About

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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.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - British Columbia

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Borden Ladner Gervais has an established real estate practice, valued for its longstanding 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 acted for Morguard Corporation in its acquisition of a 20% interest in TELUS Garden, a class AAA office/retail building complex in Vancouver, from TD Asset Management.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Ian Graf
U
Ian Graf
U
Up and Coming

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.

Mario Rubio
U
Mario Rubio
U
Up and Coming

Mario Rubio is a partner in the firm's Vancouver office, with a practice focused on all aspects of commercial real estate law, including acquisitions, leasing and development projects. Mario is regularly engaged by developers and institutional investors based in Canada and globally.

Mario understands us as a business.

Mario has a very high ability for real estate transactional work and provides excellent service.

Ranked Lawyers at
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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Real Estate

Ian Graf
U
Ian Graf
U
Up and Coming
Mario Rubio
U
Mario Rubio
U
Up and Coming

Members

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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