With over 45 years of experience in commercial real estate acquisition, development, financing and leasing, Fred Carsley has won the admiration and loyalty of many renowned players in the retail, office, industrial and multi-residential sectors.
Identified by various national and international directories as a leading law practitioner in the fields of real estate development and property leasing, Fred is often referred to as “the go-to person in Quebec” by out-of-province clients and referring colleagues. He is particularly recognized for his way of simplifying the differences between Common Law and Quebec civil law.
Clients praise him for his expertise, dedication and responsiveness and appreciate the fact that he handles every case as if he had a vested interest in its outcome. Fred is thorough and effective, driving results by proposing practical solutions that are beneficial for all parties.
Since 1978, Fred has been a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), where he has served in a number of roles. On behalf of the ICSC, he has lobbied the Quebec and British Columbia governments against a tax on parking spaces, which earned him the ICSC’s Trustees Distinguished Service Award, the highest award bestowed by the global retail real estate industry. Always willing to give back to the industry, he currently serves as an ICSC Ambassador and as a next generation mentor.
As ICSC Canadian Division Government Relations Chair, Fred lobbied the Federal Government to change the Canada Interest Act in order to facilitate long-term mortgage lending. This effort was central to his admission as a Fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys, where he currently serves on the Title Insurance and Membership Admission Committees.
With over 45 years of experience in commercial real estate acquisition, development, financing and leasing, Fred Carsley has won the admiration and loyalty of many renowned players in the retail, office, industrial and multi-residential sectors.
Identified by various national and international directories as a leading law practitioner in the fields of real estate development and property leasing, Fred is often referred to as “the go-to person in Quebec” by out-of-province clients and referring colleagues. He is particularly recognized for his way of simplifying the differences between Common Law and Quebec civil law.
Clients praise him for his expertise, dedication and responsiveness and appreciate the fact that he handles every case as if he had a vested interest in its outcome. Fred is thorough and effective, driving results by proposing practical solutions that are beneficial for all parties.
Since 1978, Fred has been a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), where he has served in a number of roles. On behalf of the ICSC, he has lobbied the Quebec and British Columbia governments against a tax on parking spaces, which earned him the ICSC’s Trustees Distinguished Service Award, the highest award bestowed by the global retail real estate industry. Always willing to give back to the industry, he currently serves as an ICSC Ambassador and as a next generation mentor.
As ICSC Canadian Division Government Relations Chair, Fred lobbied the Federal Government to change the Canada Interest Act in order to facilitate long-term mortgage lending. This effort was central to his admission as a Fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys, where he currently serves on the Title Insurance and Membership Admission Committees.
50 Best Lawyers in Canada of Corporate INTL Magazine
2011
Best Lawyers in Canada®
Real Estate Law – 2006 to 2025
Commercial Leasing Law – 2021 to 2025
Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory
“Consistently Recommended” in Property Leasing – 2017 to 2024
”Repeatedly Recommended” in Property Development – 2017 to 2024
Canadian Who’s Who
2011, 2013 to 2015 and 2018
Chambers Canada
Real Estate
“Band 4” in Québec – 2023 to 2025
“Band 3” in Québec – 2016 to 2022
Chambers Global
Real Estate
Leading Practitioner – 2014 to 2016
Cross-Border Corporate Real Estate Handbook
Recommended practitioner
Lexpert® 500 Leading Lawyers in Canada
2012
Martindale Hubbell AV
Since 1999
Who’s Who Legal Canada
Real Estate – 2018 to 2020
Who’s Who Legal International
The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers – 2013
The International Who’s Who of Real Estate Lawyers – World’s leading Real Estate Lawyers – 2012
LL.B.
McGill University, 1975
B.C.L.
McGill University, 1974
B.A.
Loyola College Montréal, 1971
Member, Barreau du Québec
Member, Institut de développement urbain du Québec
Past Board and Faculty member, Georgetown University Law Center, Advanced Commercial Leasing Program
Honorable Past member, Association of Fellows and Legal Scholars, Center of International Legal Studies
Foundation Scholarship Judge, Innovative Commerce Serving Communities (ICSC), 2022
American College of Mortgage Attorneys
– Former Chairman of the Quebec Branch
– Copresident of the Canadian Section
– Title Insurance Committee member, 2018
International Council of Shopping Centers
– Ambassador, Canadian Division
– Past member, State/Provincial Government Relations Advisory Group
– Judge, ICSC Foundation JTR Scholarship, 2018
– Mentor, ICSC Foundation Mentorship Program, 2020 – to date
– Member, ICSC Foundation Mentorship Program, 2022
– Chairman from 1999 to 2006, Québec Government Relations Committee
– Chairman from 2002 to 2006, Canadian Branch Committee
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