Overview

Jason has developed a broad commercial real estate practice, advising public and private clients on the full range of commercial real estate transactions.

Jason uses his extensive experience acting as counsel on major commercial real estate projects to provide results-oriented advice to clients in diverse industries, including renewable energy and infrastructure. He advises on acquisitions and dispositions, financings, commercial leasing, joint ventures and project, development and asset management arrangements.

Clients ranging from high-profile REITS, pension funds and institutional lenders to Canada’s largest real estate developers, managers and private tenants rely on Jason’s extensive legal and market knowledge and practical advice to close their complex commercial real estate transactions.

Acted as Canadian counsel to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds, in its acquisition of Alliance Ground International, a leading North American provider of airport ground handling and cargo services.

Acted for Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLC on the acquisition by funds advised by Basalt of Go Lime Group Inc. and the concurrent acquisition of substantially all the assets of the Crown Crest Group of Companies (Simply Green), the latter completed via a court supervised sale process under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.

Acted as Canadian counsel for eStruxture Data Centers in its C$750-million securitization transaction, which formed part of eStruxture's aggregate C$1.35-billion financing round, and which will be used to advance AI-ready data centers across Canada.

Acted for Compass Communities in the C$740-million acquisition of TSX-listed CAPREIT's 75 manufactured home community portfolio comprising 12,138 residential lots spanning from British Columbia to Nova Scotia.

Acted for eStruxture Data Centers, Canada’s leading data centre platform, in connection with Fengate Asset Management’s record-breaking C$1.8-billion investment transaction. This deal won Digital Infrastructure Acquisition of the Year at the IJInvestor Americas Awards 2024.

Practice Areas

• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Real Estate

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2013 (ON)