PRACTICE PROFILE
John Goundrey is a member of the firm's Local Government, and Real Estate Law Practice. His practice is primarily solicitor-based with an emphasis on commercial, residential and infrastructural development, acquisitions and dispositions, commercial leasing, and real estate based financing.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- Acted for a major railroad in the negotiation of various interface agreements with the constructor and operator of a light rapid transit system.
- Represented a major stakeholder in the negotiation of contract documents in relation to the proposed construction of a major hospital facility as a public private partnership.
- Acted for a British Columbia health authority in the negotiation of construction and lease agreements relative to various new care facilities to be established as public private partnerships.
- Retained by the purchaser of a substantial office tower in downtown Vancouver.
- Represented a major trucking company in the acquisition and construction of a new terminal and corporate headquarters.
- Acted for a major oil company in relation to various land assemblies and joint venture developments.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES
- Speaker - Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia;
- Speaker - Professional Legal Training Course;
- Author and co-author of papers for the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia and the University of British Columbia Law Review.
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
- Canadian Bar Association (B.C. Branch): Real Estate Subsection, Member
- Vancouver Heritage Foundation, Appointed Member of the Board
- Vancouver Branch of the International Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives (NACORE), Founding Member and Director
