Practice Areas
Legal advice for the people making the decisions.
Andre advises businesses, investors, developers, lenders, landlords, tenants and families on transactions and legal issues that can materially affect their companies, properties and investments.
Who Andre Helps
Client types at the centre of the practice.
Business Owners & Entrepreneurs
Owner-managed companies, family businesses, professional practices, franchisees and entrepreneurs starting, growing, buying, selling or restructuring a business.
Property Owners & Investors
Commercial landlords, rental-property owners, investors and families buying, selling, refinancing or reorganizing real estate holdings.
Developers & Builders
Clients acquiring development land, assembling sites, structuring joint ventures, arranging construction financing and managing closing risk.
Lenders & Borrowers
Private lenders, commercial borrowers, investors and businesses documenting secured loans, mortgages, guarantees and refinancing.
Landlords & Tenants
Commercial landlords and operators negotiating leases, renewals, assignments, subleases, guarantees and business-critical occupancy terms.
Families with Business or Real Estate Assets
Families implementing transfers, succession plans, holding-company structures and accountant-driven ownership changes involving corporations and property.
Core practice areas
Corporate & Commercial
Incorporations, ownership structures, shareholder and partnership agreements, commercial contracts, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, succession and governance.
Commercial Real Estate & Development
Acquisitions and sales, development land, land assemblies, joint ventures, co-ownership, title issues, financing, sale-leasebacks and complex closings.
Secured Lending & Financing
Private and commercial mortgages, bridge and construction loans, commitments, loan agreements, guarantees, PPSA security, priorities, extensions and refinancing.
Commercial Leasing
Offers to lease, lease negotiation, renewals, assignments, subleases, guarantees, fixturing, rent abatements, additional rent and operating obligations.
Business Purchases & Sales
Asset and share purchases, LOIs, due diligence, purchase agreements, consents, lease assignments, vendor take-back financing and transition arrangements.
Corporate Restructuring & Tax-Driven Planning
Holding companies, reorganizations, estate freezes, succession, family-business transitions and legal implementation of accountant-designed tax plans.
Expropriation & Government Takings
Advice for property owners, landlords, tenants and businesses affected by expropriation, easements, access disruption, public works and compensation claims.
Board & Governance Advisory
Director duties, shareholder relations, approvals, conflicts, related-party transactions and practical governance frameworks for private companies and organizations.
Representative situations
Clients often call Andre when…
- They are buying or selling a commercial building, plaza, industrial property or investment property.
- They are purchasing or selling an operating business and need help with the purchase agreement, lease, financing and consents.
- They are about to sign a long-term commercial lease and want to understand guarantees, build-out obligations and operating costs before committing.
- Their accountant recommends a holding company, reorganization or transfer of property between corporations.
- They are advancing or borrowing private money secured by real estate or business assets.
- They are bringing in an investor, buying out a partner, setting up a joint venture or formalizing ownership through a shareholder agreement.
- They are developing land and need to coordinate acquisition terms, ownership structure, financing, title and investor arrangements.
- They receive an expropriation notice or a government request for an easement affecting their property or business.
Not sure which practice area your matter falls under?
Describe the transaction, financing, lease, ownership issue or property matter you are considering. Andre can determine the right legal approach and, when needed, coordinate with other lawyers at Himelfarb Proszanski.
Andre Nayvelt, J.D. | Corporate Commercial Lawyer 