Ernest F. Gutstein smiling in a suit
Ernest F. Gutstein
Relevant Practices
Year of Call
Ontario, 1979

Ernest F. Gutstein

Counsel

Ernest is considered a “fixer” who is consulted by other lawyers, developers, real estate investors and businesspeople when the going gets rough.

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Ernest Gutstein is a member of our Real Estate Group. He brings exceptional negotiation skills and business savvy to his client’s files. His diverse legal expertise is brought to bear in connection with the difficult files which other solicitors are not prepared to take on.

Real estate acquisitions and sales, mortgage financing and enforcement, land development, professional errors and business matters, condominiums, estate matters and the resolution of all manners of business disputes, construction contracts, the structuring and management of joint ventures as well as commercial leasing, partnerships and land leases form his eclectic practice. He often facilitates mediations.

As preferred LawPRO counsel, Ernie has resolved many complex errors and omission matters on behalf of other real estate solicitors. He also has an active mortgage enforcement practice acting for several financial institutions with a focus on maximizing realization on behalf of his clients.

Ernest takes a results-oriented business approach to all matters he handles on behalf of clients.

Recognition

Ernest has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada.

Relevant Practices
Banking & Financial
Arbitration
Insurance
Mediation
Real Estate
Year of Call
Ontario, 1979

Representative Legal Matters

Publications, Presentation & Media Highlights

Published Articles and Papers

  • Deferral of land transfer tax for transfer between affiliated corporations; The Six Minute Real Estate Lawyer, Law Society of Upper Canada
  • The Deemed Trust Provisions in the Retail Sales Tax Act; The Six Minute Real Estate Lawyer, Law Society of Upper Canada
  • Is There a Role for ADR in Mortgage Collection? ADR Forum; The Canadian Journal of Dispute Resolution, CCH Canadian Limited
  • Mediation and Arbitration in Real Estate and Commercial Law Disputes; Canadian Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education
  • Surviving the New Practise of Real Estate – Mortgage Mishaps, The Law Society of Upper Canada, Department of Continuing Legal Education
  • Ground Leases and Other Long-Term Leasing Issues – Leasehold Mortgages: Remedies and Protective Provisions
  • Arbitration and Mediation chapter in “Tenants Rights and Remedies in a Commercial Lease, a Practical Guide,” edited by Harvey Haber, Canada Law Book, 1998
  • Arbitration in Real Estate Matters; Canadian Bar Association – Ontario, Real Property Section Newsletter, Volume 22, Issue 3, May, 1996
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution and the Real Estate Lawyer – A Brief Look at Mediation; Canadian Bar Association – Ontario, Real Property Section Newsletter; Volume 22, Issue 1, August 1995

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • Past Chair of Real Property Section, Canadian Bar Association of Ontario
  • Chartered Mediator
  • Member of Mediator Roster of the Mediation Program of the Ontario Superior Court
  • Past Member of the Board of Directors of the Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Ontario
  • Law Society of Upper Canada benchers committee on real estate law
  • LawPRO Preferred Counsel
  • Advisory Board for Seneca College Mortgage Brokers Course
  • Member of the Board of Directors for Camp Northland B’nai Brith.
  • Presenter and lecturer to banks, trust companies, Ontario Mortgage Brokers Association, City of Toronto Legal Department, Law Society of Upper Canada and the Canadian Bar Association

Community Involvement

Education

  • 1998 – Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.M., Alternative Dispute Resolution)
  • 1977 – University of Toronto (LL.B.)
  • 1974 – University of Toronto (B.A. Sc., Engineering)

Other

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish
  • Hungarian

Published Articles and Papers

  • Deferral of land transfer tax for transfer between affiliated corporations; The Six Minute Real Estate Lawyer, Law Society of Upper Canada
  • The Deemed Trust Provisions in the Retail Sales Tax Act; The Six Minute Real Estate Lawyer, Law Society of Upper Canada
  • Is There a Role for ADR in Mortgage Collection? ADR Forum; The Canadian Journal of Dispute Resolution, CCH Canadian Limited
  • Mediation and Arbitration in Real Estate and Commercial Law Disputes; Canadian Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education
  • Surviving the New Practise of Real Estate – Mortgage Mishaps, The Law Society of Upper Canada, Department of Continuing Legal Education
  • Ground Leases and Other Long-Term Leasing Issues – Leasehold Mortgages: Remedies and Protective Provisions
  • Arbitration and Mediation chapter in “Tenants Rights and Remedies in a Commercial Lease, a Practical Guide,” edited by Harvey Haber, Canada Law Book, 1998
  • Arbitration in Real Estate Matters; Canadian Bar Association – Ontario, Real Property Section Newsletter, Volume 22, Issue 3, May, 1996
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution and the Real Estate Lawyer – A Brief Look at Mediation; Canadian Bar Association – Ontario, Real Property Section Newsletter; Volume 22, Issue 1, August 1995
  • Past Chair of Real Property Section, Canadian Bar Association of Ontario
  • Chartered Mediator
  • Member of Mediator Roster of the Mediation Program of the Ontario Superior Court
  • Past Member of the Board of Directors of the Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Ontario
  • Law Society of Upper Canada benchers committee on real estate law
  • LawPRO Preferred Counsel
  • Advisory Board for Seneca College Mortgage Brokers Course
  • Member of the Board of Directors for Camp Northland B’nai Brith.
  • Presenter and lecturer to banks, trust companies, Ontario Mortgage Brokers Association, City of Toronto Legal Department, Law Society of Upper Canada and the Canadian Bar Association
  • 1998 – Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.M., Alternative Dispute Resolution)
  • 1977 – University of Toronto (LL.B.)
  • 1974 – University of Toronto (B.A. Sc., Engineering)

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish
  • Hungarian

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