Real Estate
Canada Guide 2025 : British Columbia
Band 3
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+1 604 687 5744About
Provided by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Real estate plays a pivotal role in virtually every Canadian business, becoming increasingly intricate and sophisticated. To navigate this terrain, you need a legal team with industry expertise, extensive experience and a collaborative approach that prioritizes value-driven service.
Our national real estate group comprises a cohesive team, encompassing seasoned practitioners, junior lawyers and paralegals. We possess a well-established track record in various facets of real estate, including investments, development, finance and leasing.
Our deep understanding of real estate transactions extends to intricate details such as lending prerequisites, regulatory processes and tax implications. This industry knowledge and experience translate into consistently successful outcomes for our clients.
Our clientele spans the spectrum, representing regional and national entities. This includes prominent institutional real estate investors and lenders, as well as regional and family-owned enterprises. Each relies on our ability to efficiently execute deals.
We proudly serve clients across diverse sectors, including hotel and hospitality, municipal governments, provincial agencies and educational institutions.
Chambers Review
Borden Ladner Gervais hasan established real estate practice, valued for its long-standing track record representing institutional investors and local developers in a wide range of real estate matters in BC. The law firm's Vancouver office is recognised for its development practice, in addition to advising on acquisitions, dispositions and financing transactions, as well as land assembly matters. It is equally adept in the handling of commercial lease negotiations and air space and strata issues.
Work Highlights
- Borden Ladner Gervais represented Bosa Propertiesin its CAD100 million acquisition of Legacy Industrial Park in Chilliwack, BC.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"BLG's lawyers are typically very responsive and thorough. They are detail-oriented and follow through with their tasks and deadlines."
"We have found the expertise and transaction experience at Borden Ladner Gervais in complex real estate files to be extraordinary."
"Borden Ladner Gervais anticipate issues, devise constructive solutions and remain adherent to the overarching commercial priorities."
"They understand our overarching commercial goals and ensure they tailor the legal aspects of their work to reflect and support that outcome."
"BLG's lawyers are typically very responsive and thorough. They are detail-oriented and follow through with their tasks and deadlines."
"We have found the expertise and transaction experience at Borden Ladner Gervais in complex real estate files to be extraordinary."
"Borden Ladner Gervais anticipate issues, devise constructive solutions and remain adherent to the overarching commercial priorities."
"They understand our overarching commercial goals and ensure they tailor the legal aspects of their work to reflect and support that outcome."
Notable Practitioners
Vancouver-based David Longcroft is known for his involvement in real estate mandates concerning infrastructure, as well as his work in the hospitality and leisure space. He is adept at advising developers and investors on issues arising throughout the development process.
"David Longcroft is very client-focused, and service delivery is a forte of his. He is very accommodating, very able to handle deadlines and goes the extra mile."
Ian Graf is developing a respectable commercial real estate practice from the Borden Ladner Gervais' office in Vancouver. He is adept at handling property sales, acquisitions and financing mandates.
"Ian Graf is an excellent commercial leasing lawyer with a depth of knowledge and experience and strong client management skills."
"Ian Graf is a true professional and our go-to counsel for complex matters. He is highly sophisticated in his understanding of issues and always commercially minded in his approach to our cases."
"Ian Graf is very technical and detail-oriented. He understands aspects of the profession which most do not and is very quick to adapt."
Ranked Lawyers at
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
British Columbia
Members
Provided by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Blair Rebane
Cherie Mah
David Longcroft
David Miachika
Edward Wang
Graeme Martindale
Hunter Parsons
Ian Graf
Kendall Andersen
Mario Rubio
Parisa Gerami Hurst
Peter Wong
Ross McGowan
Serge Lakatos