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Nicolas Leblanc, Partner | Real Estate

Nicolas Leblanc

Partner Fasken
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Jurisdiction Québec, 2007
Language(s) French, English
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

Nicolas Leblanc is a partner in Fasken’s Real Estate group in Montréal. He is also active in the Infrastructure group. Nicolas provides strategic advice to a wide range of players in the financial, real estate, transportation and infrastructure markets on the development of projects requiring interaction with administrative, government and community stakeholders.

Nicolas represents owners, managers, promoters and lenders in relation to purchase and sale agreements, development agreements, commercial leases and real estate financings for a wide range of commercial, industrial and multi-residential properties. 

Nicolas negotiates diverse real estate transactions and guides clients through the various project steps in the transportation and energy sectors, including the design, construction, procurement and commissioning.

Nicolas acts as external legal counsel to the Société québécoise des infrastructures in relation to the completion of the new Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal and the McGill University Health Centre.

An active member of the Government Relations and Ethics group, Nicolas helps clients understand the legislative framework governing lobbyism and relations with federal and provincial government authorities.

Achievements

Client Work

  • Renegotiation of Québec water power and public land leases entered into between a major provincial renewable energy producer that owns several power plants and the Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie, [Deal - Confidential Client], Renegotiation of leases for water power and public land bordering several rivers in Québec with the Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie.
  • Broccolini secures loan to finance the construction of Lactalis' largest distribution centre globally in Oshawa, Ontario, [Deal - Broccolini], Real-estate and construction financing services for leading dairy producer's Ontario industrial facility.
  • Guy Sherbrooke Limited Partnership secured construction facilities of C$328 million for the Le Sherbrooke project in Montréal, [Deal - Guy Sherbrooke Limited Partnership], Secured construction facilities for Le Sherbrooke project.
  • Eldorado Gold Corporation completes US$500 million senior notes offering, [Deal - Eldorado Gold Corporation], Eldorado Gold Corporation completes US$500 million senior notes offering.
  • Eldorado Gold Corporation acquires QMX Gold Corporation, [Deal - Eldorado Gold Corporation], Eldorado Gold Corporation completes C$132 million acquisition of QMX Gold Corporation.
  • Carrefour Langelier acquired by Group Mach in a C$60 million transaction, [Deal - Carrefour Langelier], This transaction is ranked amongst the 10 most important commercial real estate transaction of 2020.
  • CDPQ invests C$5 million in Monarch Gold to support the potential re-opening of the Beaufor Mine, [Deal - Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec]
  • Eldorado Gold completes US$300 million senior second lien notes offering and US$450 million senior secured credit facility, [Deal - Eldorado Gold Corporation]
  • Broccolini sells ABB Complex, [Deal - Broccolini Group]

Career & Education

Education

  • Certificate, Mining Law Osgoode Hall Law School at York University
  • Major, Commercial Negotiations McGill University
  • LLB, BCL McGill University

Community involvement

  • Pro bono representation of Maison du développement durable, an umbrella non-profit organization consisting of various community organizations that focus on the environment and sustainable development, such as Équiterre, in connection with the construction of Maison du développement durable, which is located on the corner of Clark Street and Ste-Catherine Street
  • Pro bono representation of Fondation Lessard regarding the acquisition of land in Haiti and the construction of a new orphanage after the existing facilities were destroyed during the January 2010 earthquake

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, Québec Bar
  • Member, Bar of Montréal
  • Member, Young Bar Association of Montréal
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Institut de développement urbain du Québec

Knowledge

Events

News

Publications

  • Neate and Godfrey : Bank Confidentiality – 6th Edition, 1/1/2015
  • Neate and Godfrey: Bank Confidentiality, 7/11/2011
  • Coming Into Force of Lobbying Legislation in Alberta, 10/5/2009
Book Neate and Godfrey : Bank Confidentiality – 6th Edition
Article Neate and Godfrey: Bank Confidentiality

Speaking Engagements

  • Les servitudes dans le cadre de projets à usages mixtes et de restriction d’usages (Servitudes in mixed-use projects and servitudes that create use restrictions), 6/17/2016
  • Legal Opinions in the Context of Transactions, 2/24/2016
  • Montréal’s deal of the year: the anatomy of a $500M transaction, 2/9/2016
Les servitudes dans le cadre de projets à usages mixtes et de restriction d’usages (Servitudes in mixed-use projects and servitudes that create use restrictions) Presented at Communic’Action, the key to success (2016 Annual Convention) organized by the Canadian Association of ParaLegals location location Montreal Hotel Plaza Centre-Ville
Legal Opinions in the Context of Transactions Presented at Fasken Martineau Institute location location Montreal Fasken Martineau
Montréal’s deal of the year: the anatomy of a $500M transaction Presented at Quebec apartment investment conference organized by Canadian Real Estate Forums

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