Lawson Lundell's Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Blog follows new and interesting issues emerging in the legal and business communities. Our goal is to provide a source of valuable information and insight on a wide variety of matters for our readers.
Practice Expertise
- Commercial Law
- Real Estate
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Law
- Real Estate
Profile
Tim's practice focuses on commercial real estate matters with a particular emphasis on real estate development and complex commercial real estate lease negotiating and drafting. He is a member of the firm's Asia Pacific Group.
Tim advises on the purchase, finance, development and sale of residential, commercial, mixed-used and industrial properties. On the development side, he advises clients on compliance matters related to the Real Estate Development Marketing Act, reviews and negotiates municipality agreements as part of the development permitting process, assists developers with their construction financing and deposit protection insurance facilities, and has experience implementing complex airspace parcel subdivisions for mixed-use development projects.
Tim also routinely assists landlords and tenants in preparing, negotiating and settling commercial leases for various commercial properties ranging from open-air shopping centers to office tower complexes with local, national and international tenants and landlords.
In Tim's corporate and commercial practice, he assists clients with corporate and partnership structuring and reorganizations for real estate development projects and reviews and negotiates construction contracts and pre-sale marketing agreements.
Tim was born in Hong Kong, raised in Richmond, and educated in Ontario and British Columbia. He is passionate about real estate development and regularly assists local and international developers and investors in Vancouver and beyond by utilizing his expertise and experience to deliver effective and efficient solutions to his client's real estate matters.
Tim advises on the purchase, finance, development and sale of residential, commercial, mixed-used and industrial properties. On the development side, he advises clients on compliance matters related to the Real Estate Development Marketing Act, reviews and negotiates municipality agreements as part of the development permitting process, assists developers with their construction financing and deposit protection insurance facilities, and has experience implementing complex airspace parcel subdivisions for mixed-use development projects.
Tim also routinely assists landlords and tenants in preparing, negotiating and settling commercial leases for various commercial properties ranging from open-air shopping centers to office tower complexes with local, national and international tenants and landlords.
In Tim's corporate and commercial practice, he assists clients with corporate and partnership structuring and reorganizations for real estate development projects and reviews and negotiates construction contracts and pre-sale marketing agreements.
Tim was born in Hong Kong, raised in Richmond, and educated in Ontario and British Columbia. He is passionate about real estate development and regularly assists local and international developers and investors in Vancouver and beyond by utilizing his expertise and experience to deliver effective and efficient solutions to his client's real estate matters.
Languages
Chinese, English
Bar Admissions
Called to the British Columbia Bar, 2015
Called to the Ontario Bar, 2014
Education
University of Victoria, J.D., 2013
University of Toronto, Hon B.A., 2008
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Law
- Real Estate
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
* Acting for a residential developer in connection with rezoning, subdivision, development, sales, marketing, and environmental compliance of their 14-acre multi-phase masterplanned community in the Lower Mainland.
* Acting for investors in performing the due diligence, purchasing and financing of various land assemblies and commercial properties.
* Acting for developer in implementing complex multi-layered airspace parcel subdivision involving 200+ residential strata units, over 10,000 square feet of commercial retail space, and non-market housing and artist studio space reserved for the City of Vancouver.
* Acting for developers in drafting and negotiating crane swing and shoring easements for mixed-use and industrial developments.
* Acting for developers in preparing and filing Real Estate Development Marketing Act ("REDMA") compliant documents for residential and mixed-use development projects.
* Acting for developers in the review and negotiation of municipal rezoning agreements as part of meeting the conditions of approval for their development applications.
* Assisting developers in obtaining construction financing and deposit protection insurance and facilitating construction loan draws and release of deposits in compliance with REDMA.
* Assisting developers and marketing teams with pre-sale strata project closings.
* Acting for a residential developer in connection with rezoning, subdivision, development, sales, marketing, and environmental compliance of their 14-acre multi-phase masterplanned community in the Lower Mainland.
* Acting for investors in performing the due diligence, purchasing and financing of various land assemblies and commercial properties.
* Acting for developer in implementing complex multi-layered airspace parcel subdivision involving 200+ residential strata units, over 10,000 square feet of commercial retail space, and non-market housing and artist studio space reserved for the City of Vancouver.
* Acting for developers in drafting and negotiating crane swing and shoring easements for mixed-use and industrial developments.
* Acting for developers in preparing and filing Real Estate Development Marketing Act ("REDMA") compliant documents for residential and mixed-use development projects.
* Acting for developers in the review and negotiation of municipal rezoning agreements as part of meeting the conditions of approval for their development applications.
* Assisting developers in obtaining construction financing and deposit protection insurance and facilitating construction loan draws and release of deposits in compliance with REDMA.
* Assisting developers and marketing teams with pre-sale strata project closings.
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