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Samita Smith Toronto Lawyer

Samita Smith

Associate Fasken
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Jurisdiction Ontario, 2017
Language(s) English
Office(s) Toronto
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Overview

Samita practices in a broad range of commercial real estate matters, including acquisitions, dispositions and financings.

Samita has experience providing advice to private and public sector clients in a variety of real estate transactions. She has advised clients on real property financings, purchase agreements, construction agreements, condominium documents, affordable housing matters and a range of other agreements required to successfully develop real property.

Samita is a graduate of the Faculty of Law at Western University, where she obtained her JD and LLM. Samita was an active member of the Western Law community, having served as Vice President - Finance of the Student Legal Society and acting on committees to organize numerous social events for students. Prior to law school, Samita earned her Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Studies from Queen’s University.

Before joining Fasken, Samita was an Associate in the Real Estate group at a leading regional law firm in Toronto and also spent a number of years in-house as real estate counsel with Toronto Community Housing Corporation.

 

Client Work

  • Canadian real estate developer completes nine-figure sale of student housing buildings in Ontario, [Deal - Canadian Real Estate Development Company], Sale of two student housing properties in Ontario.
  • Co-operators Financial Services Limited acquires Smart Employee Benefits Inc., [Deal - Co-operators Financial Services Limited], Leading Canadian financial services and insurance co-operative acquires cutting-edge health benefits and technology company by way of a plan of arrangement.
  • Carttera Management Inc. completes acquisition of the property municipally known as 1900 Boundary Road, Whitby, Ontario for industrial development, [Deal - Carttera Management Inc.], Canadian entrepreneurial real estate company acquires property in Whitby, Ontario for industrial development.
  • Toronto Community Housing Corporation completes portfolio sales to Circle Community LandTrust Inc., [Deal - Toronto Community Housing Corporation], Sale of housing portfolios including 387 scattered houses located in the city of Toronto.
  • Toronto Community Housing Corporation sale to Circle Community LandTrust Inc., [Case - Toronto Community Housing Corporation], Toronto Community Housing Corporation sale of 80 scattered home to Circle Community LandTrust Inc.
  • 12442 Bramalea Limited Partnership completes C$60 million acquisition of 99 acre site fronting on Bramalea Road in Caledon, Ontario, [Deal - Broccolini Investment Inc.], Advised 12442 Bramalea Limited Partnership in respect of its C$60 million acquisition from multiple individuals of a 99 acre site fronting on Bramalea Road in Caledon, Ontario.
  • Toronto Community Housing Corporation completes sale of 81 scattered homes to The Neighbourhood Land Trust, [Deal - Toronto Community Housing Corporation], Toronto Community Housing Corporation completes the sale of 81 stand-alone homes from its scattered house portfolio to The Neighbourhood Land Trust.
  • Atlas Copco acquires CPC Pumps International Inc., [Deal - Atlas Copco Canada Inc.], Private acquisition in the industrial centrifugal pumps industry
  • Carttera Private Equities Inc. completes sale of 2300 North Park Drive, Brampton, Ontario and 1652 and 1672 Tricont Avenue, Whitby, Ontario, [Deal - Carttera Private Equities]

Career & Education

Education

  • LLM Western University
  • JD Western University
  • Bachelor Queen's University

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Ontario Bar Association
  • Member, South Asian Bar Association of Toronto
  • Member, Women in Infrastructure Network
 

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