Gowling WLG

Gowling WLG channels the global bench strength of its 7 national locations to advise multinational development companies, financial institutions, national retailers, Canadian and international pension funds, First Nations, Crown corporations, REITs, private utilities and health care institutions, on a diverse spectrum of matters across the practice area. They range from real estate acquisitions and dispositions, master planned community developments (an area in which the firm shows particular expertise), joint ventures and construction to land-use planning and large-scale industrial, airport and shopping centre redevelopments and the leasing of commercial, retail, industrial and hotel properties. The practice is led by Mark Giavedoni in Hamilton, Ontario, who brings extensive experience to condominium structures and developments, commercial leases and purchase and sale transactions. In Vancouver, Murray Braaten provides expertise to developers and lending institutions in major commercial, real estate and resort investment and development matters, along with Paulina Kam, who, additionally, advises on site acquisition, land assemblies rezoning and subdivision and servicing requirements.