Providing solutions and containing risk.
Fraser helps put the documentation in place for a broad array of commercial transactions, including real estate related transactions. Time constraints and complex issues are just par for the course in this business, and Fraser never shies away from the challenge.
Representative matters
Fraser works with clients on a wide variety of issues, including real estate acquisitions, dispositions and financing, commercial leasing, and general commercial matters such as formation, organization, contract compliance and employment. A few examples of his work include acting as one of the leads in:
- The formation of Crombie REIT, a complex transaction involving the movement of hundreds of millions of dollars.
- The acquisition of 61 properties by Crombie REIT for an acquisition cost of $430 million.
- The acquisition of the casinos in Nova Scotia by Great Canadian Casino Corporation, which involved a unique tax saving structure.
Areas of practice
- Property and Real Estate Development
- Corporate/Commercial
- Securities/Corporate Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
BAR ADMISSION(S)
Nova Scotia, 1989
British Columbia, 1986
LAW SOCIETY(IES)
Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
EDUCATION
Dalhousie University, LL.B., 1985
Mount Allison University, B.Comm., 1982
ACTIVITIES
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Practice group leader, Commercial Real Property, Stewart McKelvey, 2008 -2010
- Director, Feed Nova Scotia, 2005-2010
LANGUAGE(S)
English
LEXPERT RATINGS
Banking (Including Financial Institutions Regulatory Law)
Property Leasing
MARTINDALE-HUBBELL RATINGS
BV
EXTERNAL RATINGS
- Best Lawyers: Banking and Finance, 2013
- Best Lawyers: Corporate and Commercial Litigation, 2011-2013
- Best Lawyers: Corporate Law, 2013
- Best Lawyers: Real Estate Law, 2008-2013