Sheldon L. Disenhouse LL.B., B.A, Partner

Sheldon is a partner at Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, specializing in commercial leasing and franchising. He acts on behalf of developers, landlords, tenants, franchisors and franchisees, and has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating leases, franchise agreements and related ancillary documentation. Sheldon's experience extends to general corporate matters including the drafting and negotiation of shareholders agreements, agreements of purchase and sale, and other corporate documentation.

Sheldon has been listed in The Canadian Legal Directory LEXPERT as a leading practitioner in the area of commercial leasing, the LEXPERT/American Lawyer Guide to the leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, and in Woodward/White's The Best Lawyers in Canada.

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Representative Work
Negotiation of a roof-top solar lease for a global turnkey solar EPC contractor
Publications
Co-Author, "When is a Tenant 'In Occupancy' of its Premises?" Shopping Centre Newsletter, July 2005
Co-Author, "Ontario Court Interprets 'In Occupancy' Condition", Legal Alert, Carswell Publications, Forthcoming
Co-Author, "Cross-Border Differences in Leasing Approaches", The Six Minute Commercial Leasing Lawyer, The Law Society of Upper Canada, February 16, 2005
Prior Speaking Engagements
Speaker, “Are Landlords Getting Tougher?”, The Six-Minute Commercial Leasing Lawyer, 2011, Toronto, February 16, 2011
Speaker, "Anatomy of a Lease", ICSC Educational Seminar 2010 - Law for Non-Lawyers, Toronto, May 3-4, 2010
Speaker, "Franchise Space - Who's on First", ICSC 2010 Canadian Shopping Centre Law Conference, Toronto, February 25-26, 2010
Speaker, "Lease Documents as Part of the Franchise Disclosure Requirements", The Six-Minute Commercial Leasing Lawyer 2010, Toronto, February 3, 2010
Course Leader, "8th Commercial Real Estate Leases Course", Federated Press, Toronto, January 25 & 26, 2010
Contact Information
Toronto
+1 416 863 4376
sheldon.disenhouse@fmc-law.com
Year of Call
1983 (Ontario)
Education
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, LL.B., 1981
University of Toronto, Honours B.A., 1978
Languages Spoken
English