Canadian Lawyer

September 2008

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REAL ESTATE Adding green to the of standard leases Lawyers need to familiarize themselves with environmental standards and opportunities in order to serve their real estate clients. BY KEVIN MARRON C ommercial real estate lawyers may not always find themselves in the vanguard of societal change, but now they have an opportunity to help save the world. That's one reason why there's a buzz of excitement in the bar over green leases. "It's an opportunity to make a dif- ference in the world, if you can become knowledgeable and properly advise cli- ents to do the economic thing and do the right thing," says Michael Brooks, counsel at Aird & Berlis LLP and chief executive officer of the Real Property www. C ANADIAN Law ye rmag.com SEPTEMBER 2008 21 ILLUSTRATION: JEREMY BRUNEEL

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