On behalf of the Partners, Associates, and staff of Alexander Holburn, we wish to express our gratitude to John Goundrey for his dedication to the Real Estate, Corporate/Commercial and Health Practices. In January 2026, John retired from full-time practice.
D. John
Goundrey*
Retired
* Practicing through a Professional Law Corporation
Education
- 1981 LL.B. University of British Columbia
- 1977 M.A. University of London (England)
- 1977 B.A. Memorial University of Newfoundland
Bar Admission
- 1983 Admitted to the British Columbia Bar
On A Personal Note...
John is a keen traveler and cyclist. He is also a runner and Bikram yoga enthusiast. He has a cabin on Saturna Island (one of British Columbia’s Southern Gulf Islands) where kayaking, hiking and making crab cakes is, fortunately, all there is to do. He has a keen interest in architectural preservation in Vancouver and beyond.
Representative Experience
- Acting for the developers of a range of real estate development projects including planned residential communities, and various residential, commercial and mixed use strata titled projects
- Acting for the real estate development subsidiary of a major financial institution in connection with a number of mixed use development projects
- Acting on the purchase and sale of office and mixed use towers in downtown Vancouver
- Acting for a major railroad on a number of complex infrastructural and other negotiations with local and provincial governments
- Acting for a major oil company in a broad range of real estate and associated environmental matters
- Acting for a number of British Columbia health authorities and other health care providers in connection with the development and operation of health care facilities, often as public-private partnerships
- Acting for substantial trucking concerns on a broad range of regulatory and commercial matters
Publications
- July 2016, “Testing the Murky Legal Waters of an Urban Empty Homes Tax”, Business in Vancouver, Author
- 2009, “May All Good Deeds Go Unpunished – The Safe and Effective Marketing of a Green Project”, CLEBC, Author and Speaker
- 2009, “Peace, Order and Green Governance – Keeping a Project Green”, CLEBC, Author and Speaker
- CLEBC and University of British Columbia Law Review, Author and Co-author of papers
Professional & Community Affiliations
- Law Society of British Columbia, Member
- Canadian Bar Association, Real Estate Subsection, Member
- Vancouver Bar Association, Member
- Vancouver Heritage Foundation, Former director appointed by Mayor and Council of City of Vancouver
- Sources Community Resources Society and Sources Foundation, Former President and Director
- Urban Development Institute (UDI), Member