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About
Provided by Savvas Kotsopoulos
Practice Areas
Savvas’ expertise is in commercial real estate and includes all aspects of real property transactions, with a focus on acquisitions, dispositions, development, joint venture structuring, leasing and advising on legal issues facing owners and managers in connection with their operation and management of real estate portfolios.
He regularly advises institutional owners/developers, domestic and foreign “in bound” private investment groups and property/asset managers across a broad spectrum of real estate asset classes, most frequently on office, industrial, retail, multi-family, hotels, seniors housing and mixed-use developments. In additional to his transactional practice, Savvas is well-versed in commercial leasing and represents tenants and landlords in complex lease negotiations. Savvas has also developed a specialty in representing domestic and international retailers in connection with all aspects of establishing and undertaking their business in Canada.
Prior to joining Osler in 2021, Savvas led the Retail Group and Real Estate Transactions practices for several years at another leading Canadian national law firm.
Career
Osgoode Hall, York University, LL.B
Bar Admission: Ontario, 2003
Professional Memberships
International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC)
National Association of Office and Industrial Properties (NAIOP)
Hellenic-Canadian Board of Trade
Ontario Bar Association
Chambers Review
Canada
Based in Toronto, Savvas Kotsopoulos has notable experience in real estate transactions, including the acquisition of sites and negotiation of various leases for major Canadian retailers. He also assists with the management of real estate portfolios.
Savvas Kotsopoulos is a well-regarded commercial real estate lawyer, based out of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt's Toronto office. He handles an array of residential, retail and industrial property transactions for a number of investors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Savvas's service quality is outstanding. He is a present and attentive relationship partner."
"Savvas Kotsopoulos is truly a trusted adviser. He and his team understand our commercial objectives and appetite for risk."
"I would say that one of his strengths is that he is proactive and often goes above and beyond what we ask for in cases."
"He has an incredible work ethic, is very responsive, very smart and experienced and is a really good person - genuine, nice to work with and friendly."
"The things that stand out the most are his legal acumen, work ethic and his relationship management with clients."
"Savvas's service quality is outstanding. He is a present and attentive relationship partner."
"Savvas Kotsopoulos is truly a trusted adviser. He and his team understand our commercial objectives and appetite for risk."
"I would say that one of his strengths is that he is proactive and often goes above and beyond what we ask for in cases."
"He has an incredible work ethic, is very responsive, very smart and experienced and is a really good person - genuine, nice to work with and friendly."
"The things that stand out the most are his legal acumen, work ethic and his relationship management with clients."
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