Areas of Expertise

Commercial Real Estate
Real Estate Development
Business Law
Health and Dental Law
Business Formation, Entrepreneurs, Start-Ups

Background

Ali is a Partner at the firm, practicing corporate, real estate and property development law. He advises many of the province’s leading real estate developers in all their legal needs from A to Z. Ali provides expert guidance from the corporate structuring of Real Estate deals, to the land acquisition, financing, and the development of all types of real estate asset classes. He often acts for lenders or borrowers in secured lending transactions, including acquisition and construction financing. Ali also advises funds, developers, and real estate investors on joint venture, limited partnership and other co-ownership structuring of deals.

In addition to his extensive Real Estate practice, through his family’s involvement in the dental profession, Ali has developed unique expertise in the intersection of real estate and corporate law, serving the legal needs of dentists at every stage of their career. Whether it be starting their first practice, expanding their portfolio as an investor dentist, or planning their retirement transition and selling their practice for the best value.

Ali completed his law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School and his MBA at the Schulich School of Business. Prior to law school, Ali completed a Bachelor of Business Administration and gained valuable insight in marketing and strategic management while working at a Fortune 50 multinational corporation in both Toronto and Montreal.

Ali brings a wealth of diverse business and legal experience to his joint corporate and real estate practice at Owens Wright and strives to serve his clients’ needs to the best of his ability every day. Ali is fluent in French and Persian.

Recent Transactions

Multi-million-dollar land assembly transaction for development in the beaches area of Toronto
Acquisition & financing of an $80M retail and mixed-use real estate asset in the GTA
Acquisition & financing of a $48M apartment asset for a leading GTA Developer
Multiple Common Element Condominium developments in Aurora and Richmond Hill
Various Dental Practice purchase and sale transactions in various locations in the GTA
Corporate organization, Joint Venture and Limited Partnership structuring for a GTA Builder

Professional and Community Associations

Law Society of Ontario
Ontario Bar Association
l’Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario (AJEFO)
Iranian Canadian Legal Professionals (ICLP)
Toronto Real Estate Board
Iranian-Canadian Builders Association (ICBA)
Canadian Real Estate Association

Education

MBA, Schulich School of Business, 2016
J.D., Osgoode Hall Law School, 2016
IBBA (Hons.), Finance and Marketing, Schulich School of Business, 2012