Mr Robert Bothwell > Dentons > Edmonton, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
2500 Stantec Tower
10220 - 103 Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0K4
Canada

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Partner

Career

Robert Bothwell is a partner in Dentons’ Corporate and Real Estate groups. Based in Edmonton, Robert has an extensive commercial real estate practice, supporting clients in various transactions, financings and developing retail, condo and mixed-use properties.

With a broad client base supporting developers, financial institutions, corporations, partnerships and individual entrepreneurs, he provides strategic advice to advance clients’ objectives while developing strong relationships between parties. He also represents a variety of landlords and tenants with respect to the negotiation and enforcement of office, retail, industrial, farm and ground leases.

Robert is well-known in the local Edmonton market, having served as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Edmonton Downtown Business Association, and currently acting as a member of the Executive Committee. He is also a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and NAIOP.

Languages

English

Education

University of Alberta, 2004, LLB

University of Alberta, 2004, MBA

University of Alberta, 1999, BSc

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Real estate

Dentons leverages the bench strength of its global network to provide a comprehensive service to real estate companies and developers, entrepreneurs, owners and tenants of commercial retail, office and industrial buildings, shopping centres and hotels, in addition to purchasers, sellers and investors (financial institutions, pension funds, REITs), on a diverse spectrum of real estate matters. The practice is led by Clark Kassian in Calgary, who brings expertise to acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, land development and commercial leasing; Katarzyna Sliwa in Toronto, who manages complex negotiations related to approval processes for development and redevelopment projects; rail, hotel and leisure specialist Lyle Zulak in Calgary; Robert Bothwell in Edmonton, who joined from Bennett Jones LLP in February 2023; Sheldon Disenhouse in Toronto, who focuses on commercial leasing; Philip Rimer in Ottawa, who specializes in real estate and infrastructure transactions with Indigenous stakeholders; Scott Wilson in Vancouver, who brings experience to acquisitions, dispositions, reorganizations, and energy and infrastructure projects; and Marie-Andrée Thibault, who arrived at the Montreal office from Fasken in May 2023. Other key figures include Jillian Shortt, who operates out of the Toronto and Calgary offices and who assists with the creation of single and two-tier joint venture structures and limited partnerships. Isaiah Banach joined as counsel in May 2023.