Osler grows commercial real estate development and transactional capabilities

Osler is pleased to welcome Savvas Kotsopoulos as a partner in the firm's Real Estate Group in Toronto. Savvas brings nearly two decades of experience in commercial real estate transactions including developments, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and joint ventures. He advises a broad range of clients including institutional owners/developers, domestic and foreign inbound private investment groups and property/asset managers across a broad spectrum of real estate asset classes, most frequently on office, industrial, retail, multi-family, hotels and mixed-use developments. Along with his transactional practice, Savvas is well-versed in commercial leasing and represents tenants and landlords in complex lease negotiations. Savvas has also developed a specialty in representing domestic and international retailers in connection with all aspects of establishing and undertaking their business in Canada.

Savvas is recognized as a leading real estate and retail lawyer by Chambers Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada,Who's Who Legal and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.  

"We are thrilled to have Savvas join our dynamic and energetic team. Savvas' addition to Osler's commercial real estate platform complements our integrated national team, which includes the recent additions of partners Iris Tam in Toronto and Bryce Kustra in Calgary," says Paul Morassutti, Chair of Osler's Real Estate Group. "Our clients will have access to yet another legal advisor with in-depth industry knowledge and a proven track record of successfully executing on complex developments and transactions."

With a team of 28 lawyers and nine law clerks across Canada, Osler's Real Estate group offers commercially-sound legal advice on complex and transformative developments, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, leases and financings of commercial real property of all types. Recent work highlights include:

  • Dream Office REIT on its joint venture arrangement with Humbold Properties to build a 79-storey office and residential complex at 212 King Street West in Toronto's financial district.
  • PRO REIT in the sale of the multi-tenant industrial buildings located at 26 Hymus and 325 Hymus in the City of Pointe-Claire, Québec.
  • Calgary Municipal Land Corporation on major development projects in Calgary including the Event Centre, 9th Avenue Parkade and Platform Innovation Centre, BMO Convention Centre Expansion, Arts Commons Transformation, and several East Village Projects.
  • Boardwalk REIT on land assembly projects in connection with two future development sites in British Columbia for the development of multi-residential apartment complexes.

See more of Osler's real estate work highlights.