Best Lawyers in Canada for Real Estate Law

W. Shale Anderson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. W. Shale, who practices law in Calgary, Alberta, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which W. Shale is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Michael joined the Soloway Wright Real Estate & Development Group at the Kingston office in 2021, after being with a full-service firm in Toronto for several years. His practice focuses on the acquisition, financing and sale of commercial real estate, with an emphasis on condominium development. Michael obtained his Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering, specializing in manufacturing and design, prior to obtaining his law degree. In his legal practice, Michael’s practical and level-he...

Cassandra is an associate in Farris’ Corporate Commercial and Real Estate practice groups. She maintains a broad practice, including real property transactions, asset and share transactions, developments and financing, leasing, partnerships, and general corporate and commercial matters. Cassandra obtained her Juris Doctor from Thompson Rivers University and graduated on the Dean’s List. Cassandra remains a mentor to first year students entering the Faculty of Law at Thompson River...

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...

Buck Sully is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Buck, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Buck 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...

Jean-Félix Teasdale is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Jean-Félix, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jean-Félix is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Aman Bindra and his team assist clients with all real estate, banking, and corporate matters, including the purchase and sale of real estate and businesses, borrowing and lending, land development and construction, and leasing. Aman regularly advises on and prepares agreements relating to land, asset, and share purchases, financings, construction projects, leasing, incorporations, partnerships, corporate reorganizations, and more. Aman grew up in Richmond, BC, and received both his undergradu...

Brendan advises clients on a broad range of real property matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, development, rezoning, subdivision, financing, commercial leasing, and licensing of real estate professionals. He regularly assists clients with corporate and partnership structuring, transactions and reorganizations, including drafting and negotiating partnership, joint venture, and shareholder agreements. Brendan has acted as lead development counsel on a variety of development projects ...

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...

Charlie Honeywell is one of three partners on the Management Committee for the firm and a real estate lawyer in our Ottawa Real Estate & Development Law Group. Since joining the firm in 2009, Charlie has represented a range of clients, including individuals, institutions, insurers, large enterprises and owner-managed businesses. Charlie’s practice consists of all aspects of real estate transactions, including the development of residential and commercial properties, negotiating and ...

Matthew A. Edmonds is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Matthew A., who practices law in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthew A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Catherine-Anne Goldrick is a partner within the Real Estate law group in Montreal. Her practice focuses primarily on transactional real estate law and infrastructure. As such, Catherine-Anne represents owners, financial institutions, government entities, landlords and tenants in the context of purchase and sale transactions, real estate financing, public-private partnerships and leasing matters. As part of her practice, Catherine-Anne drafts and negotiates purchase and sale agreements, securi...

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...

Kaajal leads the real estate team at Coal Harbour Law. She is an experienced lawyer who assists with all real estate matters ranging from first-time home purchasers to complex commercial real estate development projects. Over her nearly twenty years of full-time practice, she has acted for thousands of home buyers, real estate developers, strata corporations, non-profit entities, and other stakeholders. Kaajal takes a great deal of pride in always achieving the best results for her clients an...

Sunjeet is a partner in the Commercial Real Estate & Development team at Koffman Kalef LLP, located in Vancouver, British Columbia. She addresses clients' legal needs in the complex world of commercial real estate and development with a practical and business-focused approach. Sunjeet prioritizes understanding her clients' objectives and adapting to the dynamic nature of the real estate industry. She provides guidance to a diverse range of clients, such as entrepreneurs, corporations, dev...