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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Real Estate

Canada Guide 2027 : British Columbia


Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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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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Real Estate - British Columbia

Band 2

Band 2


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

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  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP advised the Mangalji Family Group of Companies on the sale of Travelodge-branded hotel assets in British Columbia.

Strengths

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  • Borden Ladner Gervais has deep real estate industry knowledge, ample precedent transaction experience and understands the commercial realities in which we operate.

    Real Estate respondentCanada
  • The commercial real estate department at Borden Ladner Gervais is distinguished by its combination of strong technical expertise, commercial judgement and consistently responsive service. The team demonstrates a strong grasp of our broader objectives and takes the time to understand what is important to us in the context of each transaction. Their level of commercial insight is also consistently high and adds significant value to our real estate transactions.

    Real Estate respondentCanada
  • BLG is one of the best technical firms across multiple disciplines on the market and has an ability to handle any complex transaction.

    Real Estate respondentCanada

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 5Ian Graf
    Band 5Ian Graf

    Ian Graf

    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 is one of the most technical lawyers and the one you want on complex transactions to ensure that all risks are addressed and considered.

      Real Estate respondentCanada
    • One of Ian's biggest strengths is his strong communication and matter organisation.

      Real Estate respondentCanada
    • He is a superb real estate lawyer who works incredibly hard, has impeccable attention to detail and is a pleasure to work with.

      Real Estate respondentCanada
  • Band 5Mario Rubio
    Band 5Mario Rubio

    Mario Rubio

    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.

    • He is extremely attentive, client-focused and excels at truly understanding his client's objectives and providing practical and solution-oriented advice.

      Real Estate respondentCanada
  • Band 5Serge Lakatos
    Band 5Serge Lakatos

    Serge Lakatos

    Serge Lakatos has impressive experience advising on real estate transactions, particularly regarding leasings and acquisitions.

    • Serge provides consistently reliable legal advice underpinned by a broad depth and breadth of knowledge.

      Real Estate respondentCanada
    • Serge Lakatos is very responsive and consistently delivers good work product. He is a trusted adviser on complex matters requiring novel approaches to meet business objectives.

      Real Estate respondentCanada

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