Real Estate Laywer in Toronto | Edward Ted Perlmutter

Edward Perlmutter

Down to Business

Commercial real estate can be complex and needs an experienced counsel. With over 20 years’ experience as a former partner with one of Canada’s preeminent large law firms, he knows his way around the issues and how to spot problems and resolve them.

Legal Services

Buying or selling real commercial property.
Joint ventures, including co-ownerships and limited partnerships, in Canada and Canadian/US cross-border real estate investments.
Mortgage and other financing security such as debentures, bonds, pledges, guarantees, assignments of leases and general security agreements on personal property.
Leasing – retail, office, industrial, medical and dental. Has acted for tenants and landlords on hundreds of leases.

External Counsel

Acts as senior external counsel to solo and small-firm lawyers on commercial real estate as and when needed. Drafts, negotiates and settles: limited partnerships and co-ownerships; purchase and sale agreements; leases and many other commercial real estate matters.

Experience

Acting for investors and developers on numerous joint ventures for office, shopping centre and condo developments.
Advising banks and other major financial institutions on mortgage loan programs.
Representing power generators.
Advising hotel REITs.
Creating and implementing innovative fixture and equipment financing leasing program for condominiums.
Acting on public/private partnerships, both federal and provincial.
Advising Crown corporations including a large power generator and operator and builder of rapid transit.
Previously a partner for over 20 years with Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, one of Canada’s top business law firms.

Edward Perlmutter – Commercial Real Estate Lawyer

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Experience Matters

Over 25 years’ experience in successfully navigating commercial real estate.

Efficient

Ted focuses on solving problems with agile and efficient techniques, he can cut through any issue. Always available and responds quickly.

Business Minded

On-Board of Trustees of $2.2 billion REIT. Chair of Governance, Compensation, and Nomination Committee, reviews and approves financial statements. They oversee the management and operations of the Trust. and makes sure they give the best advice and participate in decisions on capitalization, unit offerings, distributable income, the market value of REIT units, investing in properties, and financings.

Our Approach

Problem-solver

We listen and get to know your goals.
We ask questions.
We’re practical. We create a plan. We solve problems.
Cost-effective.
All in plain language.

What Our Clients and Other Lawyers Say

“Ted is well-known as a leading real estate practitioner. In my dealings with him, he has been courteous, patient, cooperative, and considerate. His participation in any matter is always welcomed by reason of his brilliant legal mind, his keen analytical and creative problem-solving abilities, his thoughtful, open-minded and balanced approach, and his unique communication skills in being able to concisely, informatively, and understandably discuss difficult and complex matters”.

M.R. (lawyer)

“I have hired and managed hundreds of attorneys throughout my career, and I rank Ted’s capabilities in the upper 95 percentile when compared to his peers. He has the rare combination of intelligence, legal knowledge and ability to work through difficult issues with relative ease, while being sensitive to the concerns of all parties involved in the negotiations.”

J.C. (client, with a Fortune 500 company)

“An outstanding lawyer, a patient listener, and a problem-solver.”

P.H. (lawyer)

“I found Ted to be deeply intellectual, analytical, and objective. He is a person of even temperament, good humour and so was a pleasure to work”

C.P. (former partner)

Speaker and Author

Ted is a sought-after speaker and author of real estate matters, including for the Law Society of Ontario and the Osgoode Hall Law School Intensive Program and Business Law as well as Federated Press, Rotman School of Business, Morguard Legalease, Real Estate Leasing Conference and Insight Conferences.