Marie-Claude David

Partner

Marie-Claude is a Partner in KRB’s Real Estate Group with previous experience at a top-tier Canadian law firm. Her practice is focused on commercial real estate law and financing transactions. Marie-Claude’s experience includes the acquisition, disposition, financing and leasing of shopping centres, office towers and other major real estate assets. Additionally, she has represented both lenders and borrowers in a variety of financing transactions, including syndicated loans, acquisition financings, project financings and asset-based financings.

Marie-Claude completed her legal studies in civil law at the University of Sherbrooke and was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 2010.

Representative Work

Acted on behalf of Quebec-based real estate developers in respect of the acquisition of a 162-unit residential portfolio located on Montreal’s South Shore from a major Canadian REIT

Acted on behalf of a major Canadian real estate developer in respect of the construction financing of a multi-residential high-rise rental property located in the heart of Downtown Montreal, representing one of the city’s largest active real estate developments in 2022-2023

Acted on behalf of a real estate owner and manager of properties located throughout Canada and in the U.S. in respect of the acquisition from a major Canadian REIT of two shopping centres located in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador respectively, representing over 520,000 total leasable sq. ft.

Acted for a retailer in connection with the acquisition of vacant lands in Laval from Riocan Real Estate Investment Trust for a purchase price of $10M

Acted in connection with the acquisition of an industrial property located in Anjou for a purchase price of approximately $11M

Acted for a developer in connection with its partnership with another developer for the development and leasing of vacant land in Ontario with a value of $5M at the time of creation of the partnership

Acted for a developer in connection with its sale of a multi-residential property in Montreal for a purchase price of $13M

Acted as Quebec counsel for a retailer in connection with the acquisition of twelve properties in Quebec and twelve properties in Ontario from Choice Real Estate Investment Trust for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $80M

Acted as lead counsel in connection with the acquisition of five properties located in Quebec, Ontario and Nova Scotia from Choice Real Estate Investment Trust for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $43M

Acted for a developer in connection with its acquisition of a 400+ unit multi-residential property in Laval for a purchase price of approximately $70M

Acted on behalf of leading real estate investment and development entities in respect of the acquisition of an iconic high-rise located within the Downtown Montreal core

Memberships and Affiliations

CREWM

Quebec Bar (2010)

Practice Areas

Real Estate

Banking and Finance

Education

University of Sherbrooke, LL.B. (2009)

Publications

Will the Coming into Force of the 20-20-20 Rule be Postponed?

New Regulatory Requirements for Builders Pertaining to Access for Individuals with Reduced Mobility in Residential Dwellings

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