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Ian practices commercial real estate law, with a focus on acquisitions and sales, commercial leasing, financing and development.
Ian acts for a wide variety of clients, including real estate owners, investors, developers and financial institutions. His practice includes:
Structuring real estate investments and negotiating and drafting joint venture documents, including co-ownership agreements and management agreements
Negotiating and drafting purchase and sale agreements, advising on due diligence issues and undertaking closing matters
Acting for landlords and tenants in drafting and reviewing commercial leases for retail, office and industrial properties
Acting for lenders and borrowers with respect to real estate financings, including acquisition financing, development and construction financing, deposit protection insurance facilities and term financing
Advising with respect to subdivision, rezoning and other municipal planning matters
Advising with respect to matters relating to the Strata Property Act, the Real Estate Development Marketing Act and the Land Owner Transparency Act
Ian has previously been general counsel for a privately held real estate investment and development company active in Canada and the United States, overseeing its legal affairs and working with executives to develop and implement investment, mortgage lending and property development decisions. Ian also previously practiced commercial real estate law with a leading global law firm based in New York.
Ian fournit des services juridiques par l’intermédiaire d’une société professionnelle.
Expérience
Experience
Acted for a financial services company in the $208,000,000 sale of a multi-building office park in Richmond, B.C.
Acted for a private developer in a $200,000,000+ acquisition of a transit oriented development site in Burnaby, B.C.
Acted for an institutional real estate investment company with respect to a three-party exchange of co-ownership interests in two office towers in downtown Vancouver, B.C., and a multi-building office complex in Mississauga, Ontario.
Acted for a financial services company in a $148,000,000 acquisition of a mixed-use development in Langley, B.C.
Acted for a private real estate investor in a $113,000,000 acquisition of a portfolio of office and industrial properties in B.C. and Ontario.
Acted for a private developer in a $110,000,000 term financing secured by a class AA office building in Victoria, B.C.
Acted for a private real estate investment company in the $85,000,000 acquisition of shopping centres in Kelowna and Vernon, B.C.
Acted for an institutional real estate investment company in a $36,000,000 acquisition of a port-related logistics facility located on Port Metro Vancouver lands.
Act for an international diversified real estate company in respect of its co-investment and structured development finance program in B.C.
Act for a national wireless telecommunications company in respect of B.C. real estate matters, including advising on the acquisition and disposition of leasehold, right of way and other real property interests on both private and public lands.
Acted for a financial services company in the $208,000,000 sale of a multi-building office park in Richmond, B.C.
Acted for a private developer in a $200,000,000+ acquisition of a transit oriented development site in Burnaby, B.C.
Acted for an institutional real estate investment company with respect to a three-party exchange of co-ownership interests in two office towers in downtown Vancouver, B.C., and a multi-building office complex in Mississauga, Ontario.
Acted for a financial services company in a $148,000,000 acquisition of a mixed-use development in Langley, B.C.
Acted for a private real estate investor in a $113,000,000 acquisition of a portfolio of office and industrial properties in B.C. and Ontario.
Acted for a private developer in a $110,000,000 term financing secured by a class AA office building in Victoria, B.C.
Acted for a private real estate investment company in the $85,000,000 acquisition of shopping centres in Kelowna and Vernon, B.C.
Acted for an institutional real estate investment company in a $36,000,000 acquisition of a port-related logistics facility located on Port Metro Vancouver lands.
Act for an international diversified real estate company in respect of its co-investment and structured development finance program in B.C.
Act for a national wireless telecommunications company in respect of B.C. real estate matters, including advising on the acquisition and disposition of leasehold, right of way and other real property interests on both private and public lands.
Presentations & Publications
Publication
Land Title Office Due Diligence Deskbook
Beyond Our Walls
Professional Involvement
Member, Canadian Bar Association (Real Property) – Vancouver Section
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Urban Land Institute
Awards & Recognitions
Recognized in the 2025 edition of Chambers Canada – Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business (Real Estate (British Columbia)).
Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2024) of Best Lawyers in Canada® (Real Estate Law).
Bar Admission & Education
Colombie-Britannique, 2011
New York, 2009
LLB,
Université de la Colombie-Britannique, 2008
BBA (Finance and Marketing),
Simon Fraser University, 2004