ICSC+CANADIAN LAW

Thursday September 22, 2022
7:30am - 2:00pm
Location: MTCC North Building, Room 204 Foyer

Thursday September 22, 2022
8:00am - 8:45am
Location: MTCC North Building, Room 204

No breakfast service after 8:45 am.

Thursday September 22, 2022
8:45am - 10:15am
Location: MTCC North Building, Room 201

1. What Does Quiet Enjoyment Mean Anyway? - Tamara Katz, Gardiner Roberts LLP and Katherine Garretto, Gardiner Roberts LLP
2. Ethics in the Practice of Commercial Leasing and Real Estate Law - Stephen Posen, Minden Gross LLP (Professionalism Credit) - SESSION MATERIAL
3. Differences of Note in Retail and Office Leasing Practices - Mervyn Allen, McMillan LLP and Cassandra Da Re, Dale & Lessmann LLP
4. Redevelopment Implications - Stuart Chaimberg, Miller Thomson LLP and Joshua L. Selby, Miller Thomson LLP
5. Percentage Rent and Online Sales: Re-Thinking Gross Revenue Definitions - Daniel Minuk, Ivanhoé Cambridge
6. Environmental Law for Retail Space - Richard Butler, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP - SESSION MATERIAL
7. Security for Leases: Letters of Credit, Indemnity Agreement, Guarantees and Security Deposits - Elizabeth Earon, Blakes, Cassels & Graydon LLP  and Joseph Grignano, Blakes, Cassels & Graydon LLP
8. Unique Issues for Ground Leases (and When Your Landlord Is a Ground Lessee) - Joel Camley, Gowling WLG
9. Evolving Retail Uses: Tenant Flexibility vs. Landlord Certainty - Celia Hitch, Morguard Corporation
10. Estoppel Certificates: Do They Work? What Purpose Do They Serve? - Syll Kushner, Gowling WLG
11. What the Heck Is Leasehold Title Insurance and When Do I Need It? - Nelly Mosstaghimi, Stewart Title Canada and Stephen Piper, Stewart Title Canada
12. Relocation from a Landlord’s and Tenant’s Point of View - Karsten Lee, WeirFoulds LLP and Arman Poushin, WeirFoulds LLP
13. Lease Due Diligence When Acquiring Properties - Caroline Stephens, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
14. Construction Liens and Leasing Issues - Brian Kuchar, WeirFoulds LLP - SESSION MATERIAL
15. The New Construction Act, Ontario: What’s Changed - Sahil Shoor, Gowling WLG

Thursday September 22, 2022
10:15am - 10:45am
Location: MTCC North Building, Room 201

Thursday September 22, 2022
10:45am - 12:00pm
Location: MTCC North Building, Room 202AB

With 1 in 5 Canadians identifying as having one or more disabilities of some kind, and the recent proclamation of the Accessible Canada Act in July 2019 (complementing provincial accessibility legislation already in existence in each of Ontario, Manitoba and Nova Scotia), landlords and retailers are learning that accessible design is not just a matter of regulatory compliance, rather designing spaces to be accessible and operating those spaces in a manner that makes them accessible to all persons also makes good business sense. Come and learn from some of Canada’s most innovative landlords and retailers about the current initiatives they are undertaking to make their spaces more accessible and more inclusive for persons with disabilities and the business imperatives and regulatory standards that inform and underlie these initiatives.  

SESSION MATERIAL

MODERATOR

Ian Sutherland, Partner, Stewart McKelvey, Halifax, NS

PANELISTS

Elizabeth Manley, Director, Trademarks & Marketing Law, Trademark Agent, Cineplex Entertainment LP, Toronto, ON

Dino Zuppa, COO, Standards and Research, Accessibility Standards Canada, Halifax, NS

Thursday September 22, 2022
10:45am - 12:00pm
Location: MTCC North Building, Room 202CD

Retail shopping centres all over Canada are being redeveloped, expanded or contracted to incorporate a variety of new uses as landlords seek to maximize the value of their land. How do we balance the needs of the landlord for flexibility with the tenant’s need for certainty? Our panel of experts will discuss the goals and strategies for both parties as well as red flags to look out for when negotiating a retail lease in an evolving shopping centre environment.

MODERATOR

Daniel Minuk, Senior Legal Counsel, Ivanhoé Cambridge, Toronto, ON

PANELISTS

Astrid Daigneault-Guimond, Senior Legal Counsel, Decathlon Canada, Montréal, QC

Jessica Farber, Director, Legal Counsel, Choice REIT, Toronto, ON

Paul Morassutti, Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Toronto, ON

Thursday September 22, 2022
10:45am - 12:00pm
Location: MTCC North Building, Room 203AB

In today’s evolving retail environment, how do we balance the needs of landlords and tenants so that each maximizes the return on its investment in a shopping centre? This discussion will be an interplay between principal/ancillary uses and the tenant’s desire for exclusivity and flexibility versus the landlord’s ability to create the desired merchandise mix to enhance the customer experience while operating its shopping centre as efficiently and profitably as possible.

SESSION MATERIAL

MODERATOR

Thomas Santram, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Cineplex Inc., Toronto, ON

PANELISTS

Julie Robbins, Vice President, National Legal Services, Oxford Properties Group, Toronto, ON

Brian Parker, Lawyer, Daoust Vukovich LLP, Toronto, ON

Thursday September 22, 2022
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: MTCC North Building, Room 201

SESSION MATERIAL

SESSION MATERIAL (QUEBEC)

SPEAKERS

Steven Chaimberg, Partner, Miller Thomson LLP, Montreal, QC 

Gasper Galati, Partner, Daoust Vukovich LLP, Toronto, ON

Randy S. Shapiro, Q.C., Partner, Parlee McLaws LLP, Calgary, AB

Thursday September 22, 2022
1:00pm - 1:15pm
Location: MTCC North Building, Room 201

Yan A. Besner, Canadian Law Conference Program Advisory Committee Chair; Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Montreal, QC

Angela Mockford, Canadian Law Conference Program Advisory Committee Vice-Chair; Lawyer, Mockford Law, St. Catharines, ON

Thursday September 22, 2022
1:15pm - 2:00pm
Location: MTCC North Building, Room 204

No lunch service after 2:00 pm.