Ranking tables
Real Estate | Canada
Ontario
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Band 3
Senior Statespeople
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
David Redmond Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP9 Years Ranked
Eric M Carmona Stikeman Elliott LLP9 Years Ranked
Gabriella Lombardi Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP9 Years Ranked
Jamie Orzech McCarthy Tétrault LLP9 Years Ranked
John Hutmacher Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP5 Years Ranked
Joseph Grignano Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP7 Years Ranked
Melissa Schyven Stikeman Elliott LLP8 Years Ranked
P Martin Emmons Fasken9 Years Ranked
Paul Galbraith McCarthy Tétrault LLP3 Years Ranked
Rod Davidge Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP9 Years Ranked
Sabrina A Gherbaz Torys LLP9 Years Ranked
Band 4
Andrea Centa Fasken5 Years Ranked
Dana Porter Stikeman Elliott LLP6 Years Ranked
Daniel Kofman Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP6 Years Ranked
Douglas Klaassen Stikeman Elliott LLP9 Years Ranked
Frank S. A. Arnone Borden Ladner Gervais LLP7 Years Ranked
Fred M Rubinoff Goodmans LLP9 Years Ranked
Graham Rawlinson Torys LLP9 Years Ranked
Jane C Helmstadter Bennett Jones LLP7 Years Ranked
Jillian Shortt Dentons Canada LLP5 Years Ranked
John van Gent Bennett Jones LLP4 Years Ranked
Jules Mikelberg Dentons Canada LLP9 Years Ranked
Leonard Gangbar Bennett Jones LLP9 Years Ranked
Rose Bailey Torys LLP9 Years Ranked
Stella Di Cresce Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP6 Years Ranked
Band 5
Andrew Salem Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP2 Years Ranked
Andy Gibbons Torys LLP1 Years Ranked
Brennan Carroll Borden Ladner Gervais LLP4 Years Ranked
Charlene Schafer Torys LLP4 Years Ranked
David G Reiner Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP3 Years Ranked
Ira Berg Goodmans LLP9 Years Ranked
Jonathan Freeman Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP6 Years Ranked
Paul Morassutti Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP2 Years Ranked
Pawel Mielcarek Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP2 Years Ranked
Philip Rimer Dentons Canada LLP2 Years Ranked
Ryan Nielsen Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP4 Years Ranked
Savvas Kotsopoulos Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP5 Years Ranked
Sonja Homenuck Dentons Canada LLP1 Years Ranked
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Band 1
1 Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLPReal Estate2024 | Band 1 | 9 Years RankedBlake, Cassels & Graydon is highly regarded for its ability to handle an array of real estate mandates for an impressive portfolio of clients in Ontario. The firm is particularly well known for its representation of pension funds and other major domestic and international investors in high-end commercial real estate transactions. It regularly handles acquisitions, dispositions and complex financings and is well placed to assist with energy-related construction and land use matters. The Toronto team also demonstrates significant experience in joint ventures and other partnership structures, as well as large commercial leases.
1 McCarthy Tétrault LLPReal Estate2024 | Band 1 | 9 Years RankedMcCarthy Tétrault is universally recognised as a real estate powerhouse in Toronto, offering the full suite of services to financial institutions, pension plans, REITs and large infrastructure developers. The team is admired for its expertise in leaseback transactions, substantial acquisitions and real estate fund formation work. It is also well regarded for its experience in construction and bond financing agreements, as well as large commercial developments. The group is frequently mandated on highly sophisticated transactions, assisting clients with portfolio acquisitions, infrastructure developments and co-ownerships. The firm additionally represents clients in obtaining rezoning and site plan approvals, including appearing before the OLT.
Band 2
2 Bennett Jones LLPReal Estate2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedBennett Jones has a prominent Toronto-based commercial real estate team that is widely acknowledged for its expertise in advising on complex financing mandates, as well as offering significant capacity in relation to acquisitions, dispositions and joint venture agreements. Its clients also benefit from the team's multi-jurisdictional capabilities and further expertise in condominium development, as well as its ability to handle significant REIT deals. The firm's client roster includes a number of institutional investors, banks and property management companies.
2 Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLPReal Estate2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedDavies Ward Phillips & Vineberg has a distinguished real estate practice based in Toronto with significant transactional prowess. The team advises clients in relation to a range of major office and mixed-use developments, as well as large master-planned communities. It has notable experience acting for pension funds, private real estate companies, developers and REITs, as well as government entities, on high-value deals and projects. The firm is also well placed to advise on the competition and antitrust aspects of large real estate transactions and is cited as a top choice by clients requiring assistance with their global property portfolios.
