Civil Law · Ontario, Canada
Lawyer · Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP · Toronto
Dakota is an associate in Osler’s Real Estate group. He joined Osler as a summer student in 2020 and completed his articles at the firm from 2021 to 2022. Dakota has worked on a broad variety of commercial real estate transactions, including mortgage financings, commercial leasing, and the acquisition and disposition of real property.
Dakota completed his Juris Doctor at Queen’s University. While at law school, he was involved with Pro Bono Students Canada, served as the Head of Events for the Sports and Entertainment Law Society, acted as President of the Law Games Committee and received the Queen’s Law Prize in Constitutional Law. During his articling term, Dakota also served as a Chair for the Give a Night charity fundraising campaign.
Anthem Entertainment in its more than US$600-million sale of its music catalog to Influence Media Partners
The Ontario government in its $178-million investment in Scarborough Junction LP and its assets
Dream Industrial REIT in its $5.9 billion acquisition, in partnership with a leading global sovereign wealth fund, of Summit Industrial Income REIT