Professional of the Year - Infrastructure Law

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J.E. Dennis Daoust

Industry: Law
Born: 1947, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Current Organization: Daoust Vukovich LLP
Type of Organization: Law firm
Major Product: Legal services
Area of Distribution: National
Expertise: Commercial Leasing; Construction Law; Rooftop Solar Energy Projects; Building Telecommunications Facilities Licenses
University/Degree: LL.B., Osgoode Hall Law School
Title: Partner
Work History: 1974-78, Law Associate, Blackwell Law Treadgold and Armstrong; 1978-86, In house Legal Counsel, The Cadillac Fairview Corp. Ltd.-Shopping Centers Division, Appointed General Counsel in 1980, promoted to Vice President in 1982; 1986-88, Vice President & General Counsel, Cadillac Fairview Shopping Center USA; 1988-95, Member, Goodman & Carr LLP, became Partner in 1990; 1995-present, Partner, Daoust Vukovich LLP
Honors & Awards: Selected by peers as one of the Best Lawyers in Canada each year since rating service was established; Ranked in "Most Frequently Recommended" category Lexpert Directory each year that directory has been published; Listed in Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada each year that directory has been published
Published Works: Special Demands for Special Use Land Rental Income Commercial Properties, Ontario Bar Association, Mar. 2005; Defining the True Value of Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate Financing Summit, Federated Press, June 2005; Owner's Responsibilities for Dangerous Building Conditions, Ontario Bar Association, Feb. 2007; Technology and Telecommunications Concerns, Shopping Center Leases, Second Edition, Canada Law Book, 2008; The Construction, Repair, Insurance and Risk Management System-Basic Commercial Leases in Ontario, Lorman Education Services, May 2008; Green Commercial Real Estate: Staying on Top of the Latest Trends and Requirements, The Canadian Institute, Jan. 2010; Gold in the Sunshine on Your Roof-Solar Facility Rooftop Leases, The Abstract Page, Ontario Bar Association, Feb. 2010
Affiliations: BOMA; ICSC; NAIOP; CBAO
Career Accomplishments: Co-Founder of Daoust Vukovich LLP, Canada's only Commercial Leasing Law Boutique; Qualified as a court-approved expert in commercial leasing; Instructor at Osgoode Hall Law School, Leasehold Estate component, Master's degree program in Real Estate
Email: ddaoust@dv-law.com