Overview
Gail Jaffe is Counsel in a business law group at Goodmans. Her practice is transaction based, with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, private equity transactions, real estate portfolio transactions, internal corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, public/private partnership projects and general commercial transactions for domestic, cross-border and international transactions for public and private company clients.
In addition to providing ongoing and transaction-specific advice to organizations, she has played an integral role in a diverse range of transactions involving seniors living assets.
Gail also assists companies with Competition Act filings and Investment Canada Act filings which are ancillary to the transaction.
Featured Work
Gail’s representative work includes:
- Revera Inc.’s joint venture partnership with Axium Infrastructure to share ownership of 32 of Revera’s long-term care homes in Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia
- Sienna Senior Living Inc.’s acquisition from BayBridge Seniors Housing of a seniors housing portfolio in British Columbia and a 50% interest in the manager and operator of the acquired seniors housing assets
- Welltower Inc. and Revera Inc.’s $374.4 million joint venture acquisition of Regal Lifestyle Communities Inc.
- HealthLease Properties REIT’s acquisition by Health Care REIT, Inc. for C$1 billion
- Health Care REIT, Inc. and Revera Inc.’s US$2 billion joint venture resulting in shared ownership of 70+ Canadian retirement residences previously owned by Revera
- Financial close of the 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games Athletes’ Village Project
- Restructuring of the broadcasting business of CanWest Global Communications Corp.
- $32 billion restructuring of Canadian Third-Party Structured ABCP
Awards & Recognition
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Corporate Law 2025
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Corporate Law 2024
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Corporate Law 2023
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Corporate Law 2022
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Corporate Law 2020
Credentials
Credentials
- McGill University, B.C.L
- University College London, LL.B.
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Bar Association
- Bain and Company Alumni Network
Call to Bar
- Ontario
- Quebec
- England and Wales
News & Events
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100+ Goodmans lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada: 2025 Edition
We are delighted to share Goodmans has once again been recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada with 105 lawyers featured across 43 practice areas.Congratulations to Andrew Brodkin… -
Private Equity and Venture Capital
100+ Goodmans lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada: 2024 Edition
Goodmans is delighted to announce we have been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada with 101 lawyers ranked across 41 practice areas.Congratulations to Harry Radomski… -
Private Equity and Venture Capital
100+ Goodmans lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada: 2023 Edition
Goodmans is delighted to announce we have been recognized by the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada with 101 lawyers ranked across 41 practice areas.Congratulations to Dale H. Lastman, C…