Canada Guide 2026 : Alberta
Ranked Individuals
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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.
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Borden Ladner Gervais offers diverse strengths in commercial real estate matters, with a proven track record in office, retail and industrial developments, transactional work, real estate finance and leasing. The team acts on behalf of a broad spectrum of developers, landlords and lenders, and is noted for its particular expertise in advising clients on transactions and developments in the hotels and hospitality sector.
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Borden Ladner Gervais advised Joy Global in exercising an option to purchase commercial lands in Fort McMurray, Alberta.
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BLG consistently delivers workable solutions that advance our business objectives.
The firm has an in-depth understanding of Alberta real estate law, ensuring smooth transactions and compliance with all regulations.
I am always impressed by the preparation time prior to meetings and how quickly the firm synthesizes complex issues into a coherent and logical plan of action.
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Mark Christensen is head of the Alberta real estate team at McCarthy Tétrault, and he continues to grow his reputation in the market. He is regularly engaged on real estate transactions and developments.
He has great attention to detail, drafting and project management skills.
He is quick in his thinking.
It strikes me that he is very well known in the industry, which means a lot gets done efficiently.
He is exceptionally knowledgeable and experienced.
Aaron Bowler leads BLG's national commercial real estate group from Calgary. He is well versed in a variety of real estate matters, encompassing sales, acquisitions, financing and leasing.
Aaron combines deep technical expertise with remarkable commercial insight into the real estate market.
He is a good problem-solver and understands how to get people together to achieve the expected outcome.
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Karen Salmon
Aaron Bowler
Jonathan Doll
Serge Lakatos
Cherie Mah
Richard Manias
Colin Yeo
Mark Christensen
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Practice area: Real Estate
Location: British Columbia
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Practice area: Real Estate
Location: Nationwide - Canada
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