Harris, Sheaffer LLP

About Harris, Sheaffer LLP

Harris, Sheaffer LLP is a Toronto commercial real estate law firm that traces back to 1992, when a small group of the city's lawyers set up the practice together. More than three decades later it has grown into a team of over a dozen lawyers working from a single office in the Yonge Sheppard Centre. Robert D. Sheaffer, one of the two founding partners, still leads the firm as managing partner. Gary H. Harris, the other founder, was called to the Ontario bar in 1977 and retired from the firm and from practice on December 31, 2023.

The firm's work centers on condominium and subdivision development. It says it has handled the registration of almost 1,000 condominium projects over the years, covering high-rise, townhome, industrial, commercial, resort, hotel, and mixed-use buildings, and it advises developers and builders on land acquisition and financing through to registration and, in subdivisions, the sale of individual homes. It has also advised Schedule I financial institutions on real estate lending for over 25 years. Beyond real estate, the firm handles corporate, commercial, and personal law work, including tax and estate planning for its clients.