Josh’s practice encompasses all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including the acquisition, disposition, financing and leasing of real property. Josh has extensive experience in commercial leasing, including office, industrial and retail leasing.
Josh also advises renewable energy firms on the assembly of land rights and financing of wind, hydro and solar power projects. Josh also advises pipeline and electricity transmission companies with respect to easements, claims, permit requirements, acquisitions and related matters.
Areas of Expertise
Representative Work
- Mevotech LP
Penfund in connection with TorQuest’s acquisition of Mevotech
- Battery Ventures
Battery Ventures in its $150 million acquisition of TrueContext Corporation
- Contractor Compliance
Contractor Compliance in its acquisition by VelocityEHS
- MoonPay
MoonPay in its acquisition of Nightshift
- Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Goldman Sachs Asset Management in its US$250 million investment in Hydrostor
- MOSCOT
MOSCOT in the opening of its first Canadian location
- Security Compass Technologies
Security Compass Technologies in the sale of its consulting business to Kroll
- VTS
VTS in its acquisition of Lane Technologies
- TopBuild
TopBuild in its $1 billion acquisition of Distribution International
- Waabi
Waabi in its launch and US$83.5 million Series A financing round
- Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking in its $1.13 billion acquisition of People Corporation
- A syndicate of lenders
A syndicate of lenders in connection with the $1.9 billion Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project
- UPL Limited
UPL Limited in its US$4.2 billion acquisition of Arysta LifeScience
- Blackstone Property Partners
Blackstone Property Partners in its acquisition of Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust for $3.8 billion
Penfund in connection with TorQuest’s acquisition of Mevotech
Battery Ventures in its $150 million acquisition of TrueContext Corporation
Contractor Compliance in its acquisition by VelocityEHS
MoonPay in its acquisition of Nightshift
Goldman Sachs Asset Management in its US$250 million investment in Hydrostor
- MOSCOT
MOSCOT in the opening of its first Canadian location
- Security Compass Technologies
Security Compass Technologies in the sale of its consulting business to Kroll
- VTS
VTS in its acquisition of Lane Technologies
- TopBuild
TopBuild in its $1 billion acquisition of Distribution International
- Waabi
Waabi in its launch and US$83.5 million Series A financing round
- Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking in its $1.13 billion acquisition of People Corporation
- A syndicate of lenders
A syndicate of lenders in connection with the $1.9 billion Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project
- UPL Limited
UPL Limited in its US$4.2 billion acquisition of Arysta LifeScience
- Blackstone Property Partners
Blackstone Property Partners in its acquisition of Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust for $3.8 billion
Media Mentions
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Osler News Feb 16, 2023
Osler welcomes 10 new partners and two new counsel in 2023
Osler is proud to announce the addition of 10 new partners and two new counsel across four of our offices, effective March 1, 2023.
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Community Involvement
- JEDx, Chair (2015 and 2016)- JEDx is the marquee fundraising event for a not for profit organization known as “The House”, which provides continued informal Jewish education to young professionals in the community.
Speaking and Writing
Published Work
Publications
- “Recent Developments in Property Leasing” Lexpert ALM/500 Directory, 2014.
- “Tenant’s Fixtures and Improvements”, Tenant’s Rights and Remedies in a Commercial Lease, A Practical Guide-2nd Edition, November 2014.
- “Can a lease between a Landlord and Tenant protect a Third Party hired by the Landlord from liability?” Shopping Centre Newsletter, September 2013.
Speaking Engagements
- Leader of roundtable discussion titled “The Same but Different- differences of note in retail and office leasing”, 2017 ICSC Canadian Law Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
- Leader of roundtalbe discussion titled “Practice Management Tips for Leasing Lawyers”, 2016 ICSC Canadian Law Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
Credentials
Education
- University of Western Ontario, B.A.
- University of Manitoba, J.D.
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Law Society of Ontario
- NAIOP
- ICSC
