Sylvia Adriano

Sylvia Adriano is a partner at Gowling WLG and was formerly the Head of the Real Estate and Financial Services Group and a member of the Toronto Management Committee.  She practises commercial real estate law and has extensive experience in the acquisition, disposition and development of commercial, retail, industrial and stratified real property. Sylvia acts for a wide range of clients across a variety of industries, including hotel owners, large commercial and residential developers, national and multi-national corporations, railway companies, foreign investors, retail chains, institutions and asset managers. She has particular experience in the development of retail facilities and big box shopping centres. Clients also turn to Sylvia to resolve complex title and unique property issues and to draft and negotiate a variety of property-related agreements, such as easements, restrictive covenants, cost-sharing, reciprocal operating and development, and co-ownership and joint venture arrangements. Sylvia has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada, The Legal 500 Canada and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. In 2014, she was named as one of Lexpert’s “Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40”. She is also an active member of Toronto CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women).