CLEBC - Courses On Demand

Real Estate Development 2025

Course Date: June 6, 2025

Full Course Materials

Total: 6h 21min

Total Ethics: 1h 5min

Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Teresa Sheward — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Mark V. Lewis — Bennett Jones LLP, Vancouver
Edward L. Wilson — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver

Structuring Limited Partnerships (9:10 – 10:00)

focus on LPs, GPs in the context of limited partnership agreement and shareholders agreement and their relevant terms
recent trends around capitalizing limited partnerships, exit rights, and dealing with disputes

Moderator: Edward L. Wilson — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver

Jon del Castillo — Kornfeld LLP, Vancouver
Sarah A. Harper — Bennett Jones LLP, Vancouver
Alexander L.F. Mackoff — Terra Law Corporation, Vancouver

Project Financing Considerations (10:00 – 10:45)

focus on project financing loan agreement/commitment letter and priority agreement between a first and second lender
first lender (institutional) perspective
the borrower's perspective
mezzanine (second) lender perspective including deposit protection insurance

Mandeep R.S. Dhaliwal — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver
Matthew Mitchell — Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
Leslie A. Tucker — Koffman Kalef LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (10:45 – 11:00)

Funds Transfer Frauds and Real Estate Identity Frauds Revealed (11:00 – 11:30)

learn about actual funds transfer frauds that hit BC law firms
how to avoid being the next victim
what to do if you become a victim and coverage for these frauds
learn about recent real estate identity frauds

Surindar S. Nijjar — Lawyers Indemnity Fund, Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Edward L. Wilson — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver

In-house Counsel Roundtable (11:30 – 12:00)

what is the role and practice of in-house counsel in real estate development and how has it evolved?
know your client—how external counsel can align their engagement with the client's goals and risk tolerance
who is your audience—understanding the client's internal structure, how/why work is sent to external counsel and how it will be used
managing fee expectations—providing estimates and responding to RFPs, the value of delegation, and good billing management

Moderator: Mark V. Lewis — Bennett Jones LLP, Vancouver

Joscelyn P. Baker — Polygon Homes Ltd., Vancouver
Greg Lee — Shape Properties, Vancouver
Kyle M. Wilson — Beedie, Burnaby

LUNCH (provided to in-person registrants) (12:00 – 1:00)

Disclosure Statements Roundtable (1:00 – 1:45)

review of issues and latest changes
the new Summary Disclosure Form and the new pilot project
commentary on receivers who must file

Bradley Cronquist — Pushor Mitchell LLP, Kelowna
Alex Fane — Sampson Davie Fane Volpiana LLP, Vancouver
Emmanuel Fung — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver
Madeleine Hawkins — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver

Legislation Update (1:45 – 2:25)

Moderator: Edward L. Wilson — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver

Lisa A. Frey — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver
Peter Haley — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (2:25 – 2:40)

Airspace Parcel Subdivisions (2:40 – 3:30)

sample form of easement agreement reviewec by devloper's counsel and municipal counsel
LTSA and Surveyor General concerns

Moderator: Edward L. Wilson — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver

Pamela J. Jefcoat — Civic Legal LLP, Vancouver
Sarah W. Jones — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Dustin Meyer — Deputy Registrar, Land Title and Survey Authority of BC, New Westminster

Complex PSA Issues (3:30 – 4:20)