Mariella Lo Papa > Fasken > Montreal, Canada > Lawyer Profile
Fasken Offices
THE STOCK EXCHANGE TOWER
PO BOX 242, SUITE 3700, 800 VICTORIA SQUARE
MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC H4Z 1E9
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Mariella Lo Papa
Position
Partner | Co-Leader, Real Estate Law
Career
Mariella Lo Papa is Co-Leader of the Québec Real Estate Law practice group and Co-Leader of the firm’s Real Estate Law practice group. She has over 25 years of experience focused on commercial leasing of all asset classes, acquisitions and dispositions of commercial real estate, and development projects. Mariella is recognized nationwide by several renowned legal directories as a leading go to real estate lawyer.
Mariella has extensive transactional experience across a variety of industries and asset classes, on behalf of real estate developers, private institutional investors, both local and foreign, financial institutions, pension fund managers and Crown corporations. She advises property managers, owners, tenants, brokers, buyers and sellers in respect of office, retail, industrial, multi-use, multi-residential and institutional properties, including: the data centre industry, where she has negotiated several major long-term design-build leases; distribution and logistics sector, where Mariella assisted several investment funds with sale-lease back transactions; and retail industry, where Mariella led multiple high-profile transactions involving both US purchasers and national and international luxury retailors, which she also assists with ongoing operational matters.
Having spent several years working in-house, Mariella is uniquely positioned to appreciate the challenges client teams face and is well-known for being highly responsive and providing practical value-add business and legal counsel.
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > Real estate
Fasken channels the bench strength of 7 national offices and the experience of its real estate team to advise pension funds, REITs, financial institutions, public organizations, public hospitals and developers involved in a broad span of matters across the practice space. The team is jointly headed by Andrea Centa in Toronto, who brings expertise to acquisitions, dispositions and real estate finance and the development of large-scale projects through joint ventures and co-ownerships; Carmine Boskovich in Vancouver, who assists with major infrastructure projects, and who specializes in matters across the energy, mining and transport sectors; Mariella Lo Papa in Montreal, who draws on extensive experience assisting property managers, brokers, landlords and tenants with commercial leasing; and Paul Logan in Calgary, who assists clients with mortgage financings and purchase and sale transactions of office, industrial and retail properties. Other key figures include senior partner Richard Clare and project development specialist Nicolas Leblanc in Montreal; Sarah Batut in Vancouver, who handles matters involving master-planned communities; and Allyson Roy, who manages complex transactions in Toronto.
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