Stefan's representative work includes his involvement in the acquisition by Cominar REIT of 6.5 million square feet of office and industrial space for $592 million. He acted for Télémedia Ventures Inc. in respect to its formation of a partnership with European investors and the partnership's purchase of 2 downtown city blocks, including the Château Viger, for the purposes of re-development. He coordinated the assumption and amendment of a large portfolio of securitized loans for the purchaser of a chain of hotels in the United States. Stefan also represented a Canadian pension fund in connection with its investment with partners in office and condominiums towers in Calgary and a portfolio of commercial properties comprising over 3 million square feet of rental space in Montreal. More recently, he acted for another Canadian pension fund in connection with its direct investment in real estate development projects in India.
On the lending side of financing transactions, Stefan has, over the past 6 years, regularly acted as counsel to Merrill Lynch Capital Canada Inc. He also routinely represents a variety of borrowers, including several real estate developers.
Stefan completed his LL.B. and B.C.L. at McGill University in 2000 and his B.A (Honours) in Philosophy at McGill in 1996. He was called to the Québec Bar in 2001. Stefan became a partner in 2007.