Susan Deborah Rosen

Susan Rosen is a partner in Gowling WLG's Toronto office and a member of both the Financial Institutions & Services and Real Estate & Urban Development practice groups. She specializes in a broad range of syndicated lending, banking, restructuring and enforcement, real estate, commercial leasing, and environmental law-related areas.

Susan's practice involves secured financings, commercial acquisition, disposition and financing transactions, construction financing, residential and commercial development including condominiums, commercial and retail leasing, and environmental law related issues. In her practice, she acts on behalf of individuals, small and multinational corporations, REITs, financial institutions, credit unions, insurance companies and foreign investors, as well as some of Canada's largest and most well-known developers, property and asset managers and retail chains. One of Susan's roles at Gowling WLG is to lead the Starbucks client team to ensure effective and efficient access to a wide variety of legal services offered by the firm throughout all of its offices.

Susan is a highly regarded legal and strategic advisor to many clients of the firm. She plays a strong role in Gowling WLG's diversity initiatives and received the Starbucks International Excellence in Diversity Award in 2012. Susan is chair of the Gowling WLG Women's Professional Network for Toronto, and serves on the national executive committee as well. She is also on the executive committee of Gowling WLG's National Real Estate Practice, and is the leader of various client teams, including the Credit Union National Practice group at Gowling WLG.

Prior to joining Gowling WLG, Susan spent two years as in-house counsel to one of the largest integrated petroleum companies in Canada, where she completed a variety of real estate and corporate commercial transactions. While there, Susan expanded her real estate knowledge and developed her experience in environmental law.