On August 25, 2017, Mohari Canada Inc. (Mohari) completed the purchase of the Thompson Hotel located in Toronto, from Hotel 550 Wellington GP Ltd. (Wellington). The Thompson Hotel serves as a top luxury hotel, restaurant, lounge and residence in downtown Toronto.
Mohari was represented by General Counsel Harriet Finn (Herzog, Fox & Neeman) and Stikeman Elliott LLP with a team led by Mario Paura and Lanette Wilkinson, and included Lorna Cuthbert and Khalfan Khalfan (employment), Andrew Johnston and Kim Newman (real estate), Calvin Lantz and Vicky Simon (municipal), Justine Whitehead and Tina Campagna (intellectual property), Andrea Boctor (pensions and benefits), Eliot Kolers (litigation), and Guy Masson and Jean-Guillaume Shooner (tax).
Wellington was represented by Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP with a team led by Jason Arbuck and Mickey Lungu (hospitality, M&A) and included Kristin Taylor (employment), Robert Lysy (real estate), Raivo Uukkivi (municipal), and Jeffrey Mikelberg and Michael Alvaro (corporate).