Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP
11 lawyers · Established 1976 · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 697 handling Real Estate Law.
About Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP
Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP (GSNH) is a mid-sized law firm in downtown Toronto. Norman Goldman founded the firm in 1976, and it's operated under the Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber name for more than 40 years. The firm advises businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals across a wide range of practice areas, including corporate and commercial law, real estate, construction, banking and financial services, tax, insurance, employment and labour, intellectual property, wills and estates, and restructuring and insolvency, along with litigation, arbitration, and mediation. Its real estate group focuses mainly on commercial and development work, from shopping centres and office towers to condominium projects, rather than residential home purchases.
GSNH maintains a relationship with Jacob Associates, a German law firm that focuses on Canadian law, and belongs to LAWorld, a network of independent law firms in other countries. Its lawyers have been recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada and in Lexpert's Infrastructure special edition, and one of the firm's lawyers contributed to the second edition of a Thomson Reuters text on assignment, subletting, and change of control in a commercial lease.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Norman Goldman founded the firm in 1976; GSNH has operated under the Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber name for more than 40 years.
- Norman Goldman earned a B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1962 and an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1965.
- GSNH lawyers have been recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada (2022) and in Lexpert's 2023 Infrastructure special edition.
- A GSNH lawyer contributed to the second edition of Assignment, Subletting and Change of Control in a Commercial Lease, published by Thomson Reuters in January 2024.
In the community
- GSNH lawyers take part in Lawyers Feed the Hungry, which serves meals to people in need in Toronto.
- The firm supports charities including Daily Bread Food Bank, Second Harvest, Habitat for Humanity Canada, Baycrest, Canadian Blood Services, and the Jewish Family and Child Service of Greater Toronto.
- In 2011, GSNH established the Michael Kamin Hart Memorial Scholarship at McMaster University in memory of a partner's son, a graduate student who studied antibiotic resistance before dying of cancer. It supports undergraduate, master's, and PhD students doing infectious disease research.
- The firm has also taken steps to reduce its environmental footprint, including paper reduction, water conservation, battery recycling, and an electronic document management system.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessibleLawyers 11
David L. Nakelsky
Partner
Real Estate Law
Ernest F. Gutstein
Counsel
Real Estate LawBusiness & Corporate Law
Fern Silverman
Counsel
Personal InjuryInsurance Law
Louis N. Florence
Counsel
Real Estate LawBusiness & Corporate Law
Murray J. Hart
Managing Partner
Real Estate LawBusiness & Corporate Law
Norman L. Goldman
Counsel
Business & Corporate LawWills, Estates & Trusts
Robert D. Malen
Partner
Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionReal Estate Law
Samuel H. Nash
Partner
Real Estate LawBusiness & Corporate Law
Stanley Naftolin
Counsel, K.C.
Construction LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Sylvia A. Jacob
Counsel
Business & Corporate LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Walter M. Traub
Counsel
Real Estate LawBusiness & Corporate Law
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1969–1986 · median 47 years in practice 10 of 11 lawyers
- Law schools
- Osgoode Hall Law School (3), University of Toronto (3), Queen's University (2), Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law 11 of 11 lawyers
- Languages on the roster
- English, French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Spanish
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
GSNH's office is on the 17th floor of 480 University Avenue in downtown Toronto. The tower opened in 1968 as Global House, an 18 storey office building designed by WZMH Architects. Decades later, developer Amexon Development Corporation added 37 condominium floors above the original office section, a project that kept more than half the building in office use instead of converting it entirely to residential space.
The redevelopment also added a new sidewalk-level elevator down to St. Patrick subway station, making that TTC stop fully accessible.
Frequently asked questions
- Does GSNH handle construction lien claims in Ontario?
- Yes. The firm's construction group acts in actions under the Construction Lien Act, including breach of trust claims, and represents owners, general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, and bonding companies.
- Can GSNH help with a commercial real estate purchase or development deal?
- Yes. The firm's real estate group advises developers, investors, and builders on purchasing, selling, and financing commercial and development properties, including shopping centres, apartment buildings, office towers, and condominium projects. Its real estate work is mainly commercial rather than residential home purchases.
- I want a tax driven estate plan or a charitable giving plan. Does GSNH do that kind of estate planning?
- The firm's wills and estates group works with individuals, families, business owners, and executives on plans that range from a simple will or power of attorney to a complicated tax driven estate plan or a charitable giving plan, along with estate administration and probate matters.
- How long has GSNH been practising in Toronto?
- Norman Goldman founded the firm in 1976, and it's operated under the Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber name for more than 40 years from its offices in downtown Toronto.
- Does GSNH work with clients or matters outside Canada?
- The firm maintains a relationship with Jacob Associates, a German law firm that focuses on Canadian law, and belongs to LAWorld, a network of independent law firms in other countries.
- What areas of law does GSNH practise?
- The firm practises corporate and commercial law, real estate, construction, banking and financial services, tax, insurance, employment and labour, intellectual property, wills and estates, restructuring and insolvency, and litigation, arbitration, and mediation.
Where to find them
480 University Ave, Suite 1700, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V2 · 416-597-9922
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