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Overview

Mark Lewis practices in the areas of real estate development, commercial lending and commercial real estate leasing, with an emphasis on commercial transactions, urban, large-infrastructure and resort development, and structuring equity investments in real estate.

Having worked on numerous projects for developers and lenders, Mark has extensive experience in the following areas: structuring co-ownership, joint venture, limited partnership and limited liability partnership relationships for real estate development projects; representing institutional lenders in real estate financing transactions; representing private capital lenders in connection with mezzanine, equity and profit participation loans; representing surety companies in deposit protection insurance transactions; representing both landlords and tenants in commercial, retail and industrial leasing transactions and advising clients with respect to zoning, bylaw and other real estate regulatory compliance matters.

Mark has unique and extensive experience in seniors housing transactions and development, rail and aviation transportation-related transactions, work involving natural resource properties for the forestry, pulp, energy and mining sectors and the investigation, acquisition and transfer of government land tenures.

Mark is a board member and Chair of the Legal Issues Committee of the Urban Development Institute—Pacific Region, a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America, and a member of the global land economics society Lambda Alpha International. He is a frequent contributor to The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, including serving as an editorial board member and author for its Real Estate Development Practice Manual, an author for its Mortgages Practice Manual and a long-time co-chair of its advanced Real Estate Development courses.

,,Mark's experience is invaluable to our business. He is quick to respond with advice and solutions that make sense and protect our company.,,

What Clients Say

Client Work

Developers of mixed-use high-rise towers in multiple communities in Greater Vancouver in all aspects of the financing, rezoning, permitting, development and marketing of projects.
Developers of multi-phase townhouse projects in multiple communities across BC with all aspects of the acquisition, financing, rezoning, permitting, development and marketing of projects.
Canadian insurance companies in connection with the issuance of deposit protection insurance facilities for more than 200 real estate development projects across BC, including the development of template security documentation for each insurer.
Non-institutional lenders in connection with first-mortgage and mezzanine construction financing loans for development projects in Greater Vancouver.
The owners of downtown Vancouver office towers in connection with leasing transactions, including reviewing and developing template leasing documentation.
The joint developers of a 246-unit commercial strata development in Vancouver, BC, in all aspects of the acquisition, financing, entitlement, development, marketing and sale of the project.

Recognitions & Awards

Chambers Canada

Ranked, Real Estate – B.C.

Legal 500 Canada

Recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of Real Estate

Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Most Frequently Recommended, Property Development
Repeatedly Recommended, Property Leasing
Repeatedly Recommended, Infrastructure Law

Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Infrastructure Lawyers

Recognized as a leading Infrastructure lawyer

Acritas Star

Recognized as a Acritas Star

Best Lawyers

Recognized for Real Estate Law

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • McGill University, B.Comm. (with Distinction), major in Economics, double minors in Finance and International Business, 1993
  • University of British Columbia, LLB, 1996

Bar Admissions

  • British Columbia, 1997