Jillian Karras

Jillian Karras is a member of the Vancouver real estate team where she practises in commercial and residential real estate law, with a focus on acquisitions and dispositions, commercial leasing and real estate-based financing, serving a broad variety of clients, including real property and commercial developers, commercial landlords and tenants, chartered banks, private and public corporations and institutional and private lenders.

She has a range of experience in the area, including drafting purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases and other real estate contracts; advising on property transactions, including project developments, acquisitions and dispositions and financing of office towers, retail spaces, shopping centers, industrial projects, bare land and residential properties; advising borrowers and commercial lending institutions regarding loans secured by real estate or personal property; representing landlords and tenants on aspects of commercial leasing of office towers, retail spaces, shopping centers and industrial projects; and advising clients on land use and regulatory issues, including development, subdivision, zoning and permitting.

Jillian is currently located in Vancouver and is a practising lawyer in both British Columbia and Alberta. Jillian lived in Calgary and worked at our Calgary office for four years before relocating to Vancouver. Prior to joining our office, Jillian was an articled student and associate at a well-known firm in South Surrey, BC, where she practised primarily in commercial and residential real estate.