199 Bay St, Suite 2200, Commerce Court West, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 1965 (ON)
Stephen Posen is a partner in Dickinson Wright’s Commercial Leasing Group. He is an acknowledged leader in the field, providing counsel on all aspects of commercial property leasing involving office, retail, industrial, and other commercial properties. He advises prominent national and international developers, property and asset managers, and retailers in complex commercial leasing matters and dispute resolution. Stephen acts in commercial lease-related arbitrations and mediations as counsel, arbitrator, and mediator, and serves as an expert witness in commercial leasing matters. He also assists clients with real estate acquisitions and dispositions and other business-related matters. He is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and a frequent speaker at programs for the LSO, CBA, OBA, ICSC, and private organizations. Stephen is recognized as one of Canada’s Most Frequently Recommended Property Leasing lawyers by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada and in The Best Lawyers in Canada. Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1997.
On October 14, 1999 a $220 million public offering of pass-through certificates was completed to finance the construction of the new TransCanada Pipelines head office tower in Calgary, Alberta.