Rose, Persiko, Rakowsky, Melvin LLP
2 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 697 handling Real Estate Law.
About Rose, Persiko, Rakowsky, Melvin LLP
Rose, Persiko, Rakowsky, Melvin LLP is a small Toronto law firm with four lawyers, based in the North York Centre complex on Yonge Street. It focuses on real estate and commercial law: acquisitions and development, commercial mortgage lending and other secured transactions, commercial leasing, mortgage remedies, general corporate and commercial matters, commercial litigation, and wills and estate planning.
Senior and Managing Partner Ronald B. Melvin was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1981 and built a practice heavily weighted toward commercial mortgage lending and real estate, including hotel acquisitions. Partner Allan A. Rakowsky was admitted with honours in 1975 and works a mix of real estate and corporate and commercial law, acting for clients ranging from Schedule A chartered banks to private lenders and commercial landlords. Partner Dan Bank's legal career began at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt in that firm's Corporate and Energy group, before a move in-house at a renewable energy company; Bank now offers commercial law and start-up counsel to entrepreneurs. Daniel Goldlist was called to the Ontario bar in 2017.
A senior corporate and commercial lawyer, Marvin Arnold, Q.C., keeps an office within the firm's premises. Admitted to the Ontario Bar for more than 57 years, Arnold is available to the firm full time as corporate counsel.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Ronald B. Melvin was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1981 and Allan A. Rakowsky was admitted with honours in 1975; Daniel Goldlist was called to the Ontario Bar in 2017.
- Ronald B. Melvin sits on the editorial board of Falconbridge on Mortgages (5th Edition) and has lectured on real estate and mortgage law for the Law Society of Ontario and the Ontario Bar Association, including sessions in 1998, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015 and 2017.
- Marvin Arnold, Q.C., a corporate and commercial lawyer and member of the Ontario Bar for more than 57 years, keeps an office within the firm's premises and is available to it full time as corporate counsel.
In the community
- Allan A. Rakowsky has served as Honorary Legal Counsel to the Reena Foundation and as a Professional Advisory Group Representative for the Baycrest Foundation, and sits on the Public Accounting Licensing Review Committee of the Certified General Accountants of Ontario.
- Ronald B. Melvin has been a past board member and trustee of Beth Radom Congregation, a past co-chair of the Baycrest Challenge, a past co-chair of Bike For Baycrest, and a past vice-president of the LDG Executive of Baycrest Centre Foundation.
- Dan Bank sits on the board of Leadership Sinai at Mount Sinai Hospital as well as the boards of several private companies.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
By appointmentLawyers 2
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1981 · median 45 years in practice 1 of 2 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
The firm's office is in the North York Centre complex on Yonge Street, in a 24-story tower that connects directly to the TTC's Line 1 subway at North York Centre station and overlooks Mel Lastman Square and North York City Hall. The complex also holds the Novotel hotel, retail space, and the North York Central Library.
That civic location suits a firm whose real estate work includes committee of adjustment applications, land division committee applications, and other municipal and planning law matters that run through North York City Hall.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Rose, Persiko, Rakowsky, Melvin LLP handle real estate acquisitions and commercial leasing?
- Yes. The firm's real estate practice covers acquisitions and development, subdivisions, condominium law, and commercial leasing, including lease negotiations and landlord and tenant disputes.
- Can the firm help with a commercial mortgage or private lending matter?
- Yes. Commercial mortgage lending and other secured transactions are a core part of the practice, along with mortgage remedies such as power of sale and foreclosure.
- Does the firm handle municipal and planning law, like a committee of adjustment application?
- Yes. The firm lists committee of adjustment applications, land division committee applications, and municipal and planning law among its services.
- Does Rose, Persiko, Rakowsky, Melvin LLP prepare wills and handle estate planning?
- Yes, wills and estate planning is one of the firm's practice areas alongside its real estate and commercial work.
- How big is Rose, Persiko, Rakowsky, Melvin LLP?
- The firm has four lawyers: Ronald B. Melvin, Allan A. Rakowsky, Dan Bank, and Daniel Goldlist, along with an associated corporate counsel, Marvin Arnold, Q.C.
- Where is the firm located?
- The office is at 5140 Yonge Street, Suite 2250, in the North York Centre complex in Toronto.
Where to find them
5140 Yonge Street, Suite 2250, Toronto, ON M2N 6L7 · 416-868-1900
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