David is the leader of the firm's Real Estate Practice Group and his practice encompasses all types of commercial real estate transactions. He has a sophisticated commercial mortgage lending practice acting for institutional lenders dealing with all types of financing for commercial properties, including multi-residential, office, shopping centre and industrial developments. David also has extensive experience in purchase and sale transactions, financing and structuring of real estate transactions, commercial leasing, joint ventures and co-ownerships, dealing with REITs and work involving all asset classes in the commercial real estate field. Representative Work · Acted for the Purchaser in the acquisition and financing of a major retail shopping centre in Mississauga, Ontario · Represented the Lender in a $100,000,000 portfolio mortgage loan to a retail REIT · Counsel for a major Canadian Retailer in all aspects of its real estate work, including acquisitions, leasing, dispositions and the negotiations of reciprocal easement and operating agreements · Acted for the Purchaser of a large multi-residential unit portfolio (1500 units) in the GTA area · Represented a crown agency in a complicated land exchange transaction dealing with development properties in downtown Toronto · Represented a crown agency in their development and sale of formerly contaminated lands in downtown Toronto · Acted for the Purchaser in the acquisition and financing of several office buildings Achievements · Martindale-Hubbell, BV Distinguished™ rating Associations · Canadian Bar Association (Real Property Section) · Ontario Bar Association Representative Work Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec Provides Term Financing For Sussex Centre In Mississauga Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec Provides Term Financing for Maple Leaf Square and Le Germain Hotel Rockwood Holdings Inc. Closes Sale of AlphaGary Plastic Compounding Business |