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44 M A Y 2 0 1 4 w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m Daoust Vukovich LLP Toronto dv-law.com DelZotto Zorzi Toronto dzlaw.com Now in its 20th year, the firm was founded by Natalie Vukovich and Dennis Daoust in January 1995. Unusu- ally for a boutique, it focuses on commercial leasing and property development, and also provides advice regarding commercial real estate purchases, sales and financing, construction law, telecommunications access arrangements, and solar facilities arrangements. With 14 lawyers, its clients include The Cadillac Fairview Corp. Ltd., Morguard Investments Ltd., A&W Food Services of Canada Inc., BMW Canada Inc., Fieldgate Developments, and First Capital Realty. It has acted for seven landlords in the negotiation and finalization of 36 Target store lease transactions for sites throughout Canada, as well as various parties in the negotiation and finalization of other store lease transactions for sites sold by Target to Walmart and to Sobeys. As of 2014, Daoust Vukovich is a registered trademark agent. Formed in 1962 by Elvio DelZotto and the late Fred Zorzi, the firm now consists of 12 lawyers and provides a range of legal services, primarily in real estate/land development, condominium law, liti- gation/dispute resolution, and corporate commercial law. It has acted in many of the Greater Toron- to Area's landmark developments, including Alterra's 36 Hazelton luxury boutique condominium in Yorkville and The Republic condominium projects, which were integrated with the construction of the new North Toronto Collegiate for Toronto District School Board. Other clients include Tridel Corp., The Times Group, The Madison Group, Hullmark Centre Inc., and Plazacorp. Top 5 Commercial real estate boutiques Brattys LLP Vaughan, Ont. bratty.com After being established as Bratty and Partners LLP in 1985, the boutique became Brattys LLP in a March 2013 rebranding. Brattys' 18 lawyers work with Ontario's largest condominium, subdivision, and commercial real estate developers, along with major banks, entrepreneurs, manufacturing and consumer products companies, and start-up companies. The firm regularly counsels corporate borrowers in loan transactions and also provides planning and municipal law advice. It is involved throughout the land devel- opment process, and also provides strategic advice on environmental law matters, expropriations, and property tax assessments. C A N A D I A N L AW Y E R M A G A Z I N E TOP 5 Commercial real estate BOUTIQUES