Amrick Bansal

Experience

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  Borden Ladner Gervais LLP / S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L.

  Jul 2008 - Dec 2008

  Articling student

  Corporate/Commercial and Bankruptcy/Insolvency Groups.

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  De Grandpré Chait

  Nov 2009 - Feb 2014

  Associate

  - Construction Law and Commercial Litigation Groups;- Extensive first chair experience acting on behalf of developers and owners in all matters relating to their operations, including construction-related disputes, including RFPs, PPPs, property rights, major projects, recourses for breach of contract and commercial leasing.- Lead negotiator for a Canadian group in the acquisition (and subsequent 8-figure divestment) of an industrial facility on 800,000 sf of land in Punjab, India, including in-country negotiations, coordination of local counsel, cross-border tax exposure, as well as foreign currency risk.- More generally, my practice also included shareholder matters, corporate restructuring, and alternative dispute resolution.- Plead before all judicial bodies in the province of Québec, including the Court of Appeal, on matters of commercial disputes.- Student Hiring Committee; Show less

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  The Shapiro Group

  Feb 2014 - Jan 2022

  Vice President - Legal and Corporate Affairs

  The Shapiro Group is a privately held investment group with significant AUM and a portfolio in excess of 10 million square feet of international commercial real estate holdings. Reporting directly to the CEO, and responsible for all legal and commercial affairs of the company and its subsidiaries (CAN-USA), including commercial transactions, real estate acquisitions and financings, partnership investment structures, business development, litigation management, ethics & compliance, and employment matters.Some highlights include:• Oversaw acquisition of 7 million sf. (GLA) of new real estate assets (Canada-USA);• Managed in excess of $300 million in deal financing;• Drafted and negotiated key agreements for over $700M in joint development projects, using a broad variety of investment structures;• Created, maintained and oversaw approximately 100 corporate entities (CAN-USA);• Provide top-level legal advice to leadership of affiliated companies, including a plastics manufacturing partner with factories in North America and South East Asia;• Team builder with business unit heads, and mentor to growing legal team; Show less

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  Fasken

  Oct 2022 - now

  I provide business leaders with comprehensive results-oriented services by leveraging the hands-on experience gained as General Counsel of a private real estate investment group with a portfolio of 10M sf of international CRE holdings.I favour a holistic, enterprise-wide approach to addressing client needs, taking their current operations, business lines, and in-house talent into consideration when helping overcome obstacles, especially of the outside-the-box variety. In doing so, I advise clients on all facets of the commercial real estate industry, including financing, complex development projects, joint ventures, acquisitions, and dispositions, and corporate transactions (M&A), all while keeping their long-term objectives front and center. Show less

  • Partner / Associé - Real Estate and Financing

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Consultant Attorney - Real Estate & Financing

    Oct 2022 - Sept 2023