Kirsty Strong
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Partner at Gowling WLG
- Called to the bar
- 2015
- Languages
- English
About Kirsty Strong
Investors, developers and retailers turn to Kirsty Strong for their real estate work. In January 2021, Strong was part of the Gowling WLG team advising Alectra on its completed purchase of Holland Power Services, covering the real estate side.
Strong's writing and teaching stay close to the deal table. In September 2019, at the Law Society of Ontario's Six-Minute Real Estate Lawyer program, the topic was branded hotels and the issues they raise for buyers and lenders. A 2018 article unpacked the Court of Appeal's ruling in Third Eye Capital Corporation v. Dianor Resources Inc. on gross overriding royalties, with a note on what lenders taking security over affected land should think about. Other talks have covered new build purchases, assigning new build contracts, and heading off problems before and after closing.
It's a career that began in Scotland. After an LLB (Hons), a postgraduate diploma and a two-year traineeship, Strong was admitted to practise there in 2005, then moved to Toronto in October 2011 and was called to the Ontario bar in 2015 once the NCA equivalency exams were done. Every step has been in real estate, residential and commercial alike, with time in both the public and private sectors. Today Strong is a partner in Gowling WLG's Toronto office, working in the Real Estate Group.
Practice areas
Buying, developing and selling property
Strong acts for investors, developers and retailers on property acquisitions, development and dispositions, along with portfolio management and refinancing.
Commercial leasing
Commercial leasing is one of Strong's areas of focus within the firm's Real Estate Group.
Real estate work on the Alectra acquisition
Strong and Julie Lanteigne handled the real estate work for Alectra on its acquisition of Holland Power Services, completed in January 2021.
Education & credentials
- LLB (Hons), Strathclyde University, Glasgow (2001)
- Diploma in Legal Practice, Glasgow Graduate School of Law (2002)
- Called to practise in Scotland (2005)
- NCA requalification exams (8) (2014)
- Called to the Ontario bar (2015)
Publications & speaking
- Interests in land - gross overriding royalties Third Eye Capital Corporation v. Dianor resources Inc., Gowling WLG (2018)
- Branded Hotels: Key Issues for Buyers and Lenders, The Six-Minute Real Estate Lawyer 2019, Law Society of Ontario (2019)
- Assignment of New Build Contracts - pros and cons and what to be aware of
- New build purchases - the process and what to consider
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