Christopher J. Kropka
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- TEL 416.593.2983
Practice Areas
Education
- LL.B., Osgoode Hall Law School, 1980
Memberships
- Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
- Member, Canadian Bar Association (Ontario)
Profile
Chris Kropka runs a varied real estate and corporate/commercial practice that embraces the purchase and sale of commercial real estate, property development, commercial leasing, the purchase and sale of companies and the establishment of joint ventures.
Chris has been involved in a variety of land transactions and commercial and residential developments including condominiums, shopping centres and industrial, office and medical buildings.
His practice includes helping clients create the legal structures they need to carry out their business plans. In this regard, his experience includes setting up limited partnership agreements for syndications of real estate portfolios, creating corporate structures and preparing and negotiating the necessary ancillary agreements, such as shareholder agreements and joint venture agreements.
Commercial real estate leasing is large part of Chris' practice. He represents various landlords and management companies in his leasing work. He regularly negotiates and prepares a variety of lease arrangements, including land leases, design/ build leases for developers, and retail, office and industrial leases. In addition, he regularly counsels landlords and property management companies as to a wide variety of commercial tenancy issues, drafts all related contracts and other documents in connection with matters such as the resolution of disputes with tenants, relocation agreements, and complex lease amending agreements.
Chris has also represented a variety of foreign and domestic lenders in connection with a variety of lending arrangements including fixed term single asset loans, secured credit facilities, development/construction loans and participation loans.
Profile
Chris Kropka runs a varied real estate and corporate/commercial practice that embraces the purchase and sale of commercial real estate, property development, commercial leasing, the purchase and sale of companies and the establishment of joint ventures.
Chris has been involved in a variety of land transactions and commercial and residential developments including condominiums, shopping centres and industrial, office and medical buildings.
His practice includes helping clients create the legal structures they need to carry out their business plans. In this regard, his experience includes setting up limited partnership agreements for syndications of real estate portfolios, creating corporate structures and preparing and negotiating the necessary ancillary agreements, such as shareholder agreements and joint venture agreements.
Commercial real estate leasing is large part of Chris' practice. He represents various landlords and management companies in his leasing work. He regularly negotiates and prepares a variety of lease arrangements, including land leases, design/ build leases for developers, and retail, office and industrial leases. In addition, he regularly counsels landlords and property management companies as to a wide variety of commercial tenancy issues, drafts all related contracts and other documents in connection with matters such as the resolution of disputes with tenants, relocation agreements, and complex lease amending agreements.
Chris has also represented a variety of foreign and domestic lenders in connection with a variety of lending arrangements including fixed term single asset loans, secured credit facilities, development/construction loans and participation loans.
