Real Estate
Canada Guide 2025 : British Columbia
Band 4
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+1 604 631 3131About
Provided by Fasken
Fasken’s Real Estate Group is your go-to team of experts in all types of real estate matters. We deliver on major projects and transactions and provide ongoing support for your ongoing leasing, financing and transactional needs. Our bench strength is unmatched across the country.
Fasken lawyers get the deal done. Our primary goal is to achieve your objectives efficiently. We deploy our expertise, resources and innovative solutions to partner in your success. We can leverage technological solutions and deploy the depth of our whole team to your benefit.
Our clients include real estate developers, private institutional investors, both local and foreign, financial institutions, pension funds, pension fund managers, insurance companies and Crown corporations. We represent both privately held clients and publicly traded corporations and REITs.
We can advise buyers and sellers, lenders and borrowers, developers and investors and landlords and tenants, in respect of office, retail, industrial, multi-residential and institutional properties. We can take on your development, infrastructure and network projects with hands on experience.
Our offices across Canada can simultaneously handle acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, financing, joint ventures and investment transactions in multiple jurisdictions. We are experienced in handling real estate matters for specialized industries and sectors.
Chambers Review
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.
Work Highlights
- Fasken acted for TFI International on the acquisition of Vedder Transportation and its real estate assets in several provinces, in addition to lease agreements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We are very satisfied with Fasken's ability to handle complex matters related to sales and acquisitions. They provide excellent service, making the process simpler and avoiding unnecessary obstacles."
"Fasken is a large office with an abundance of experience. Service levels and responsiveness are some of its best qualities. All matters are dealt with in a very timely and efficient manner."
"Fasken houses very knowledgeable lawyers who have experience on many different types of projects and are always able to handle complex and sophisticated matters."
"Fasken's legal know-how is incredibly strong. It has a strong team of lawyers with distinct specialties to allow for all matters to be handled with ease."
"Fasken has advised us on a number of complex, fast-paced and short-fused transactions and managed each one expertly with a very high degree of professionalism, communication and responsiveness."
"We are very satisfied with Fasken's ability to handle complex matters related to sales and acquisitions. They provide excellent service, making the process simpler and avoiding unnecessary obstacles."
"Fasken is a large office with an abundance of experience. Service levels and responsiveness are some of its best qualities. All matters are dealt with in a very timely and efficient manner."
"Fasken houses very knowledgeable lawyers who have experience on many different types of projects and are always able to handle complex and sophisticated matters."
"Fasken's legal know-how is incredibly strong. It has a strong team of lawyers with distinct specialties to allow for all matters to be handled with ease."
"Fasken has advised us on a number of complex, fast-paced and short-fused transactions and managed each one expertly with a very high degree of professionalism, communication and responsiveness."
Notable Practitioners
Sarah Batut is a noteworthy lawyer with a strong practice advising clients on the acquisition, sale and financing of various real estate assets. She is particularly well known for providing guidance to clients on master-planned communities in BC.
"Sarah Batut is an excellent lawyer. She is very practical and business-minded, and provides us with an excellent service."
Carmine Boskovich has an established reputation in BC for her work assisting property developers and corporates with the acquisition and disposal of real estate assets. She is also adept at handling lease agreements.
"Carmine Boskovich is always great to work with."
"Carmine Boskovich is an excellent transactional lawyer who I would recommend highly."
"She is a great lawyer who combines her exceptional degree of legal knowledge with a practical and business-oriented approach when solving legal problems. We are very grateful to have her."