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Partner & Practice Lead | Commercial Real Estate Group

Candace's practice encompasses all areas of commercial real estate law, including acquisitions, dispositions, financing, development and expropriation of land involving commercial, retail and industrial properties. Her clients are diverse, and include entrepreneurial and institutional land developers, construction companies, commercial landlords, property managers, space users and commercial tenants. Clients find Candace to be deal-minded and efficient, all while keeping their best interests at the forefront of the transaction. 

Candace is a frequent, industry speaker, including for the Law Society of Ontario program, "The Six Minute Real Estate Lawyer", and is a regular round table leader at the annual ICSC Law Conference in Toronto. She is a regular presenter at various industry conferences.

Since 2023, Candace is an adjunct instructor of Real Estate Law at REDI Canada + the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary.

Candace joined Daoust Vukovich in July 2012 after practicing for several years at a full service Bay Street firm. Following her graduation from the J.D./L.L.B. joint degree law program at the University of Detroit in 2006, she was called to the bar in Ontario in 2007 and admitted to the New York State Bar in 2008. Prior to law school, Candace received her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.  

Insights

The 2024 Canadian Federal Budget and Real Estate - Good, Bad, and Everything In-Between

May 10, 2024 | The Dirt

The Government of Canada’s 2024 Federal Budget (the “2024 Budget”) was revealed by Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland on Apri...

RealTea Episode 9: Candace Cooper - Tenant Departures & Public Record Clean Up

Sep 25, 2023 | RealTea

In this installment, Candace Cooper "spills the tea" on tenant departures and public record clean up.

“The Grasp of the Dead Hand” - A Modern Application of the Rule Against Perpetuities

Apr 06, 2023 | The Dirt

The rule against perpetuities (the “Rule”) is complex and frequently misunderstood, and a dreaded topic on a law school exam. The Rule was recently considered by the Ontario Court of Appeal (the “ONCA”) in Ottawa (City) v. ClubLink Corporation ULC, 2021 ONCA 847.

Lawyered Podcast: Episode 53 Real Estate Law, April 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020 | Blawg

LAWYERED is a bi-weekly, independent podcast series that takes a critical look at current Canadian legal issues.  Each episode features a conv...

Ontario Superior Court Provides Guidance on the Strict Nature of a Time is of the Essence Clause in an Agreement of Purchase and Sale

Apr 01, 2019 | Blawg

A recent decision by the Ontario Superior Court provides some clarification on the strict nature of a time is of the essence clause in an agreement...

Ontario Court of Appeal places limits on the scope of deeds of easement

Oct 18, 2018 | Blawg

The Ontario Court of Appeal has affirmed that a deed of easement will not create an exclusive right of way to a grantee of an easement unless the d...

17th Annual NAIOP Real Estate Excellence Awards Gala: March 22, 2018

Apr 19, 2018 | Blawg

Daoust Vukovich was a proud sponsor of the 17th Annual NAIOP Real Estate Excellence Awards Gala, also known as the “REX Awards”, which ...

Drafting and Negotiating Letters of Intent

Mar 07, 2018 | Article

Written by Candace Cooper (The Commons Institute: Advanced Sessions on Commercial Real Estate Law)

Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and Related Record Keeping

Nov 24, 2017 | Article

Written by Candace Cooper (The Six-Minute Commercial Leasing Lawyer 2017) On February 27, 2016, Manulife Financial Corporation released a brief sta...

Giving Back: DV is the Top Fundraiser in the 2017 Real Estate Climb for United Way

Nov 14, 2017 | Announcements

On November 2, 2017, members of Daoust Vukovich participated in the 5th Annual 2017 Real Estate Climb for United Way, which was a charitable event ...

Giving Back: DV Donates to SickKids

Jan 24, 2017 | Blawg

This holiday season, the DV family participated in The Hospital for Sick Children’s Sponsor-A-Family program.  The new program matches d...

15th Annual NAIOP Real Estate Excellence Awards Gala

Apr 11, 2016 | Announcements

Daoust Vukovich was a proud sponsor of the 15th Annual NAIOP Real Estate Excellence Awards Gala, also known as the “REX Awards”, which ...

What Are Your Intentions? Drafting and Negotiating Letters of Intent

Nov 24, 2015 | Article

Written by Candace Cooper (The Six-Minute Commercial Leasing Lawyer 2015) Your purchaser client has been introduced to a seemingly perfect property...

Title and Teraview for Leasing Lawyers

Nov 23, 2015 | Article

Written by Candace Cooper (The Commons Institute: Advanced Sessions on Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law 2015) Without access to Teraview, underst...

