
Janet Lee
Phone: (905) 475-7676 ext 338
Cell: (416) 617-6183
Email: janetlee@mbb.ca
BARRISTER & SOLICITOR, NOTARY PUBLIC (ONTARIO)
LL.B. (Osgoode Hall Law School)
B.S.Sc. (CUHK)
Janet has been practising law for more than 17 years. Prior to MBB Law, she worked at several Bay Street and international law firms, including Osler and Gowlings. Her clients include private and public companies, banks, pension funds and high net worth individuals.
Janet specializes in corporate commercial law, including mergers and acquisitions, real estate projects, renewable energy projects, joint venture transactions and commercial lending. She represents clients in various sectors, including real estate, mining, forestry, renewable energy and high tech.
Janet regularly advises Chinese private and state-owned enterprises on their investments and operations in Canada. She has advised clients such as AVIC International (a central state-owned enterprise in the aviation industry), Sumavision Technologies (Shenzhen-listed company), Jinko Solar (NYSE-listed Chinese company), Bank of China (Canada), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Canada), China Investment Corporation (sovereign wealth fund of China), Jiangxi Copper and Jilin Jien Nickel.
She also advises mainstream Canadian enterprises such as General Motors (Canada), Bank of Montreal, OMERS, Oxford Properties, Royal Bank of Canada, Manulife, Metropolitan Life and General Electric.
Acting for Chinese Companies
AVIC International (Zhuhai) (subsidiary of Chinese state-owned aircraft manufacturer) in its aviation business in Canada
Sumavision Technologies (listed in Shenzhen stock exchange) in its acquisition of a Canadian broadcast solutions company
Beijing Tong Ren Tang (Toronto) (subsidiary of Hong Kong listed company), a traditional Chinese medicine company, in its commercial work in Canada
Tangshan Sanyou (a sate-owned enterprise) in its proposed acquisition of certain forestry assets
Jiangxi Copper (a state-owned enterprise) in its proposed investment in a TSX-listed company
Private Chinese investors in their exploration project in Northwest Territories
China Investment Corporation (sovereign wealth fund of China) in its investment in a US$500 million convertible debenture issued by Southgobi Resources
Bank of China (Canada) in its regulatory compliance and commercial work
Carefirst Seniors in its capital project construction matters and general corporate work
Canadian Royalties Inc. (subsidiary of Jilin Jien Nickel) in its $352 million secured credit facility from China Development Bank
Canadian Royalties Inc. (subsidiary of Jilin Jien Nickel) in its $48 million secured credit facility from China Development Bank
Jilin Jien Nickel in its $100 million acquisition of Goldbrook Ventures
Chinese private company in its proposed acquisition of a hotel
Sungrow Power Supply in its acquisition of a renewable energy business in Canada
Jinko Solar in its Canadian business
China Wind Power in its renewable projects in Canada
Other Commercial Work
General Motors – Proposed co-generation project with Northland Power
General Motors – Bankruptcy restructuring and borrowing of government loans in 2009
General Motors – Development of a powerhouse project and the related equipment lease financing
General Motors – Sale of its GM Defense business and its Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) division
Barclays Capital Inc. in purchase of securitized mortgage pools
Morgan Stanley and UBS in acquisition financing for the acquisition of Telesat Canada from BCE
Oxford Properties and AIMCO – Acquisition of building adjacent to original Scarborough Town Centre
Oxford Properties and OMERS – Disposition of 50% interest in Royal Bank Plaza, Toronto, Waterpark Place, Toronto and other buildings to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Asian Group – Joint venture with Canadian Developer with respect to sale of condominium units
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario – Acquisition of Skymark Office Complex, Mississauga
KingSett Capital and AIMCO – Acquisition of light industrial properties in Ontario and other provinces through acquisition of ING Summit Industrial Fund, Canada’s largest owner of light industrial properties in 2010
Dundee REIT – Acquisition of certain commercial properties in Vancouver and Toronto
Metropolitan Life – Construction financing of Bramalea City Centre, Brampton
Metropolitan Life – Financing of Cedarbrae Mall, Toronto
Magna Entertainment – Various financings secured by real estate
Various hospitals – Leasing matters
General Motors of Canada – Various leasing, acquisitions and dispositions of real properties
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company – purchase by of bonds secured by a first mortgage against lands on which the CN Tower is situated
Dundee Realty Corporation – reorganizing the revenue of income producing properties into Dundee REIT