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Overview

Jane Helmstadter helps clients advance their business goals by applying practical solutions to a full range of domestic and cross-border purchase and sale, property development, financing, asset management, leasing and joint venture transactions. She has assisted Canada’s most prominent private and institutional real estate developers, investors, owners, landlords and tenants in transactions involving office, retail and industrial property, multi-family residential developments, seniors’ housing and renewable energy projects.

Jane is co-head of the firm's national real estate practice, leader of the Toronto office practice and a past member of the firm’s board of directors. Committed to continuing education and high standards of client service among the real estate bar, she frequently shares her knowledge in forums such as:

  • Canadian Tax Foundation’s Ontario Tax Conference
  • RealLeasing, a forum on trends and strategies in Canadian real estate leasing
  • International Council of Shopping Centers
  • Law Society of Upper Canada

Passionate about advancing the careers of women in real estate, Jane has been a member of Toronto Commercial Real Estate Women (Toronto CREW) since 1998, serving on the board and as 2009 President. She currently sits on the President’s Advisory Committee and Co-Chairs the Women’s Leadership Committee.

In addition to over 30 years of transactional practice experience, Jane has also developed highly specialized expertise advising clients on their obligations under provincial and municipal land transfer tax regulations.

,,is praised for being 'very solutions-oriented and creative. She has a fabulous demeanour and is very even-keeled.',,

Chambers Canada

Client Work

Blue Ant Media in its go-public transaction by way of reverse takeover of Boat Rocker Media
Elysium Investments Inc. in its acquisition of Development Property and creation of Limited Partnership to own and develop commercial plaza.
Trillium Health Partners, together with Partners Community Health, in the acquisition of the Camilla Care Community long-term care facility from Sienna Senior Living in a hybrid transaction where Trillium Health Partners acquired the land and building for future hospital expansion and Partners Community Health acquired the long term care bed licenses and operations of the facility.
Longview Aviation Capital Corp., in its acquisition of the Dash 8 program from Bombardier Inc.
A major Chinese development company in its over-$150-million purchase of a large site near Toronto’s waterfront, for redevelopment purposes.
A private developer in a $116-million refinancing of a mixed use project in Toronto.

Recognitions & Awards

Chambers Canada

Ranked, Real Estate – Ontario

The Legal 500 Canada

Leading Lawyer, Real Estate

Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Consistently Recommended, Property Development
Consistently Recommended, Property Leasing
Repeatedly Recommended, Project Finance

Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers

Recognized as a leading Energy lawyer in Canada

Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Infrastructure Lawyers

Recognized as a leading Infrastructure lawyer

Expert Guides: A Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers

Recognized as a leading lawyer in Real Estate
Recognized as a leading lawyer in Construction

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • Wellesley College (USA), BA, 1982
  • University of Toronto, LLB, 1985

Bar Admissions

  • Ontario, 1987

Insights

Fair Market Value What Does it MeanBlog

Fair Market Value—What Does it Mean?

November 29, 2024
Jane C. HelmstadterAndrew L. JeanrieMeg Tweedlie
Jane C. Helmstadter, Andrew L. Jeanrie & Meg Tweedlie

News, Events & Speaking Engagements

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Jane Helmstadter on COVID-19 and Commercial Real Estate

April 14, 2020
Jane C. Helmstadter
Jane C. Helmstadter