Best Lawyers in British Columbia, Canada for Real Estate Law
Liam Oster is an associate practising in our real estate team and business law group. He represents a wide range of clients, and has particular experience with commercial leasing, hotel and shopping centre management, and specialty consumer product regulations, including cannabis, vaporizer and nutraceutical products. Liam has represented commercial property owners in a wide variety of transactions, including acquisition, sale, financing, leasing and operation of various hotel and shopping-ce...
Jessica Ma is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Jessica, who practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jessica is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Charlene R. Joanes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law. Charlene R., who practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Charlene R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
In British Columbia’s competitive commercial real estate sector, clients value integrity, efficiency, and specialized insight to help them navigate through ever-changing challenges and opportunities. Bhagwant encapsulates these values with his solutions-based, client-first approach. Bhagwant advises clients at every stage of a commercial real estate acquisition, sale or development. Regardless of the project, Bhagwant’s attention to detail at every stage allows him to identify pos...
Karoline Clarke is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Karoline, who practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Karoline is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Zack is a business lawyer who maintains a broad corporate practice with a focus on real property transactions. Zack’s experience includes working as counsel on asset and share transactions, lending transactions (for both lender and borrower clients), mergers, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, and similar matters. His experience includes drafting and reviewing purchase agreements, financing and mortgage documents, shareholders’ agreements, co-ownership agreements, leases, e...
Tony Park is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Tony, who practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Tony is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Winkie Chan is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Winkie, who practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Winkie is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Andrew is a real estate partner in the firm's Vancouver office. His practice focuses primarily on commercial leasing transactions. Andrew works with landlords, tenants and developers to draft and negotiate commercial leases and all related documentation. Andrew obtained his law degree in Australia and practiced in Perth, Western Australia prior to moving to Canada. He was called to the bar in British Columbia in 2015 after completing his articles with Lawson Lundell.
Lucky Johal is an associate in the Real Estate Law practice group. He advises clients on a broad range of real estate matters, including acquisitions and dispositions, financings, commercial leasing (including retail, office and industrial) and joint ventures. Lucky also advises clients on a wide-range of corporate matters including the purchase and sale of businesses, business entity formations, reorganization and restructuring of private companies and various types of commercial agreements.
Hourak Rahmani is an associate in Gowling WLG's Vancouver office with broad experience in corporate & commercial and real estate matters. In the corporate & commercial space, Hourak assists clients with a wide range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, asset and share purchase transactions, joint ventures and debt and equity financings. She also works on a wide range of general corporate matters, including incorporations, shareholder's agreem...
In her wills and estates practice, April works with her clients to administer and preserve their assets across generations. She understands the complexities and sensitivities regarding estate planning and prides herself on approaching each of her files with compassion and empathy. April takes a proactive approach to her clients’ diverse issues to make the estate planning process as painless as possible. April has experience assisting clients with the following issues: individualized est...
Andrew assists clients with all aspects of commercial, mixed-use, and residential real estate developments, including REDMA compliance and obtaining the requisite municipal approvals and entitlements. Andrew has extensive experience with real estate transactions, including development sites, land assemblies, and income-producing properties. He also helps clients with negotiations of purchase agreements, due diligence, structuring, and borrower-side work for all manner of real estate-related f...
Julia is a commercial real estate lawyer, providing practical and strategic advice to developers, landlords, tenants, lenders, borrowers and First Nation governments on a wide array of real estate matters, including: Real Estate Transactions: conducting lease and title due diligence; structuring equity and debt financing; and negotiating purchase and sale transactions. Commercial Leasing: negotiating and advising on leases in both market and non-market environments. Land Development: advising...
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