1000 De La Gauchetière St W, Suite MZ400, Montréal, QC
Year called to bar: 1988 (QC); 1997 (ON)
Senior Partner in the Montreal office, with a practice focused on real estate and financial services. Advises clients on a variety of real estate acquisitions, developments, joint ventures, commercial lending transactions, real estate financings, project financings, and commercial leasing transactions. Recognized internationally for his expertise in Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Band 1- Quebec), Who’s Who Legal 100, The Best Lawyers in Canada, LBR’s International Who's Who of Real Estate Lawyers, PLC’s Cross-Border Corporate Real Estate Handbook and Euromoney’s Expert Guides. He was named Lawyer of the Year 2021 for Real Estate Law by The Best Lawyers in Canada. He speaks regularly at conferences and on panels for the real estate sector, and is frequently cited in the media. He is a member of the CBA, ABA, IBA, and ICSC; Governor of the Quebec Bar Association Foundation; member of Board of Regents of American College of Mortgage Attorneys and board member of the Urban Development Institute. Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1997 and to the Quebec Bar in 1988.
On March 13, 2015, Réseau Sélection announced a five-year investment plan valued at $2 billion to build 30 new residential complexes for Québec seniors.