Frank S.A. Arnone > Borden Ladner Gervais LLP > Toronto, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower
22 Adelaide Street West, Suite 3400
Toronto, ON M5H 4E3
Canada

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Partner

Career

Frank is a partner who specializes in commercial real estate — advising on institutional investment and financing transactions, major project developments and leases, including ownership and development structuring through joint ventures, limited partnerships, REITs and other structures. Leading Canadian and international real estate owners, investors and developers trust Frank’s business acumen and value his creative and practical solutions — as do many large Canadian pension funds and institutional investors.

Frank has played a key role in a variety of prominent public and private transactions, including the development of hospitals, office complexes, research and development centres and other mixed-use projects.

Prior to joining BLG, Frank was a partner at a prominent Bay Street law firm with offices in Canada and New York.

Education

  • LLB, Queen’s University, 2000
  • BA (Specialized Hons), York University, 1996

Bar Admission

  • Ontario, 2002

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Real estate

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP employs the full bench strength of over 800 lawyers in 5 national locations in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, to advise pension funds, life insurance companies, utility companies, institutional investors, family offices, public sector clients, developers, commercial landlords, tenants and REITs, on wide range of matters across the practice area. Aaron Bowler heads the team in Calgary and brings experience to high-value acquisitions and dispositions, financings, developments and restructurings, across such asset classes as office towers, hotels, shopping centres, railways and resorts. Other figures of note include senior partner Sylvie Bouvette in Montreal, who represents sellers and purchasers in joint ventures; Frank Arnone in Toronto, a specialist in complex investment structures; and David Longcroft in Vancouver, an experienced specialist in high-value, mixed-use projects. Associate Peyman Ghaemi provides key support in Toronto.