PROFILE
Alex is a Partner in the Commercial Real Estate group. He acts for landlords, tenants, developers, lenders and property managers in respect of industrial, commercial, retail and office leases.
Alex also acts for clients on a number of corporate/commercial matters, including advising on, drafting and negotiating various commercial contracts. He has experience representing both vendors and purchasers in asset and share transactions.
Prior to joining Fogler, Rubinoff LLP, Alex worked as an associate in the Toronto office of an international law firm.
Publications
JUNE 26 2018
New Developments in Real Estate Law
Join Joel Farber, Alex Kolandjian, Kenneth Movat and David Thiel for a discussion on recent developments in real estate law and how they may affect your business. Topics to be covered include:
- An update on the OMB and planning reform changes. Bill 139 fundamentally changes the planning appeal system in Ontario. Learn about the new rules, requirements and restrictions that will affect your planning applications and the approvals process.
- An analysis of Ontario’s new standard form of residential lease. Learn about who has to use the new form, when it has to be used and some of the key concepts contained within.
- Ontario’s Construction Lien Act is on the verge of being replaced with the new Construction Act. Hear about the significant changes to lien procedures, prompt payment legislation and adjudication. The first round of changes will take effect July 1, 2018 and the second round will come into effect 15 months later on October 1, 2019. Don’t be caught off guard.
- The Condominium Act, 1998 and its regulations continue to go through a number of changes. Learn about the most significant changes to date, how condominiums and property managers are dealing with the practical effects, and what changes are anticipated going forward.
MAY 09 2018
Ontario’s Standard Form of Residential Lease
As of April 30, 2018, residential tenancies in Ontario that are subject to the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (i.e., most apartment, condominium, house and secondary unit tenancies, among others), must use a new standard form of residential lease...
APRIL 30 2018
Speaker: ICSC Legal Conference
Alex Kolandjian and Josh Freeman led a roundtable at the Annual ICSC Legal Conference on the topic of Accepting Partial Payment by a Tenant on a Default. Steven Cygelfarb also led a roundtable “Tenant Checklist: Top Ten Items to Review in the Landlord’s Form of Offer”.
Memberships
- Law Society of Upper Canada
- Canadian Bar Association
- International Council of Shopping Centers
- Armenian Bar Association
Education
- Admitted to Ontario Bar, 2008
- Osgoode Hall Law School, J.D., 2007
- York University, B.A., 2004
