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Provided by Stikeman Elliott LLP
Stikeman Elliott is a key legal player in the active Canadian REIT sector. We helped forge the REIT structure and continue to be a market leader in its ongoing evolution, providing clients with innovative domestic and cross-border structures, and financial instruments to achieve their business objectives. Stikeman Elliott’s unparalleled and experienced team understands the structure, sensitivities and unique aspects of clients in this sector.
The firm’s lawyers leverage a multidisciplinary approach to each REIT mandate, one that draws on expertise from our national real estate practice as well as our leading capital markets and M&A and cutting edge tax practices. Clients benefit from in-depth understanding of tax and public disclosure concerns unique to REITs that support their growth objectives in both prosperous and challenging environments. We provide advice on domestic and cross-border equity and debt financings and related securities, governance and capital markets issues and have acted as counsel on many of the highest profile REIT M&A deals in Canada. Stikeman Elliott’s global experience, including strong relationships with expert domestic counsel in various jurisdictions, makes our REIT practice a first choice for cross-border transactions. What’s more, the national scope of our practice ensures that client issues are expertly dealt with, no matter where in Canada they may arise. www.stikeman.com
Chambers Review
Stikeman Elliott is noted for its representation of individuals and syndicates of underwriters in capital markets transactions. The firm also provides support to REITs on M&A, securities and governance issues, often in connection with multi-jurisdictional matters. Its REITs lawyers are highlighted for their regulatory expertise, including advising on public disclosure matters. The group is bolstered by a robust tax practice, regularly advises on innovative REIT structures and demonstrates significant experience in public Canadian REIT offerings. It is active across the retail, industrial and multi-residential asset classes.
Notable Practitioners
Jeffrey Singer has an active practice representing both REITs and underwriters in capital markets transactions. He currently serves as the firm's Toronto managing partner.
"Jeff is a very good and well-respected lawyer in the corporate-commercial space."
David Weinberger is a Toronto-based lawyer who advises on a variety of public offerings, private placements and high-value acquisitions. His client base includes leading domestic and international REITs as well as underwriters.
"He is amazing. He provides perfect client service and is great at thinking outside the box, he knows how to advise general counsel and understands the needs of clients which in a way that is very rare."
Toronto-based Jeff Hershenfield wins increasing praise for his strong capabilities in the Canadian REITs space.
"He is exceedingly practical and business minded and is very strong at negotiating transactions with parties that are highly sophisticated. The types of issues that emerge on each are different and he navigates it effortlessly so that deals get closed and people are happy when they are done, with no collateral damage."
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