Gordon Van Vliet
Commercial Leasing Law
Commercial Leasing Law
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Gordon “Gord” Van Vliet is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate and Business practice groups with nearly 20 years of experience helping public and private developers build and manage many large properties throughout Alberta and British Columbia. He provides strategic counsel on a broad range of complex commercial real estate transactions and structures, including commercial and residential land development, sales and acquisitions, mergers, leasing and property management, co-ownership, partnerships, secured lending, construction and municipal planning.While Gord enjoys maintaining a diverse mix of commercial real estate projects, he has built a strong reputation for helping clients develop innovative mixed-use condominium projects that require a skillful balance between the residential and commercial components. He collaborates with the client, a team of consultants and public agencies to drive these sophisticated projects to completion while also achieving an efficient and compliant separation of uses within the property.In addition to his extensive commercial real estate practice, Gord also serves as a trusted advisor to companies on a variety of legal and business issues, such as high-level entity structuring strategies, risk management, dispute resolution, tax planning and counseling on day-to-day decisions that significantly impact their operations. Gordon “Gord” Van Vliet is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate and Business practice groups with nearly 20 years of experience helping public and private developers build and manage many large properties throughout Alberta and British Columbia. He provides strategic counsel on a broad range of complex commercial real estate transactions and structures, including commercial and residential land development, sales and acquisitions, mergers, leasing and property management, co-ownership, partnerships, secured lending, construction and municipal planning. While Gord enjoys maintaining a diverse mix of commercial real estate projects, he has built a strong reputation for helping clients develop innovative mixed-use condominium projects that require a skillful balance between the residential and commercial components. He collaborates with the client, a team of consultants and public agencies to drive these sophisticated projects to completion while also achieving an efficient and compliant separation of uses within the property. In addition to his extensive commercial real estate practice, Gord also serves as a trusted advisor to companies on a variety of legal and business issues, such as high-level entity structuring strategies, risk management, dispute resolution, tax planning and counseling on day-to-day decisions that significantly impact their operations.
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Charles Richardson
I engaged Gordon Van Vliet at Miller Thomson to assist with the acquisition of a multi-unit residential property in Calgary. His reputation, including the recent Lawyer of the Year recognition in Real Estate Law, was a primary factor in our selection. On the technical aspects, Gord’s experience was evident. He navigated the due diligence process thoroughly, identified several title issues we had missed, and his background in commercial leasing was invaluable when reviewing the existing tenant agreements. The transaction closed successfully. However, the experience felt somewhat transactional. While his advice was sound, there were periods where communication lagged, requiring follow-up on our part to get updates. For straightforward matters, his expertise is certainly adequate, and his knowledge of Alberta’s real estate and corporate law frameworks is solid. My expectations for a more proactive partnership, given his nearly two decades of experience and partner status, were not fully met. He is a capable lawyer who delivered on the core legal work, but the client service aspect felt just satisfactory.