Ethics and Client Cash Flow: Trust Account Management

Oct 21, 2014 | Article

Written by Candace Cooper (The Commons Institute- Ethical Considerations in the Practice of Real Estate Law 2014) The day of a real estate closing ...

Involvement

Speaking Engagements:

  • "Title and Off Title Matters for Landlords and Tenants - Why does this due diligence matter and what information is available to you?", International Council of Shopping Centres Law Conference, Toronto, September 21, 2022; May 4, 2023 [roundtable leader].
  • "Capital Flowing into Development: From Pension Funds to REITs, Lifecos & Foreign Investors (concurrent session)", The Land Development Conference, Toronto, June 7, 2022 [moderator].
  • "Legal Considerations: Strategies for Privately Held Assets (concurrent session)", Canadian Apartment Investment Conference, September 23 & 24, 2021 [moderator].
  • "Deposits, Restrictive Covenants, and "Time is of the Essence" (April 29, 2020) Episode 53, online (podcast): Lawyered [guest speaker].
  • "Registering Notices of Lease, Caveats, Restrictive Covenants and Other Agreements", International Council of Shopping Centres Law Conference, Toronto, April 30, 2018; March 27, 2019 [co-roundtable leader].
  • "Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment", International Council of Shopping Centres Law Conference, Toronto, March 27, 2019 [roundtable leader].
  • "Forfeited Corporate Property Act, 2015",  International Council of Shopping Centres Law Conference, Toronto, April 27, 2017 and April 30, 2018 [co-roundtable leader].
  • "Registering Notices of Leases, Caveats, Restrictive Covenants and Other Agreements", International Council of Shopping Centres Law Conference, Toronto, April 21, 2016 [co-roundtable leader with Richard Burgos, Lavery De Billy LLP].
  • "Fourth Annual Development Challenge: Case Competition" (Proposal delivered to prominent industry leaders at the Development Conference, The Hyatt at Park Plaza, NAIOP Toronto, Summer 2015) [participant].
  • "Title Issues – When To Subsearch, What To Review, What To Report, Registrations Issues (and What the Registration Should Say), Planning Act Issues and Land Transfer Tax for Long Term Leases", International Council of Shopping Centres Law Conference, Toronto, April 14, 2015 [co-roundtable leader with Jeffrey Lem, Director of Titles at Ontario Ministry of Government & Consumer Services].

Teaching Engagements:

  • "HSK 827: Real Estate Law"REDI Canada + the Haskayne School of Business (2023 - Present), University of Calgary [adjunct instructor].
  • "JUR 103: Property Law", Lincoln Alexander School of Law (2022 - 2024), Toronto Metropolitan University [annual guest speaker of Professor Elizabeth Bozek].
  • "JUR 103: Property Law", Lincoln Alexander School of Law (31 March 2022), Toronto Metropolitan University [guest lecturer on Real Estate Transactions].

Papers and Presentations:

  • "Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and Related Record Keeping" (Paper delivered at the The Six Minute Real Estate Lawyer Conference, The Law Society of Ontario, Toronto, 21 November 2017) [author].
  • "What Are Your Intentions? Drafting and Negotiating Letters of Intent" (Paper delivered at The Six Minute Real Estate Lawyer, The Law Society of Ontario, Toronto, 24 November 2015) [author].
  • "Title and Teraview for Leasing Lawyers" (Paper delivered at the Conference on Advanced Sessions on Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law, The Commons Institute, 23 November 2015) [author].
  • "Ethics and Client Cash Flow: Trust Account Management" (Paper delivered at the Conference on Ethical Considerations in the Practice of Real Estate Law, The Commons Institute, 21 October 2014) [author].
  • Nikiforos Iatrou & Candace Cooper, "Clashing with Class Actions: Exclusive Arbitration Clauses in Canada" (February 2009), Business Law Today, American Bar Association [co-author].

Candace Cooper


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Legal Assistant
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Memberships


  • Member | Canadian Bar Association
  • Member | Ontario Bar Association
  • Member | Law Society of Ontario
  • Member | American Bar Association
  • Member | New York State Bar Association
  • Member | Toronto CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women)
  • Member | International Conference of Shopping Centres
  • Member | NAIOP Greater Toronto Chapter

Education


  • Called to the Bar | Ontario, 2007
  • Called to the Bar | New York State, 2008
  • J.D./LL.B | University of Windsor and University of Detroit Mercy
  • H.B.A. | Wilfrid Laurier University

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