Allan A. Rakowsky

Areas of Specialty

Real Estate Law

• acquisitions and sales
• real estate development and subdivisions
• commercial mortgage lending
• commercial leasing
• construction lien law
• mortgage remedies and restructuring
• condominium law

Corporate and Commercial Law

• general corporate incorporation, compliance and counsel
• acquisition and sale of businesses
• asset financing and securitization
• dispute resolution

Minor Areas of Specialty

• Municipal and Planning Law
• Mortgage Litigation
• Estates Law

Overview of Current Practice

• core practice is a mix of real estate and commercial law
• real estate expertise includes acquisitions, sales, real estate development, subdivisions, condominiums, commercial leasing, commercial mortgage lending, equity participation financing
• substantial experience in loan workouts and mortgage remedies, including power of sale and foreclosure
• corporate commercial work includes asset purchases, share purchases, rollovers and other tax driven transactions, joint ventures, co-ownerships, limited partnerships, shareholder agreements and disputes
• acts as external real estate counsel for litigation law firms
• hands-on expertise in litigation relating to my areas of practice (excluding trial work)
• client base is a mix of institutional and private entrepreneurs

Directorships/Committees

• Certified General Accountants of Ontario – Public Accounting Licensing Review Committee
• Reena Foundation – Honorary Legal Counsel
• Baycrest Foundation – Professional Advisory Group

Representative Clients

• Schedule A Canadian Chartered Banks
• institutional and private corporate lenders
• REITS
• entrepreneurial land developers
• private commercial land owners
• commercial landlords
• litigation law firms (as external counsel)