Ranking tables
Real Estate | Canada
Québec
Rankings overview for Departments
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Star Individuals
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Band 3
Christopher Karambatsos KRB Lawyers3 Years Ranked
Diana Lyrintzis KRB Lawyers3 Years Ranked
Elias Retsinas Fasken6 Years Ranked
Miguel F. Manzano Stikeman Elliott LLP7 Years Ranked
Nicolas Leblanc Fasken8 Years Ranked
Piero Biasini De Grandpré Chait6 Years Ranked
Sylvie Bouvette Borden Ladner Gervais LLP8 Years Ranked
Band 4
Chantal Sylvestre Dentons Canada LLP1 Years Ranked- Eric Lasry De Grandpré Chait1 Years Ranked
Fredric L. Carsley De Grandpré Chait10 Years Ranked
Jean-Nicolas Prévost Norton Rose Fulbright3 Years Ranked
Jenny Ross Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP1 Years Ranked
Mariella Lo Papa Fasken6 Years Ranked
Mary Pagonis McCarthy Tétrault LLP3 Years Ranked
Matthew Pekofsky McCarthy Tétrault LLP2 Years Ranked
Neil Katz Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP3 Years Ranked
Sonia Rainville McMillan LLP1 Years Ranked
Sylvie Samson Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP2 Years Ranked
Yan Besner Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP3 Years Ranked- Stéphane LalandeCain Lamarre
- Valérie Mac-SeingMac-Seing Thomas
Up and Coming
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLPReal Estate2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedDavies Ward Phillips & Vineberg is a market-leading law firm with outstanding depth of expertise in commercial real estate, with the ability to handle a wide range of transactions and development projects in Montréal. The team is acclaimed for its involvement in acquisition and disposition transactions, financings and joint ventures, and has significant experience representing pension funds, REITs and private developers. It regularly represents international clients in connection with major projects in Montréal, as well as advising Québec-based real estate investors on matters further afield. The lawyers are highly rated for their handling of major mixed-use developments, including master-planned community projects, and are equally well placed to advise on residential, retail and office property transactions.
1 FaskenReal Estate2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedFasken operates a large and trusted real estate team in Montréal and Québec City with deep and broad experience in the sector. The firm is widely lauded for its leading financing expertise, and its lawyers regularly structure complex lending agreements for banks and institutional investors in connection with major real estate and construction projects. The team also advises on major real estate transactions including sale-leasebacks and joint venture developments, and operates an active commercial leasing practice. It frequently acts for clients throughout the real estate industry on condominium, retail and office developments. The lawyers additionally assist with zoning and expropriation cases.
1 McCarthy Tétrault LLPReal Estate2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedMcCarthy Tétrault is a distinguished law firm with a well-integrated real estate practice in Québec. Its real estate lawyers assist major pension funds and institutional investors with complex transactions, as well as representing local developers. The team offers notable lending capacity, as well as advising on the acquisition, development, leasing and disposition of real estate assets. It is also highly valued for its title experience and land use planning work, regularly assisting key clients with zoning and planning approvals for large developments. The law firm provides deep expertise in the senior housing and hospitality sectors.
Band 2
2 De Grandpré ChaitReal Estate2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedDe Grandpré Chait is a highly regarded Québec-based law firm with specialised real estate expertise. The team represents significant private and public clients in the retail, residential and industrial sectors, with notable experience assisting with shopping centre and hotel developments, acquisitions, leasings and facility expansions. It is further equipped to handle construction lending and other financing mandates. The firm is particularly well known for its work on significant transactions in the mid-market, as well as acting for national and international clients in the space. It is also esteemed for its land use planning and municipal law practice, acting exclusively for private sector clients on expropriations, rezoning and development approvals.
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3 Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLPReal Estate2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedBlake, Cassels & Graydon advises major national financial institutions, as well as domestic and foreign investors, on large and high-value real estate acquisition transactions in Québec, including both single-asset and portfolio deals. The Montréal commercial real estate team's experience includes infrastructure, residential and mixed-use projects, as well as commercial properties and hotels.
3 KRB LawyersReal Estate2025 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedKRB Lawyers is a Québec-based law firm with solid real estate capabilities, advising on property acquisitions, financing and refinancing, lease agreements and development projects. With a diverse client base featuring a number of significant private investors, the law firm is adept at handling both commercial and residential property issues.
3 Norton Rose FulbrightReal Estate2025 | Band 3 | 9 Years RankedNorton Rose Fulbright is a distinguished international firm with a solid presence in the Québec real estate space. The team is well regarded for its work on traditional real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, and is also active on significant multi-use residential and commercial developments. With partners based in both Montréal and Québec City, the firm is well equipped to handle the real estate aspects of large infrastructure projects and high-value financing matters throughout the province. Its client roster comprises prominent pension funds, REITs and private companies.
Band 4
4 Borden Ladner Gervais LLPReal Estate2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedBorden Ladner Gervais operates a well-respected real estate practice, with a team that frequently assists clients with significant property transactions. The firm's expertise also extends to real estate development projects and leasing agreements. BLG acts for a broad client base, including those in hospitality and property management, as well as financial institutions and pension funds.
4 Dentons Canada LLPReal Estate2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedDentons boasts a solid practice advising clients in the real estate sector on matters including lease negotiations, acquisitions and sales. The team is adept at handling mandates across a range of asset classes, such as logistics, retail and residential. The law firm acts for real estate developers, banks, pension funds and insurance companies.
4 Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLPReal Estate2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedOsler, Hoskin and Harcourt's real estate group in Montréal regularly advises on acquisitions, sales and developments. The team is additionally well versed in lease negotiations for industrial and retail premises. The lawyers represent multinationals and financial institutions.
4 Stikeman Elliott LLPReal Estate2025 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedStikeman Elliott is a large full-service law firm that represents clients from the commercial, retail and residential sectors in high-value acquisitions, financings and joint venture transactions, benefiting from the firm's national platform to advise on matters in Montréal and further afield. The Québec real estate group frequently advises real estate developers, institutional investors and publicly traded REITs on large regional and multi-jurisdictional files, including major infrastructure projects. The team offers further capabilities with renewable energy and power production projects.