Subterra in connection with various acquisitions, developments and financings of geothermal systems serving high-rise residential condominiums in Ontario.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Goodmans are unquestionably a leading firm when it comes to complex real estate acquisition, divestiture and development matters."
"Goodmans is always staffed with a team of quality and highly capable professionals and are able to pull in resources to tackle the problems at hand."
"Goodmans are unquestionably a leading firm when it comes to complex real estate acquisition, divestiture and development matters."
"Goodmans is always staffed with a team of quality and highly capable professionals and are able to pull in resources to tackle the problems at hand."