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Real Estate | Canada

British Columbia

Corporate matters related to real estate include M&A of large real estate holding companies, complex fund and REIT transactions, private equity and public securities. These real estate lawyers are distinct from pure corporate lawyers in that they typically come from a real estate background, have an understanding of the underlying asset. Real estate finance matters are also included. Lawyers do not need to act exclusively for lenders but should have a healthy lender client base which gives them the volume of work in this field. Some of these lawyers will also handle aspects of complex debt capital markets – such as securitisation – but the decision to include them in a real estate table will be based on their understanding of the underlying asset. The structuring and transactional advice provided to real estate investment trusts impacts on our real estate tables.

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Band 1

  1. McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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    McCarthy Tétrault LLP
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    McCarthy Tétrault is well respected for its consummate ability to handle the full range of real estate matters for a top-tier client roster. Its Vancouver real estate team is widely acknowledged for its leading expertise in real estate financing and development, as well as advising on big-ticket acquisitions, leasing and Aboriginal land use matters. It is frequently mandated on large-scale mixed-use developments in the region, as well as being well equipped to handle significant portfolio deals and the purchase and sale of landmark assets. The law firm regularly acts for major Canadian banks, pension funds and REITs, as well as foreign investors.
  2. Stikeman Elliott LLP
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    Stikeman Elliott LLP
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    Stikeman Elliott is highly regarded for the breadth of its real estate experience in BC. It represents public sector authorities and high-profile private developers in infrastructure development, financing and transactional mandates. The real estate group is particularly esteemed for its experience advising on major mixed-use projects and master-planned communities, assisting with land use planning, rezoning, acquisitions, development approvals and construction. Stikeman Elliott is notably involved in luxury hotel transactions and urban property developments, including mandates requiring First Nations expertise.
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Band 2

  1. Bennett Jones LLP
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    Bennett Jones LLP
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 2 | 7 Years Ranked
    Bennett Jones acts for an impressive roster of local authorities, regional developers and institutional clients on all aspects of mixed-use and hospitality-focused developments, as well as other commercial real estate transactions in British Columbia. Its Vancouver team is additionally well placed to service infrastructure players requiring real estate and PPP expertise.
  2. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
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    Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    This well-respected national law firm has a strong presence in the BC real estate market. Blake, Cassels & Graydon represents pension funds, banks and institutional investors in construction financing and real estate development transactions, as well as advising on related regulatory and zoning matters. It is also acknowledged for its handling of co-ownership, purchase and sale agreements. The commercial real estate group often acts on transactions relating to retail and office space, as well as senior housing and resort operations. Its notable client base also includes infrastructure developers and renewable energy companies.
  3. Lawson Lundell LLP
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    Lawson Lundell LLP
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    Lawson Lundell is a dominant regional law firm with impressive expertise in transactional real estate in BC. Its real estate team advises clients from the industrial, residential and energy sectors on commercial leasing, acquisitions, dispositions and financing matters, as well as joint ventures. Its lawyers are equally well versed in strata property matters and offer extensive experience in relation to mixed-use portfolios and infrastructure projects. The group is increasingly recognised for its China Initiative, focusing on supporting Chinese clients in their BC transactions. The team in Vancouver draws on expertise in the law firm's office in Calgary to advise real estate clients across Western Canada.
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Band 3

  1. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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    Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years Ranked
    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.
  2. Dentons Canada LLP
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    Dentons Canada LLP
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 3 | 9 Years Ranked
    Dentons is an international law firm with a strong track record of handling sophisticated real estate matters in BC. The Vancouver real estate group advises local developers and high-profile investors on a range of land acquisition and development matters, with strength in both the residential and commercial arenas. It is further adept in mixed-use and master-planned developments and handles transactions involving downtown properties and assets across the province.
  3. Koffman Kalef LLP
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    Koffman Kalef LLP
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years Ranked
    Koffman Kalef is a Vancouver-based law firm that is valued for its experience and specialised expertise in the real estate sector in BC. The group is highly regarded for its leasing and financing expertise, as well as advising on real estate acquisitions and dispositions, and strata development matters. Koffman Kalef also handles subdivision and land assembly work.
  4. Sampson Davie Fane Volpiana LLP
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    Sampson Davie Fane Volpiana LLP
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked
    Sampson Davie Fane Volpiana is a respected boutique real estate law firm based in Vancouver. The team consists of experienced practitioners who capably advise on a host of real estate issues, including development, leasing and financing transactions involving all major asset classes.
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Band 4

  1. Fasken
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    Fasken
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 4 | 10 Years Ranked
    Fasken advises a wide range of clients, including major public institutions and utilities, on all manner of real estate concerns in British Columbia. The Vancouver group is recognised for its work on First Nations land development and traditional transactional mandates, as well as property management and commercial leasing. It is also equipped to handle portfolio acquisitions, joint ventures and land use matters, as well as financings. The law firm's real estate expertise extends to industry sectors such as railway, pipeline, telecoms and energy.
  2. Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
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    Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked
    Gowling WLG has a significant real estate practice operating out of its Vancouver office. The team regularly represents real estate development companies, financial institutions and national retailers in a range of transactions. Particular strengths include assisting with the acquisition and development of master-planned communities and broad real estate portfolios.
  3. Kornfeld LLP
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    Kornfeld LLP
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 4 | 2 Years Ranked
    Kornfeld LLP excels across the full gamut of commercial and residential real estate work, with an enviable array of developers, owners and investors calling upon its skills in sophisticated real estate work in British Columbia. The law firm regularly advises on M&A work, real estate financing matters, joint ventures and land use law, alongside additional strengths in First Nations issues and real estate litigation.
  4. Clark Wilson LLP
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 4
  5. DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 4
  6. Richards Buell Sutton LLP
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 4
  7. Terra Law Corporation
    Real Estate
    2025 | Band 4