Mariella Lo Papa
Canada Guide 2025
Band 4 : Real Estate
Band 4
About
Provided by Mariella Lo Papa
Practice Areas
Mariella Lo Papa is Co-Leader of the Québec Real Estate Law practice group and Co-Leader of the firm’s Real Estate Law practice group. She has over 25 years of experience focused on commercial leasing of all asset classes, acquisitions and dispositions of commercial real estate, and development projects. Mariella is recognized nationwide by several renowned legal directories as a leading go to real estate lawyer.
Mariella has extensive transactional experience across a variety of industries and asset classes, on behalf of real estate developers, private institutional investors, both local and foreign, financial institutions, pension fund managers and Crown corporations. She advises property managers, owners, tenants, brokers, buyers and sellers in respect of office, retail, industrial, multi-use, multi-residential and institutional properties, including: the data centre industry, where she has negotiated several major long-term design-build leases; distribution and logistics sector, where Mariella assisted several investment funds with sale-lease back transactions; and retail industry, where Mariella led multiple high-profile transactions involving both US purchasers and national and international luxury retailors, which she also assists with ongoing operational matters.
Chambers Review
Canada
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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"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."
"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."