Overview

Under the agreement of this take-private transaction worth C$9 billion, Boralex will continue to operate as an independent private company following closing.

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James Papadimitriou is a senior partner in the Montréal office, with a practice focused on real estate and financial services.

James advises clients on a variety of real estate acquisitions, developments, joint ventures, commercial lending transactions, real estate financings, project financings and commercial leasing transactions. He also regularly represents Canadian chartered banks and other retail operators on commercial leasing matters, acts for landlords on leasing matters and represents major cargo operators and port users in leasing matters with port authorities.

James speaks regularly at conferences and on panels for the real estate sector, and is frequently cited in the media. Last October, James acted as a moderator for the McCarthy Tétrault AdvanceTM Program Lunch Seminar: Investing in Commercial Real Estate in the United States. Furthermore, James was co-president and speaker at the Développement immobilier et urbain au Québec conference held in February 2013. At the 7th annual Montreal Real Estate Leasing Conference, held on May 23, 2013, James was invited to moderate a panel discussion for the session entitled: " Landlord & Tenant Rights and Remedies: Five Common Default Scenarios and Other Issues That You Need to be Aware of in Today’s Market". He has also presented on Top Ten Tips for Tenants and Purchasers of real estate recently as well as acquisition financing and off-title searches.

Practice Areas

• Banking/Finance
• Real Estate

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1988 (QC); 1997 (ON)