Practice Area:

Commercial Real Estate

Practice Area:

Commercial Real Estate

Commercial Real Estate

Meet

Joseph M. Hentz

Commercial Real Estate Lawyer

I work closely with my clients from the beginning of the transaction to the end of the transaction. I take the time to discuss all matters of concern with my clients and I always ensure my clients’ interests are protected.

Fax:

519.932.3307

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Professional history

  • Partner, Lerners LLP (2020 - present)

  • Associate Lawyer, Lerners LLP (2015 - 2019)

  • Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA) (2015 - present)

  • Student, Lerners LLP (2013-2014)

  • Infantry Officer, Canadian Armed Forces (2002-2017)

Professional Experience

  • Acted for a dairy milk transport cooperative in the acquisition of two trucking companies

  • Acted for two shareholders in the sale of shares of a high-tech company for over $42 million dollars

  • Assisted various farm clients with the purchase and sale of farmland

  • Acted for a bio-technology company in private equity financing of $20 million dollars

  • Represented a client in the biochemical industry in a negotiation and preparation of an industrial lease

  • Acted for various private lenders with respect to private mortgages

  • Acted for various agribusinesses in the acquisition of competing businesses and assistance with expansion plans

  • Assisted various business owners with succession planning

  • Acted for the borrower in a loan transaction for a $19 million dollar construction facility for the development of residential homes

  • Acted for the vendor on the sale of commercial property in downtown Toronto

  • Acted for an insurance brokerage with respect to a merger and acquisition of a minority interest in the insurance brokerage by a national insurance agency

  • Acted as corporate counsel to various Canadian subsidiaries of multi-national corporations

Achievements

  • Selected by peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in Canada for Corporate Law

  • Campaign Star, International Security Assistance Force (Afghanistan), Canadian Armed Forces (2006 and 2009)

  • Commemorative Decoration for 12 years of honourable military service, Canadian Armed Forces (2013)

  • Recipient of three Commander’s Commendations for outstanding leadership, Canadian Armed Forces

Selected Presentations/Publications

  • Speaker, "Tricks and Traps of Farm Succession Planning", Hensall District Co-operative, February 2019

  • Speaker, "Managing Legal Problems on the Farm", Family Farm Planning Seminars, January 2019

  • Presenter, "Dividing the Farm Business: Butterfly Transactions", Canadian Association of Farm Advisors, educational seminar, June 2018

  • Presenter, "Corporate Governance and Directors' and Officers' Liability: Understanding the Risks of Limited Liability", Ontario Co-operative Association "Best Practices for Co-operative Business" educational seminar, April 25, 2018

Memberships

  • Ontario Agribusiness Association

  • Canadian Association of Farm Advisors

  • Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario

  • Ontario Bar Association

  • Canadian Bar Association

  • Middlesex Law Association

Professional history

  • Partner, Lerners LLP (2020 - present)

  • Associate Lawyer, Lerners LLP (2015 - 2019)

  • Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA) (2015 - present)

  • Student, Lerners LLP (2013-2014)

  • Infantry Officer, Canadian Armed Forces (2002-2017)

Professional history

  • Partner, Lerners LLP (2020 - present)

  • Associate Lawyer, Lerners LLP (2015 - 2019)

  • Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA) (2015 - present)

  • Student, Lerners LLP (2013-2014)

  • Infantry Officer, Canadian Armed Forces (2002-2017)

Professional history

  • Partner, Lerners LLP (2020 - present)

  • Associate Lawyer, Lerners LLP (2015 - 2019)

  • Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA) (2015 - present)

  • Student, Lerners LLP (2013-2014)

  • Infantry Officer, Canadian Armed Forces (2002-2017)

Professional Experience

Professional Experience

Professional Experience

Achievements

Achievements

Achievements

Selected Presentations/Publications

Selected Presentations/Publications

Selected Presentations/Publications

Memberships

Memberships

Memberships

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CONTACT

Fax:

519.932.3307

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