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REAL ESTATE GROUP
Recent Real Estate, Municipal and
Environmental Transactions:
Entertainment Property Trust’s
acquisition and financing of four
entertainment retail centres in Mississauga,
Oakville, Whitby and Kanata with an
aggregate value of $223 million.
Manulife Financial’s secured financing
of new Intrawest resort developments at
Whistler, Blue Mountain and Mt. Tremblant.
The purchase by Commerz Immobilien
of Germany of DaimlerChrysler’s Canadian
corporate headquarters in Windsor.
Region of York’s position on the
King City “Big Pipe” which involved
municipal, regulatory and Oak Ridges
Moraine environmental issues.
The Toronto Real Estate Department is widely
recognized as one of the leading practices in Toronto. Members of the
department advise on every type of major real estate transaction including
commercial, industrial, mixed-use, sports and entertainment, and
residential developments, investments, syndications and joint ventures,
financings, leasing, realization, purchases of distressed real estate, REITs,
infrastructure and public-private partnerships. Our lawyers have been
involved in some of the largest and most innovative projects in Canada.
The Municipal and Land Use Group provides advice
to municipalities, developers and landowners with respect to approvals
related to land use, development applications, municipal finance and
infrastructure projects.
Supporting our real estate and municipal work is our widely recognized
Environmental Group. Members of this group provide strategic
and innovative advice on the full spectrum of environmental legal issues
in connection with business transactions, property development,
brownfields, civil, regulatory and administrative law matters, litigation
and dispute resolution.
“I began my practice at Stikeman Elliott as a student in 1992. Lawyers who
excel in our environment are those who find a high degree of responsibility
appealing and also enjoy working as a team. From day one, students in
our Real Estate Group are given hands-on experience, assisting with files
for major developments, financings, and transactions involving large
property portfolios.”
– Mario Paura, Partner
ENERGY GROUP
For more information on our
Real Estate, Municipal and Land Use,
Environmental and Energy Groups,
please contact:
Ritu Bhasin
Director, Student and Associate Programmes
Stikeman Elliott LLP
5300 Commerce Court West
199 Bay Street
Toronto, Canada M5L 1B9
Fax: (416) 947-0866
Phone: (416) 869-5203
E-mail: [email protected]
www.stikeman.com
Stikeman Elliott LLP
Our Toronto Energy Group has extensive experience in independent
power production including development, permitting and financing of
projects, obtaining regulatory approvals and advising on construction,
operating and maintenance, energy savings, power purchase and gas
procurement and gas purchase agreements. We also have active practices
in electricity and natural gas regulatory matters including issues relating to
energy deregulation, restructuring, utility service unbundling and utility rates.
The group is currently representing Sithe Global on the development,
construction and financing of two 850 MW natural gas powered stations
in Brampton and Mississauga and bidding them into the RFP process
recently announced by the Ontario government. In addition, students are
working on the preparation of evidence for an energy contract arbitration
and researching issues involving an IMO Market dispute.
TORONTO
5300 Commerce Court West
199 Bay Street, Toronto, Canada M5L 1B9
Tel: (416) 869-5500 Fax: (416) 947-0866
MONTREAL
1155 René-Lévesque Blvd. West, 40th Floor
Montréal, Quebec, Canada H3B 3V2
Tel: (514) 397-3000 Fax: (514) 397-3222
OTTAWA
Suite 1600, 50 O’Connor Street
Ottawa, Canada K1P 6L2
Tel: (613) 234-4555 Fax: (613) 230-8877
CALGARY
4300 Bankers Hall West, 888 - 3rd Street S.W.
Calgary, Canada T2P 5C5
Tel: (403) 266-9000 Fax: (403) 266-9034
VANCOUVER
Suite 1700, Park Place, 666 Burrard Street
Vancouver, Canada V6C 2X8
Tel: (604) 631-1300 Fax: (604) 681-1825
NEW YORK
Tower 56, 14th Floor, 126 East 56th Street
New York, USA 10022
Tel: (212) 371-8855 Fax: (212) 371-7087
LONDON
Dauntsey House, 4B Frederick’s Place
London EC2R 8AB England
Tel: 44 (0) 20 7367 0150 Fax: 44 (0) 20 7367 0160
HONG KONG
Suite 3403, Two Exchange Square
8 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2230-5200 Fax: (852) 2845-9076
SYDNEY
Level 12, The Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square
Sydney N.S.W. 2000 Australia
Tel: (61-2) 9232 7199 Fax: (61-2) 9232 6908
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