
Overview
Ira Berg is a partner in a Business Law Group at Goodmans. His practice focuses on commercial real estate and public/private partnership projects.
Ira’s practice covers all aspects of commercial real estate acting for owners, developers, landlords, tenants, purchasers and vendors and involves the planning, drafting and negotiating of a wide range of commercial real estate contracts and agreements. Ira has extensive experience in complex real estate financing transactions, acting for borrowers, syndicates, banks and trust companies. Ira has extensive experience in public/private infrastructure projects and has acted for both public and private sector participants.
Ira is recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers Canada (real estate), Best Lawyers in Canada (real estate), The Legal 500 Canada (real estate), The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (project finance, property development and infrastructure law), IFLR 1000 (project finance) and the Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure.
Expertise
Featured Work
Ira’s representative work includes acting for:
- Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s modernization of gaming in Ontario
- the private sector development of the 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games Athletes’ Village project
- Infrastructure Ontario and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation in connection with the design, build, finance, operate and maintain the project for the 23 service centres located on Highways 400 and 401 in the Province of Ontario
- the Province of Ontario with the structuring, negotiation and documentation of the C$1 billion toll road project known as Highway 407 which was the first all electronic toll road in the world
- the subsequent privatization and sale of Highway 407 by the Government of Ontario
Awards & Recognition
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Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure Canada's Leading Infrastructure Lawyers 2023
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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Recognized, Infrastructure Law, Project Finance, Property Development 2023
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Chambers Canada Recognized, Real Estate Ontario 2023
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The Legal 500 Canada Recommended, Real Estate 2023
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Real Estate Law 2023
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IFLR1000 Canada Highly Regarded, Project Finance 2022
Credentials
Credentials
- Queen's University, LL.B., 1984
- University of Toronto, B.A., 1981
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- The Canadian Council for Public Private Partnerships
Call to Bar
- 1986 Ontario
News & Events
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Construction and Infrastructure
Goodmans Recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure 2023
We are delighted to announce that the Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure 2023 has once again recognized Goodmans LLP lawyers among Canada's experts in the infrastructure… -
Banking and Financial Services
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2023 Continues to Recognize Goodmans
We are proud to announce we have once again been recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2023.85 Goodmans lawyers have been recognized as top-tier in their fields and leaders across… -
Banking and Financial Services
The Legal 500 Canada Continues to Recognize Goodmans with Top Tier Rankings
We are pleased to announce Goodmans LLP has once again received top tier recognition from The Legal 500 Canada in their 2023 Guide released today. Recognition from The Legal 500 is based on…