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            Chad Travis

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                Real Estate
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                * ctravis@lawsonlundell.com
                * 604.631.9277
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            Home | Team | Chad Travis

            Chad works in the Real Estate Group at Lawson Lundell and assists clients with all aspects of real estate development, commercial leasing and municipal planning. In particular, Chad has experience: acting for developers in connection with the acquisition and disposition of commercial properties; assisting developers in the rezoning and subdivision of development properties; advising in relation to strata wind-ups; acting for the utility providers in British Columbia in connection with the acquisition of property rights for the construction of major linear projects; advising tenants and landlords in lease preparation in industrial, retail and office leasing transactions; and, assisting developers in the establishment of corporate structures appropriate for various real estate transactions, including the formation of limited partnerships, joint ventures and bare trusts.

            Chad is involved in continuing legal education in British Columbia and is a frequent lecturer for lawyers and other industry professionals regarding current developments in commercial real estate law. Chad graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2010 and joined Lawson Lundell in the same year as an articled student.

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                * Real Estate
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        Experience

          Chad has experience:

            * Acting for developers in connection with the acquisition and disposition of commercial properties
            * Assisting developers in the rezoning and subdivision of development properties
            * Advising tenants and landlords in lease preparation in industrial, retail and office leasing transactions
            * Assisting developers in the establishment of corporate structures appropriate for various real estate transactions, including the formation of limited partnerships, joint ventures and bare trusts
            * Assisting an electric utility company in relation to the acquisition of land tenures from private land owners
            * Acting for Shape Properties Corp., with respect to Shape's Western Canada retail portfolio of approximately 4,500,000 square feet
            * Acting for various BC-based developers in respect of various residential and mixed-use developments, advising on the organization and formation of various development entities, rezoning and municipal matters, financing, pre-sale purchaser documentation in compliance with the Real Estate Development Marketing Act, and conveyance of completed strata lots to individual purchasers
            * Acting for a large commercial real estate advisor in respect to its acquisition and sale of various investment properties in BC, including the sale of concrete and wood-frame residential buildings, a commercial retail plaza, and a warehouse and distribution building
            * Acting for a vendor in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction for a 268,000 square foots industrial facility

        Rankings & Recognition

                * Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
                  Property Development (Leading Practitioner)
                    Chad Travis
                  2026
                * Chambers Canada
                  Real Estate - British Columbia (Up and Coming)
                    Chad Travis
                  2025-2026
                * Best Lawyers in Canada
                  Real Estate Law
                    Chad Travis
                  2021-2026

        News

                * 46 Lawson Lundell Lawyers Ranked in 2026 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

                    March 2026
                      Rankings & Recognitions

                * 49 Lawson Lundell Lawyers Recognised Across 20 Practice Areas in Chambers Canada 2026

                    September 2025
                      Rankings & Recognitions

                * 85 Lawson Lundell Lawyers Recognised Across 37 Practice Areas in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026

                    September 2025
                      Rankings & Recognitions
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        Insights

                * The Ties That Bind – Can Developers use Restrictive Covenants to Bind Future Strata Owners to Enter Commercial Agreements?

                    October 2024
                      Insight

                * Hanging in the Balance: Recent Application for Injunction Considers Crane Swing Trespass in Downtown Context

                    August 2020
                      Insight

                * Policy Statement 17: Temporary Extension to Early Marketing Deadlines Under REDMA

                    April 2020
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        Speaking Engagements and Conferences

                * Lawson Lundell Lawyers Speak at CLE BC's Advanced Real Estate Issues Course

                    April 2021
                      Seminars | Speaking Engagements

                * 2019 Real Estate Breakfast Roundtable

                  Presenter
                    October 2019
                      Seminars | Speaking Engagements

        Involvement

              Professional Activities

                * Law Society of British Columbia, Member
                * Canada Bar Association - Co-Chair, Vancouver Real Property Subsection
                * Urban Development Institute (UDI), Member UDI Under 40 Executive Committee
                * National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, Member
                * Continuing Legal Education Society of BC - Speaker at Real Estate Advanced Topics (2016)
                * Pacific Business & Law Institute - Speaker at Current Trends in Commercial Leasing (2016)

        Credentials

              Education

                * York University, J.D., 2010
                * University of Western Ontario, B.A., History, 2007

              Bar admissions

                * Called to the British Columbia Bar, 2011
            * Vancouver

              Suite 1600 Cathedral Place
              925 West Georgia Street
              Vancouver, British Columbia
              V6C 3L2

                + 604.685.3456
            * Kelowna

              Suite 1800 Landmark 6
              1631 Dickson Avenue
              Kelowna, British Columbia
              V1Y 0B5

                + 250.861.5332
            * Calgary

              Suite 1100 Brookfield Place
              225-6th Avenue S.W.
              Calgary, Alberta
              T2P 1N2

                + 403.269.6900
            * Yellowknife

              Suite 200 YK Centre East
              4915 - 48th Street, P.O. Box 818
              Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
              X1A 2N6

                + 867.669.5500
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