Simon P. Crawford
Partner • Head of Real Estate Industry Team

Outline
Overview
Client Work
Freed Developments Ltd. in its approximately $330-million acquisition of a portfolio of real property assets of including Horseshoe Valley Resort, Deerhurst Resort and some additional lands from Skyline Investments, together with the purchase of the portion of Muskoka Bay Resort it did not already own.
KingSett in the purchase from the Huntley group of a portfolio of industrial properties located in the GTA.
KingSett in the sale of its 100% interest in the first three floors of the Aura Tower, located at 388 Yonge Street in downtown Toronto, to the Ikea group of companies.
Lead Real Estate Counsel to a significant landlord group, in the Target Canada insolvency.
December 02, 2015 - Lead Counsel to Canderel and KingSett Real Estate Growth LP No. 5, in the acquisition of 1243 Islington Avenue, Toronto,, a 107,824 square foot office building located at Islington Avenue and Bloor Street West, Toronto. http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/canderel-kingsett-capital-venture-into-west-end-office-market-2078726.htm
November 18, 2015 – Lead Counsel to KingSett Canadian Real Estate Income Fund LP and its partner, in its acquisition of 2 Bloor Street West, a 455,371 square foot, 34-storey Class A office tower located at Yonge & Bloor, Toronto.
Recognitions & Awards
Chambers Canada
Ranked, Real Estate
Ranked, Real Estate – Ontario
Ranked, Real Estate – Ontario
Chambers Global The World's Leading Lawyers for Business
Ranked, Canada, Real Estate
The Legal 500 Canada
Leading Lawyer, Real Estate
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Most Frequently Recommended, Property Development
Consistently Recommended, Property Leasing
Repeatedly Recommended, Environmental, Social & Governance ESG
Consistently Recommended, Property Leasing
Repeatedly Recommended, Environmental, Social & Governance ESG
Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada
Ranked, Property Development
Lexpert Special Edition
Recognized as a leading Infrastructure lawyer in Canada
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Education & Bar Admissions
Education
- University of Toronto, BA, 1994, with honours
- Osgoode Hall Law School, LLB, 1997
Bar Admissions
- Ontario, 1999