2 Goodmans LLPReal Estate2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedGoodmans has a widely revered Ontario real estate practice, acclaimed for the breadth of its experience and prestigious client base. The firm assists public and private companies with significant transactions, including leasing and construction mandates, as well as large portfolio acquisitions and complex financings. It is frequently mandated on major hotel deals and represents an impressive roster of pension funds, asset managers, REITs and other institutional players. The group is also very well respected for its land use and municipal law expertise, regularly assisting developers with approvals and other land development matters in the City of Toronto and Greater Golden Horseshoe. Its clients in this area include government bodies, municipalities, major developers and advocacy groups.
2 Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLPReal Estate2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt has a well-established real estate practice in Ontario capable of providing the full spectrum of services to an enviable client base. The group is recognised for its experience of financings and joint venture developments, as well as advising on traditional acquisitions and dispositions. It often acts for REITs and clients from the retail and senior housing sectors. The team is also well placed to provide related tax and environmental law advice, as well as handling the real estate aspects of significant insolvencies. The firm demonstrates the growing ability to service clients seeking land use planning and municipal advice.
2 Stikeman Elliott LLPReal Estate2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedStikeman Elliott is recognised for its impressive strength in managing large real estate transactions, including purchases, sales and financings. Its lawyers frequently assist clients entering into co-ownership and joint venture agreements, as well as demonstrating strong expertise in complex commercial leasing and sale-leasebacks. The team's experience covers a wide range of product types, including commercial, retail and mixed-use properties. It is further equipped to handle issues surrounding land development, including zoning approvals and official plan amendments. The group demonstrates notable experience in OLT hearings. Its clients include public and private companies and REITs.
2 Torys LLPReal Estate2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedTorys operates a well-established Toronto real estate group with a strong focus on high-end transactions. The firm frequently acts on large portfolio deals, joint ventures and shared ownership matters, as well as advising lenders on significant financings. It represents an impressive roster of institutional clients and, in addition to its strength in commercial real estate, is well equipped to handle the real estate aspects of large-scale infrastructure and energy projects. The team is also mandated on condominium development and possesses notable strength in senior housing.
Band 3
3 Borden Ladner Gervais LLPReal Estate2024 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedBorden Ladner Gervais has a national real estate department with a significant footprint in Ontario. The team is especially well regarded for its prowess in municipal and land use planning, frequently assisting large municipalities with expropriations, OLT hearings and approvals. It is equally well versed in matters relating to infrastructure project development, as well as handling office, condominium and industrial mandates. The commercial real estate group serves major institutional clients and has notable experience of complex financing, M&A and leasings. The firm's notable clients also include funds, developers, portfolio managers and healthcare companies.
3 Dentons Canada LLPReal Estate2024 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedThe Ontario arm of global firm Dentons is able to draw on the firm's vast international network to service clients requiring cross-border real estate expertise. The firm also acts on large local transactions, notably acquisitions, financings and commercial leasings, from its Ottawa and Toronto offices. The group is involved in a number of development projects, advising on partnership structures and lending.
3 FaskenReal Estate2024 | Band 3 | 9 Years RankedFasken is acknowledged for its ability to provide an integrated service to its client base in the real estate sector in Ontario. The team draws praise for its experience of planning, development and transactional matters, with notable expertise in complicated dispositions and joint venture agreements. The group is equally well equipped to advise on financing mandates and the real estate aspects of infrastructure projects. It regularly acts for clients in the retail, office and industrial sectors.
Band 4
4 Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLPReal Estate2024 | Band 4 | 9 Years RankedCassels Brock & Blackwell is a respected Toronto-based law firm with an impressive aptitude for real estate financing, including mortgage lending matters. The team offers extensive expertise assisting REITs, institutional investors and commercial lenders with transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions and commercial leasing mandates. It also regularly acts on joint venture developments and portfolio transactions, and is further equipped to advise on development approvals, subdivisions and other land use planning matters. The team acts for clients in an array of sectors, including energy, education and hospitality.
4 Gowling WLG (Canada) LLPReal Estate2024 | Band 4 | 8 Years RankedGowling WLG has a well-regarded real estate group with a strong track record in commercial leasing, as well as advising on acquisitions, developments and financings. The group is well equipped to handle broader real estate mandates, such as fund formation and advice on defaulted loans. The firm represents a number of international brands with regard to office and industrial real estate matters in Canada. The group has further capabilities with clients at the Ontario Court of Appeal and the OLT.