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Melodie is a brilliant lawyer specializing in leasing and commercial real estate. She represents commercial landlords and tenants in office, retail, industrial and mixed-used properties. She is passionate about advising landlords and tenants working through complex leasing transactions and focuses on the legal and business concerns of her clients.
Melodie helps international businesses who are looking to establish a presence in Canada. In both cross-border and domestic deals, she also has a particular talent assisting retail tenants who are looking to implement an aggressive growth strategy.
Melodie is a frequent lecturer for professional and commercial organizations and conferences, including the Law Society of Ontario and the ICSC Canadian Law Conference. She offers the key expertise that her clients, including large international retailers as well as major landlords and property managers, rely on.
Expertise
Practices
Speaking Engagements
“Navigating the Hazardous of Waivers and Estoppels in Commercial Leasing”, presented at the LSO “The Six-Minute Real Estate Lawyer” program
November, 2023“Recent Developments in Property Leasing”, Lexpert
2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022“Understanding the Big Picture”, presented at the OBA “Your First Commercial Leasing Transaction” program
November, 2022“The COVID Rent Debate: Lessons from Hudson’s Bay Company ULC v. Oxford Properties”, presented at the LSO “The Six-Minute Real Estate Lawyer” program
November, 2022“Fundamental Breach”, presented at the International Council of Shopping Centres’ Canadian Law Conference
September 2022“How to Approach Commercial Leases in the Post COVID Era”, presented at the OBA “Real Estate Spring Mix” program
June 2022“How to Approach Commercial Leases in the New COVID Era”, presented at the LSO “Commercial Real Estate Transactions 2021” program
September, 2021“Understanding Maintenance, Repairs and Replacements”, presented at the LSO “The Six-Minute Real Estate Lawyer” program
November, 2021“A Review of Liquidated Damages vs. Penalties (Health Quest v. Arizona Heat)”, presented at the LSO “The Six-Minute Commercial Leasing Lawyer” program
February, 2020“Percentage Rent (Retail Lease)”, Thomson Reuters Practical Law
2020“COVID-19 and Commercial Leasing…Now What?”, presented at the LSO “The Six-Minute Real Estate Lawyer” program
November, 2020“Pop-up and Temporary In-Line Leases”, presented at the Lexpert “Dealing with the Lease: Specialty Leases” program
November, 2017“Leases in Insolvency: What Landlords needs to know when a Tenant becomes insolvent”, Commercial Priorities for Real Estate and Business Lawyers 2017
October, 2017“When can a Landlord withhold consent?”, presented at the International Council of Shopping Centres’ Canadian Law Conference
April 2015 and April 2016“What Does Quiet Enjoyment Mean Anyways”, presented at the International Council of Shopping Centres’ Canadian Law Conference
February 2012 and February 2013Rankings & Recognitions
- Georgetown Advanced Commercial Leasing Institute, 2018 Rising Star recipient
Community Involvement
- Chinese Gospel Church
Directorships & Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Christian Legal Fellowship
- Law Society of Ontario
- International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
- Toronto CREW (Toronto Commercial Real Estate Women)
Education & Admissions
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