Andy Gibbons > Torys > Toronto, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Torys
79 WELLINGTON STREET WEST, SUITE 3000
BOX 270, TD CENTRE
TORONTO, ONTARIO
Canada

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Andy’s deep real estate knowledge and insight into the energy and infrastructure industries help inform and guide clients in their most important and complex real estate projects and transactions.

Andy’s practice focuses on commercial real estate law, with an emphasis on energy projects, infrastructure and public-private partnerships. Andy acts regularly on behalf of developers, consortiums, lending syndicates and government authorities on project construction, development and financing, as well as acquisitions and dispositions. He also has experience advising on the real estate components of M&A transactions, REITs and other securities law matters.

Career

Ontario Bar, 2009
Solicitor, England/Wales – 2005

Memberships

Andy has practiced real estate law in England, which included an extended secondment in the real estate department of one of the largest privately-owned companies in the U.K. He is a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

In the community, Andy is member of the board of directors of Neighbourhood Link Homes, a non-profit support service agency operating four non-profit housing projects in east Toronto, providing affordable homes for families and seniors. He is the former co-chair of the Board of Directors of St. Michael’s Homes, a charitable organization providing support to vulnerable persons by way of residential units and detoxification centres in Toronto.

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Real estate

(Next Generation Partners)

Andy GibbonsTorys

The real estate group at Torys harnesses the combined experience of teams in Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, Calgary and New York, to advise owners, investors, developers, government bodies and lenders (including such clients as Metrolinx and Toronto Metropolitan University) on projects involving large-scale multi-use developments, joint venture ownership, energy and infrastructure projects and phased development arrangements, throughout their entire lifecycles, from initial acquisition through development, management and disposition. The practice is headed by Sabrina Gherbaz and Graham Rawlinson, who both bring expertise to acquisitions, joint ventures and project finance. Other figures of note include Andy Gibbons, a specialist in the energy and infrastructure areas; Simon Knowling, who heads real estate investment trust (REIT) group; real estate private equity expert Charlene Schafer; and Rose Bailey, who brings extensive experience in commercial real estate, renewable energy assets and securitizations. All lawyers mentioned work in the Toronto office.