Maria Penner

Maria acts for financial institutions (banks and credit unions), private lenders and borrowers in a variety of financing transactions.

Maria regularly acts for developers, vendors and purchasers on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions. Her experience includes real estate development, acquisitions and dispositions, financing arrangements and joint ventures involving a wide variety of commercial real properties.

Maria regularly advises landlords, tenants, sublandlords, and subtenants in the area of commercial leasing. She provides guidance in negotiating and drafting offers to lease, commercial leases, ground leases, licensing agreements, space-sharing agreements, assignments, subleases, and consent agreements. With a deep understanding of the intricacies of commercial real estate law, she works diligently to ensure clients’ interests are protected, whether they are entering into new leases, renewing existing agreements, or navigating challenging leasing matters. Known for delivering practical, solutions-driven advice, she offers a client-focused approach to every transaction.

• Merger of Rubicon Pharmacies Canada and Amenity Holdings Inc.
• Sale of Bison Transport Inc. to James Richardson & Sons, Limited

• Executive Officer, Real Property Sub-Section, Manitoba Bar Association
• Past Chair, Immigration Sub-Section, Manitoba Bar Association
• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Member, Manitoba Bar Association

• Presenter, “Business Acquisitions,” Business Settlement Office, Entrepreneurship Manitoba (Winnipeg, 2014)
• Presenter, “Business Law Introduction,” YMCA / YWCA Business Training Centre (Winnipeg, 2013)
• Presenter, “Employer Compliance and Ethics: Hiring a Temporary Foreign Worker in Occupations Requiring Lower Levels of Training,” A New Era For Employer Liability Conference, Immigration and Employer Compliance (Winnipeg, 2012)