Overview
Steven Chaimberg has been practicing commercial leasing and real estate law for the past 40 years. He obtained his civil law and common law degrees from McGill University, and is a member of the Bars of Quebec and Ontario. He has substantial experience with landlord-tenant relationships, and represents both lessors and lessees in the preparation and negotiation of offers to lease, leases, lease assignments, subleases, and other related documents. His practice also includes the preparation and negotiation of real property-related business agreements, as well as business matters of a more general nature such as acquisitions, divestitures, licensing, and franchising.
Steven has been recognized as a Leading Practitioner in the field of Property Leasing in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, and has prepared the Quebec caselaw updates for the Canadian Shopping Centre Law Conferences of the ICSC from 1998-2023.
Steven has frequently given presentations on landlord-tenant relationships for The Canadian Institute, Federated Press, MMPI Canada, and Informa Canada.
Professional achievements & leadership
- The Best Lawyers in Canada - Commercial Leasing Law, 2017-2025; Real Estate Law, 2021-2025
- Who’s Who Legal – Recommended in Real Estate, 2024
- Recognized as a Thomson Reuters Stand-out lawyer, 2023-2024
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Most Frequently Recommended in Property Leasing, 2011-2024
- Lawyer of the Year, The Best Lawyers in Canada - Commercial Leasing Law, 2019 and 2021
- BV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Notable matters
- Represented Persian BOOSS restaurant in the negotiation of a lease for an upscale Persian restaurant in a completely renovated mixed-use building.
Thought leadership
- Cannabis: What Landlords and Tenants Should Know, Miller Thomson's Presentation on Recent Developments in Real Estate Law, November 22, 2018
- Commercial leases and quiet enjoyment covenants, The Advanced Finance and Security Forum, The Canadian Institute, Montréal, January 27, 2015
- Plenary discussion, The Montreal Real Estate Leasing Conference, May 6, 2014
- Aborder les complexités et éviter les pièges associés aux clauses de transfert, de cession et de sous-location, The Advanced Conference on Commercial Leases, The Canadian Institute, October 29, 2013
- Creating the perfect lease and closing the transaction: what are the major potential issues and how can they be resolved?, RealLeasing Forum, Toronto, October 2, 2013
- Créer le bail parfait et conclure la transaction : Quels sont les principaux problèmes potentiels et comment les résoudre?, Montréal Real Estate Leasing Conference, May 23, 2013
- The increasing importance of registering leases outside Quebec, Conference relating to negotiation, drafting and execution of commercial leases, The Canadian Institute, June 11, 2012
- Important aspects of a lease such as mediation and arbitration, negotiation techniques, terms of guarantee and various clauses relating to a lease, 5th Conference on the negocation of commercial leases, Montréal, June 4, 2012
- Annual review of Quebec jurisprudence pertaining to commercial leasing matters, International Council of Shopping Centers Conference, Toronto, February 24, 2012
- The Offer to Lease (and the lease that follows): issues to ponder, tricks to know, and traps to avoid, Real Estate Conference, December 1, 2011
- A successful landlord-tenant relationship; how to overcome negotiating challenges, The Canadian Institute, 6th Advanced Conference on the negotiation, drafting and execution of commercial leases, June 8, 2011
- Do servitudes bind third parties?, Montréal Gazette, February 18, 2011
- Speaker for the ICSC Law Conference from 1998 through 2022
Professional memberships
- Canadian Bar Association
- Urban Development Institute of Quebec
- International Council of Shopping Centers
Languages spoken
- English
- French
Bar admissions & education
- Ontario, 2021
- Quebec, 1982
- LL.B., McGill University, 1981
- B.C.L., McGill University, 1980
