Sonia Rainville
Canada Guide 2025
Band 4 : Real Estate
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About
Provided by Sonia Rainville
Practice Areas
Sonia is a Partner in the firm’s Montréal office, where she is a member of Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Leasing, Construction and Municipal Land Use Planning and Development Groups. Sonia is an experienced commercial real estate legal counsel with 30 years of experience in the acquisition, financing, co-ownership and leasing of real estate properties. She represents financial institutions, promoters, developers and owners of co-ownerships (condominiums), retirement homes, and commercial leasing companies. Sonia is recognized as a leading legal counsel in real estate law by Best Lawyers in Canada. Sonia acts for clients in large co-ownership (condominium), commercial and mixed-use projects. With expertise in land use planning, she also advises on the development of vacant sites and redevelopment of existing properties. Additionally, Sonia serves clients in the infrastructure and retail sectors, acting for wind farms and pipelines, as well as telecommunications and energy distribution networks.
Chambers Review
Canada
Sonia Rainville assists with real estate acquisitions and financings. She acts on behalf of real estate investment firms and construction companies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Her depth of knowledge in the field is remarkable, offering insights and solutions that only come from years of hands-on experience and a deep understanding of the intricacies of the field."
"Sonia is well appreciated in the market; she brings value, technical skills, expertise and business sense."
"Sonia is a fantastic lawyer both on the technical aspect of the job and on the level of service she delivers. She is easy to connect with and super enjoyable to work with."
"She is available, very efficient and a pleasure to work with."
"Her depth of knowledge in the field is remarkable, offering insights and solutions that only come from years of hands-on experience and a deep understanding of the intricacies of the field."
"Sonia is well appreciated in the market; she brings value, technical skills, expertise and business sense."
"Sonia is a fantastic lawyer both on the technical aspect of the job and on the level of service she delivers. She is easy to connect with and super enjoyable to work with."
"She is available, very efficient and a pleasure to work with."