Practice Areas | Librus Legal

Commercial Real Estate

From a single storefront to a complex multi-tenant property, commercial real estate runs on detail—and on a lawyer who knows how deals come together and where they come apart.

We advise developers, investors, owners, and businesses on commercial real estate matters across British Columbia. Our practice is built on a simple premise: you get the depth of experience typically reserved for major institutional files, delivered through a direct, one-on-one relationship with your lawyer.

Our work covers the full operational life of a commercial property:

Acquisitions & Dispositions: We handle the structural diligence, title clearing, drafting, and closing mechanics for commercial purchases and sales.

Commercial Leasing: We act for landlords and tenants alike across retail, office, and industrial spaces. Our experience includes negotiating complex triple-net leases, long-term ground leases, tenant improvement structures, and navigating subleasing, assignment, and restoration details.

Financing & Lending: We advise borrowers and lenders on commercial loans, construction facilities, and security configurations, ensuring title and registration issues are cleared well before funding.

Development Support: We guide clients through the structural foundation of a project, drafting and reviewing the complex easements, covenants, and statutory rights of way that secure a property's value.

Residential Real Estate

Few decisions matter more than the ones you make about your home. A purchase, a sale, a mortgage, a lease—these are among the largest transactions most people ever sign, and they deserve clear, careful counsel from someone who will take the time to explain them. We provide full bilingual service in English and Mandarin.

What sets our residential practice apart is the experience behind it. The same diligence we bring to complex commercial files—careful title review, attention to every term, and an eye for the problem before it becomes one—is the exact diligence we bring to your home.

Some of our residential services include:

Purchases & Sales: Full-service closing support for residential properties, as well as complex transactions involving family trusts, estates, and corporate holding structures.

Financing & Refinancing: Advising on institutional mortgages, private lending arrangements, and equity lines of credit.

Residential Leasing: Drafting, reviewing, and advising on residential tenancy agreements for both landlords and tenants.

Whether you are buying your first home, selling a long-held property, or arranging a purchase through a family trust or company, we are here to make the process clear and the closing smooth.

Corporate & Commercial

Most legal matters do not arrive in tidy categories. A growing business needs a shareholders' agreement. A contract needs a careful set of eyes before it is signed. A property purchase needs a holding company.

We advise on corporate and commercial matters across British Columbia — both as a standalone practice and alongside the real estate and investment work at the core of the firm. Much of this work runs together: for clients whose business and property interests are intertwined, having one lawyer who sees both sides is a real advantage.

Some of the corporate and commercial work we do:

Incorporations & Organization: We set up corporations and structure them properly from the start, so the foundation is right before the business grows on top of it.

Shareholders' & Partnership Agreements: We draft and negotiate the agreements that govern how a business is owned and run, anticipating the disagreements and transitions that arise down the road.

Joint Ventures & Partnerships: We structure and document joint ventures and partnerships, for standalone business ventures and for real estate development alike.

Mergers & Acquisitions: We advise buyers and sellers through the full arc of a deal — from structuring and due diligence to negotiating the agreement and closing — whether the target is a business, its assets, or both.

Corporate Governance & Advisory: We provide ongoing counsel on the day-to-day and the consequential, serving as a steady set of eyes for businesses that do not have in-house legal support.

Holding Companies & Trust Structures: We establish holding companies and trust structures — including bare trusts and alter ego trusts — to hold real estate and other assets for individuals, families, and businesses.

No two businesses are the same, and neither are their legal needs. Whether you are building something new, protecting what you have already built, or simply want a careful eye on an agreement before you sign, we would be glad to help you put the right structure in place.