CANADA Law and Practice Contributed by: Rachel V Hutton, Michael L Dyck, Mario Paura and Miguel Manzano, Stikeman Elliott LLP
Stikeman Elliott LLP is a global leader in Canadian business law and the first call for businesses working in and with Canada. The firm has offices in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, New York and London. It provides clients with high-quality counsel, strategic advice and workable solutions. The firm has an ex - ceptional track record in major US and international
locations on multi-jurisdictional matters and ranks as a top firm in primary practice areas, including merg - ers and acquisitions, securities, business litigation, banking and finance, competition and foreign invest - ment, tax, restructuring, energy, mining, real estate, project development, employment and labour, and pensions.
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Rachel V Hutton is a partner in the Vancouver office of Stikeman Elliott and practises real estate law, with a focus on energy projects, capital projects and regulatory compliance. She has complementary expertise in
Mario Paura is head of the Toronto real estate group and co-head of the national real estate group at Stikeman Elliott. He is a member of the M&A group, and he is on the firm’s management committee. Mario has
environmental law, project finance and construction law matters. Her practice includes a significant First Nations component. In addition to energy and capital project mandate management, Rachel is involved in joint venture, M&A and other corporate transactions. She acts for clients in the energy and resource sector, as well as pension funds and developers in the purchase and sale of major properties. Rachel also acts for both lenders and borrowers in the real estate finance and project finance markets. Michael L Dyck is a partner in Stikeman Elliott’s banking and lending group and real estate group in Calgary. Michael provides advice on all matters relating to banking transactions, including Canadian aspects of cross-border financings. He has acted for lenders and borrowers on general corporate, acquisition and subordinate financings, and for issuers and purchasers on debt offerings. Michael also provides advice on a range of real estate, development and construction transactions in his commercial real estate practice. He acts for purchasers and vendors on acquisitions and dispositions of office complexes, industrial properties and development sites, and for lenders and borrowers on commercial real estate financings.
experience in commercial real estate, financing, M&A and commercial leasing, including all aspects of the purchase, sale, financing and development of asset classes for retail and commercial, industrial and office, multi-residential, hospitality and entertainment properties, and REITs. In banking, Mario acts for both borrowers and lenders on domestic and international secured and unsecured financings, and in his M&A practice, Mario represents a variety of clients whose portfolios span North America.
Miguel Manzano is a partner and head of Montreal office’s real estate group. His practice focuses on real estate transactions, commercial contracts, project finance, mining, acquisitions and joint ventures.
Miguel has represented clients in both the public and private sectors, guiding them through complex real estate transactions and significant infrastructure projects. He has acted on many sale and leaseback transactions, and has expertise in international project financings as well as the review of mining right portfolios in Quebec. Miguel has considerable experience advising on multi-jurisdictional transactions and has been involved in notable sales of landmark properties in Montreal.
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