Eric L. Presseau
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Partner at Gowling WLG
- Called to the bar
- 2010
- Languages
- English, French
Real Estate LawReal Estate LawAbout Eric L. Presseau
Eric L. Presseau is an Ottawa real estate partner at Gowling WLG whose practice covers commercial leases, property purchases and sales, and secured lending. Eric has closed hundreds of acquisitions and dispositions, and the client list takes in lenders and borrowers as well as the owners and managers of property portfolios.
Eric's legal training began at the University of Ottawa, where the LLB came cum laude, and Ontario called Eric to the bar in 2010. By February 2013 Eric was practising at Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP and, with Laurie J. Sanderson, wrote a paper for the International Council of Shopping Centres' 2013 Canadian Law Conference on how lawyers can bring project management principles to complicated lease negotiations. Eric became a partner on January 1, 2019, one of 23 people admitted to the Gowling WLG partnership that day.
On corporate transactions, Eric has handled the real estate side on the Gowling WLG team for Voyageur Airways when Chorus Aviation bought it in 2015, for the shareholders of D.L. Building Materials in its 2021 sale to a GMS Inc. subsidiary, and for Roxborough Bus Lines when Switzer-CARTY Transportation acquired it in 2023. That same year Eric was on the firm's team acting as Canadian counsel to PerkinElmer when it sold its Applied, Food and Enterprise Services businesses to New Mountain Capital. Clients can work with Eric in English or French.
Practice areas
Secured lending
On financings Eric acts for lenders and for borrowers, with work that includes loans secured by leasehold interests, vendor take-back and acquisition financing, development and servicing projects, and construction.
Buying and selling property
Eric's acquisitions and dispositions cover a wide spread of property: office, retail and industrial complexes with many tenants, industrial sites their owners occupy, development lands, office buildings turned residential, pits and quarries, joint venture purchases and sale leasebacks.
Advice for portfolio owners
Owners and managers of property portfolios turn to Eric for leasing and management questions as well as financing, restructuring, and buying or selling assets. Eric also builds template documents so a client can handle matters the same way across the whole portfolio.
Commercial leases and lease disputes
Eric negotiates leases for retail, office and industrial space, green leases and premises that haven't been built yet. When a lease goes wrong, Eric advises on the dispute and on a landlord's enforcement against a tenant in default, and also handles brokerage questions, property management and residential tenancies.
Education & credentials
- LLB (cum laude), University of Ottawa (2009)
- BA, Concordia University (2006)
- Called to the bar of Ontario (2010)
Awards & recognition
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Property Leasing, Lexpert (2025)
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Property Leasing, Lexpert (2024)
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Repeatedly Recommended in Real Estate (Commercial Leasing), Lexpert
Publications & speaking
- Project Management and Leadership Skills: Working with Consultants and Experts, International Council of Shopping Centres, 2013 Canadian Law Conference (with Laurie J. Sanderson) (2013)
Memberships & affiliations
- County of Carleton Law Association: Eric is a member of the County of Carleton Law Association.
- Ontario Bar Association: Eric is a member of the Ontario Bar Association.
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