STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP
Canada
Brenda Hebert
Toronto
Law Practice
Brenda Hebert is a senior partner in Stikeman Elliott's commercial real estate practice, which she headed from 1988 to 1999. She is an active member of the Banking and Financial Institutions Group, the Public-Private Partnership Group and the Energy Group. Ms. Hebert's practice is built on extensive experience in a wide variety of real estate transactions including commercial real estate financing, structuring and developing new projects, commercial leasing, and conventional purchases and sales of real property. She acts for developers and lenders with respect to non-utility generation projects and has an extensive practice around the bulk sale, purchase and financing of real estate assets.
Ms. Hebert is listed and recognized in the following publications:
• The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 in the area of Real Estate Law.
• The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2011 as a leading practitioner in the Property Development sector.
• Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Real Estate Lawyers 2012.
• Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law 2012 as a leading Real Estate practitioner.
• Chambers Global's The Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers for Business as a "leading individual" in the Real Estate practice area since 2003.
• The International Who's Who of Real Estate Lawyers.
• Quoted as "excellent" and praised for her "depth of expertise" in The International Who's Who of Real Estate Lawyers.
Professional Activities
Ms. Hebert is a member of the Association of Power Producers of Ontario and Toronto CREW. She recently retired from the board of Toronto CREW where she held the office of Secretary. She has participated as a speaker and panellist at conferences on non-utility generation and real estate related matters.
Education
Osgoode Hall (LL.B. 1976), York University (MA 1975), Bishop's University (BA 1965).
Background
Ms. Hebert is co-owner of Mildenhall Montessori Schools. She has been active on the boards of a number of not-for-profit organizations, most recently Toronto CREW and Belmont House. Ms. Hebert is also a member of Women Gaining Ground, a group of women executives who responded to the United Way's 2007 Losing Ground research report. Members of Women Gaining Ground provide financial support and volunteer hours and expertise to help single parent families gain ground through education and employment. The group's focus in 2012 is on two organizations: Homeward Bound and Women Moving Forward.
Bar Admission
Ontario, 1978