DLA Piper (Canada) LLP leverages the bench strength of its global network and national offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver to advise developers, builders, land and building owners and lenders, across the retail, transport, municipal, health and infrastructure sectors, on a wide range of matters, including acquisitions and sales, financings, joint ventures and limited partnerships, public-private partnerships (PPP) and commercial leasing. The team is led by Mark Schmidt in Vancouver, an expert in residential and commercial developments, and Daniel Shapira in Toronto, a specialist in real estate capital markets, who joined in August 2023 from Wildeboer Dellelce LLP.

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Key clients

  • Mission Group Enterprises
  • ‎Halmont Properties Corporation
  • Fraser Health Authority
  • Townline Homes
  • Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH
  • Aqua Resort

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Mark Schmidt, Daniel Shapira

Other key lawyers

Max Collett, Nicholas Chan, Franco Trasolini, Catherine Gibson