Ernest F. Gutstein, B.A. Sc., LL.B.
Ernest Gutstein brings exceptional negotiation skills and business savvy to scores of commercial real estate cases each year. His diverse legal expertise is brought to bear in real estate acquisitions and sales, the structure and management of joint ventures, land development, mortgage financing and enforcement, loan workouts, commercial leasing, partnerships, land leases, condominiums, construction contracts, licensing agreements, corporate and business asset/share acquisitions and corporate reorganizations.
Areas of Practice:
Corporate/Commercial, Real Estate and LeasingEducation:
Osgoode Law School, (Masters of Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1998)University of Toronto (LL.B. 1977)
University of Toronto (B.A. Sc., Engineering, 1974)
Professional Associations:
Past Chair of Real Property Section, Canadian Bar Association of OntarioChartered Mediator
Member of Mediator Roster of the Mediation Programme of the Ontario Superior Court
Past Member of the Board of Directors of the Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Ontario
Law Society of Upper Canada benchers committee on real estate law
Lawpro Preferred Counsel
Advisory Board for Seneca College Mortgage Brokers Course
Presenter and lecturer to banks, trust companies, Ontario Mortgage Brokers Association, City of Toronto Legal Department, Law Society of Upper Canada and the Canadian Bar Association.
Published Articles and Papers
Six Minute Real Estate Lawyer
November 16, 2005 at a Law Society of Upper Canada.
Arbitration and Mediation chapter in “Tenants Rights and Remedies in a Commercial Lease, a Practical Guide,” edited by Harvey Haber, Canada Law Book, 1998.
Is There a Role for ADR in Mortgage Collection? ADR Forum; The Canadian Journal of Dispute Resolution, CCH Canadian Limited, December 1996.
Arbitration in Real Estate Matters; Canadian Bar Association - Ontario, Real Property Section Newsletter, Volume 22, Issue 3, May, 1996.
Mediation and Arbitration in Real Estate and Commercial Law Disputes; Canadian Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education November 1995.
Alternative Dispute Resolution and the Real Estate Lawyer - A Brief Look at Mediation; Canadian Bar Association - Ontario, Real Property Section Newsletter; Volume 22, Issue 1, August 1995.
Surviving the New Practise of Real Estate - Mortgage Mishaps, The Law Society of Upper Canada, Department of Continuing Legal Education, . - November, 28th,1993.
Ground Leases and Other Long-Term Leasing Issues - Leasehold Mortgages: Remedies and Protective Provisions,
Canadian Bar Association of Ontario, Continuing Legal Education, - May 12, 1992.
Practising Real Estate in the 90’s: Tough Topics for Tough Times - Recent Developments in Mortgage Enforcement, Canadian Bar Association of Ontario, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, January 17, 1991