Practice Expertise

  • Commercial Real Estate and Development
  • Real Estate
  • Banking and Debt Financing
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Areas of Practice

  • Commercial Real Estate and Development
  • Real Estate
  • Banking and Debt Financing
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WSG Practice Industries

Profile

Scott is a partner in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell and a member of the firm’s Real Estate and Banking & Debt Financing Groups. Scott has been practicing real estate law for over a decade and assists his clients with all aspects of commercial and residential (purpose built rental and strata) real estate developments. This includes REDMA compliance and municipal approvals and entitlements; commercial real estate transactions, including development sites, land assemblies, income producing properties, strata wind ups and advance sales of projects for which construction has not completed; both the landlord and tenant side of retail, office and industrial leasing as well as long term ground leases and leasehold title-related issues; as well as lender and borrower side work for all manner of real estate-related financing.

Scott also advises clients on corporate structuring for real estate developments and investments as well as the various agreements necessary at each stage of the project cycle (for instance, development management, construction management and property management agreements).

Scott’s clients include public and private companies, not-for-profits and crown corporations. His key clients include: Wall Financial Corporation, The Molnar Group, BC Housing, and Sightline Developments.

Bar Admissions
British Columbia (2012)

Education
Dalhousie University (J.D., 2011)
Trinity Western University (B.A., 2005)

Areas of Practice

  • Commercial Real Estate and Development
  • Real Estate
  • Banking and Debt Financing

Professional Career

Professional Associations
Law Society of British Columbia, Member
Canadian Bar Association - Vancouver Real Property Subsection, Member
Urban Development Institute, Member



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North of 60 Blog

Our North of 60 Blog provides commentary on current legal trends and developments, and legislative updates affecting businesses in Northern Canada.

Pensions and Employee Benefits Law Blog

Lawson Lundell's Pension and Employee Benefits Law Blog provides updates on the most recent legal developments impacting pension and employee benefit plans. We cover a range of topics, including recent case law and changes to relevant provincial and federal legislation.

Real Estate Law Blog

Our Real Estate Law Blog provides brief commentary on current legal trends and developments affecting your business. The topics addressed in Lawson Lundell’s Real Estate Law Blog are of interest to commercial real estate developers, real estate and strata agents, investors, landlords and tenants, as well as a variety of industry groups.

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