Sonja K. Homenuck LL.B., B.A. (with Distinction), Partner

Sonja practises in the Commercial Real Estate Group with an emphasis on commercial leasing, commercial acquisitions and dispositions and financing. She has specialized experience in the area of commercial leasing including retail, industrial and office leasing. She regularly negotiates leases involving REITs, anchor tenants, large industrial developers, sale-leasebacks and leases of portlands. Sonja acts for both landlords and tenants in preparing and reviewing all forms of lease documentation and regularly advises landlords and tenants on lease interpretation, remedies and enforcement issues. Sonja also has experience in solar panel roof top leasing and mining leases, licences and title opinions for mining claims.

Sonja has experience in developing joint-venture structures for real estate acquisitions and in preparing and negotiating all forms of agreements relating to real estate such as co-owner agreements, property management agreements, asset management agreements, listing agreements, and licence agreements.

Sonja’s experience in commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions is transaction-based and often involves acquisition of land for development purposes. In 2005, Sonja was instrumental in the completion of a land assembly for Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. involving the acquisition of 1,000 acres of land for its new vehicle assembly plant to be built and located in Woodstock, Ontario.

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Sonja also routinely deals with real estate financing matters including term loans, demand loans and construction financing.
Representative Work
Counsel to Sprott Resource Lending Partnership with respect to $72 million senior secured notes financing for North American Palladium Ltd.
Acted for Life Time Fitness, Inc. to complete a long term ground lease for lands in Mississauga upon which Life Time is constructing a 143,000 sq. ft. full service gymnasium complex planned to include exercise equipment, personal trainers and nutritional counsellors, indoor and outdoor aquatics centers, outdoor waterslides, recreation pools, lap pools, children's play areas, whirlpools, an outdoor bistro, a spa and salon and a café
Negotiated ground leases, early access agreements and the building transfer documents for three hospital sites in Ontario
Completion of a leaseback to Women's College Hospital on a purchase of a commercial office building from the hospital, together with completion of a second lease for the hospital for future premises in second office building including medical fit up and connection of both leases for smooth transition for the hospital between buildings
Prior Speaking Engagements
Panel Moderator for topic "Express Leasing", at Real Leasing forum, Toronto, September 2010
Co-Presenter of Roundtable Discussions at International Council of Shopping Centres Canadian Law Conference, March 2012, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004
Presenter, Insight Law Clerk’s Forum, “Commercial Real Estate Trends and Developments”
Presenter, "Who is Your Landlord? How to Protect Yourself as a Tenant," The Six-Minute Commercial Leasing Lawyer 2007
Contact Information
Toronto
+1 416 862 3410
sonja.homenuck@fmc-law.com
Year of Call
2000 (Ontario)
Education
University of Victoria, LL.B., 1998
University of Victoria, B.A. (with Distinction) 1995
Languages Spoken
English