Philip Michael Rimer

Phil Rimer leads the Real Estate , Project Development , and Banking and Finance practice groups in the Ottawa office. With over three decades of experience, he is one of the country’s most valuable and respected dealmakers in complex and strategic commercial real estate and infrastructure projects.

Phil is dedicated to helping diverse national and international clients, developers, pension funds, banks, public-sector entities, and other stakeholders in various commercial real estate and infrastructure projects. He is also a highly regarded authority on transactions structured under the Financial Administration Act, as well as transactions with Indigenous stakeholders (primarily “renewable energy” and “on reserve” infrastructure projects).

Phil has been repeatedly recognized in various publications as a trailblazer in all of the areas in which he practices, including being named Best Lawyers’ Lawyer of the Year in Banking and Finance Law, Ottawa, in 2014, 2017 and 2019 and in Aboriginal Law, Ottawa, in 2020 and 2022.

In addition, Phil is committed to contributing to the community through various board memberships and has served as a secured transactions professor at the University of Ottawa’s Common Law Faculty.

First recognized in 2010, Phil has been commended for his extensive knowledge and experience in the following respected publications: