Does Brattys LLP work with individual home buyers?

Not really. The firm's real estate practice is built around developers, home builders, banks and other financial institutions, and privately held companies, rather than one off residential closings.

What is a cost sharing agreement, and does Brattys LLP handle them?

Yes. When several landowners are developing land in the same growth area, they often need to share the cost of roads, servicing, and other infrastructure. Brattys LLP negotiates and administers these cost sharing and funding agreements, including arrangements with municipalities over development charges.

Can Brattys LLP help with condominium or subdivision development?

That's a core part of the real estate practice. The firm acts on launching, registering, and closing condominium and subdivision projects, plus the land acquisition, financing, and leasing that go with them.

Does the firm do more than real estate work?

Yes. Alongside real estate, Brattys LLP has a corporate and commercial group that handles mergers and acquisitions, business succession, and company governance, and a financial services group that works on acquisition financing, asset based lending, and project financing for banks and other lenders.

How long has Brattys LLP been practising in Ontario?

Since 1957, when it opened in Toronto as Gambin and Bratty. It has been based in Vaughan since relocating there in the 1990s.

Where is Brattys LLP located, and how big is the firm?

The office is at 7501 Keele Street in Vaughan, Ontario. The team includes close to 20 lawyers, split between partners and associates.

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About Brattys LLP

Brattys LLP is a real estate and corporate commercial law firm based in Vaughan, Ontario. Its roots go back to 1957, when Rudolph Bratty and a partner named Gambin opened a law practice in Toronto as Gambin and Bratty. The firm merged with Stanbury and Hollingsworth in the 1970s, became Bratty and Partners in the 1980s, and moved to Vaughan in the 1990s, where it has been based ever since. It later reorganized as Brattys LLP and now has close to 20 lawyers.

The firm concentrates on commercial real estate and land development, acting for developers, home builders, banks, and privately held companies across Ontario. Alongside real estate and corporate and commercial work, it handles financial services matters such as acquisition financing and asset based lending, and it has built up a specific practice in cost sharing, negotiating and administering the agreements that let groups of landowners split the cost of roads, servicing, and other infrastructure as their lands develop. Canadian Lawyer magazine recognized the firm nationally for its commercial real estate work in 2011 and 2014, and it holds a Tier 1 ranking in the 2025 Best Law Firms rankings for real estate.

Practice areas

Real Estate Law

Business & Corporate Law

Milestones & recognition

Founded in 1957 in Toronto as Gambin and Bratty, by Rudolph Bratty and a partner named Gambin.
Merged with Stanbury and Hollingsworth in the 1970s, a practice whose partners included former Senator Richard Stanbury.
Rebranded as Bratty and Partners in the 1980s.
Relocated to Vaughan, Ontario in the 1990s, where the firm has been headquartered since.
Reorganized as Brattys LLP.
Recognized nationally by Canadian Lawyer magazine for its commercial real estate work in 2011 and 2014.
Holds a Tier 1 ranking in the 2025 Best Law Firms rankings for real estate, and Band 2 standing in Real Estate (mainly mid market) from Chambers and Partners Canada.
Founder Rudolph Bratty was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1970 and received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2017.

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Wheelchair accessible

Lawyers 19

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar: 1973–2024 · median 12 years in practice 19 of 19 lawyers
Law schools: Osgoode Hall Law School (14), Queen's University, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law and University of Detroit Mercy, Faculty of Law 19 of 19 lawyers

Who handles what

The neighbourhood

Brattys LLP is headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario, one of the fastest growing municipalities in the Greater Toronto Area. Vaughan's population grew by more than 80 percent between 1996 and 2006, and by the 2021 census it had passed 323,000 residents, making it the fifth largest municipality in the GTA. That kind of sustained growth is the backdrop for a firm whose main work is land development, since new communities need financing, servicing, and the cost sharing agreements that let groups of landowners split the cost of roads and infrastructure as their lands are built out.

Frequently asked questions

Does Brattys LLP work with individual home buyers?: Not really. The firm's real estate practice is built around developers, home builders, banks and other financial institutions, and privately held companies, rather than one off residential closings.
What is a cost sharing agreement, and does Brattys LLP handle them?: Yes. When several landowners are developing land in the same growth area, they often need to share the cost of roads, servicing, and other infrastructure. Brattys LLP negotiates and administers these cost sharing and funding agreements, including arrangements with municipalities over development charges.
Can Brattys LLP help with condominium or subdivision development?: That's a core part of the real estate practice. The firm acts on launching, registering, and closing condominium and subdivision projects, plus the land acquisition, financing, and leasing that go with them.
Does the firm do more than real estate work?: Yes. Alongside real estate, Brattys LLP has a corporate and commercial group that handles mergers and acquisitions, business succession, and company governance, and a financial services group that works on acquisition financing, asset based lending, and project financing for banks and other lenders.
How long has Brattys LLP been practising in Ontario?: Since 1957, when it opened in Toronto as Gambin and Bratty. It has been based in Vaughan since relocating there in the 1990s.
Where is Brattys LLP located, and how big is the firm?: The office is at 7501 Keele Street in Vaughan, Ontario. The team includes close to 20 lawyers, split between partners and associates.

Where to find them

7501 Keele Street, Suite 200, Vaughan, Ontario L4K 1Y2 · 905-760-2600

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