Profile

Edward L. Wilson

Partner

 

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments

Ed has assisted clients in such projects as:

* Redevelopment of industrial sites to permit multi-family residential uses
* Heritage designation and density bonusing arrangements
* Rezoning and redevelopment of shopping centres
* Development of office and industrial parks
* Development of numerous condominium projects
* Development and marketing of strata title hotels
* Marketing of real estate projects located outside of BC in BC
* Restructuring of strata corporation bylaws
* Development of mine sites
* Subdivision of pulp mills and saw mills
* Assisting municipalities on the redevelopment of downtown urban centres
* Lease negotiations for a wide variety of tenants and landlords
* Drafting standard form documents to be used by members of professional associations in the real estate field
* Advising owners of industrial properties to market their properties for higher and better uses
* Negotiating long term ground leases for industrial users

Professional Associations

Professional Activities
* Canadian Council for Public & Private Partnerships, Member
* Mortgage Brokers Association of B.C., Member
* National Association of Industrial & Office Properties, Member
* SPA - Strata Property Agents of British Columbia, Associate Member
* Urban Development Institute, Member

Canadian Bar Association
* Municipal Law and Environmental Subsections Member
* Vancouver Real Property Subsection ("VRPS"), Chair; Executive Committee Member; Strata Property Act Committee Member; Standard Form Undertaking Letter Committee Chair; Real Estate Act Amendment Committee Member; Personal Property Security Act Committee Member
* Presentations on a variety of topics including: Standard Form Contract of Purchase and Sale, Property Law Act, Standard Form Undertaking Letter, Title Insurance, and Electronic Filing
* VRPS Title Insurance Committee, Chair
* CBA Representative on BC Real Estate Association's Standard Form Committee
* Land Title and Survey Authority Electronic Filing Committee, CBA Representative

Law Society of BC
* Retained by the Law Society to advise on real estate fraud prevention measures
* Retained by the Law Society and Lawyer's Insurance Fund to advise on complaints against members and insurance claims in the real estate field
* Law Society of B.C. Task Force on Lawyers Selling Real Estate - 2003 - 2004, Member
* Law Society of B.C. Conveyancing Practices Task Force - 2002, Member

Community Activities
* Take a Hike Youth at Risk Society, Board Member
* Medallion Housing Society, Board Member
* Vancouver Curling Club, Former Board Member

Publications

Publications for BC Continuing Legal Education Society:

Member Editorial Board and Contributor to BC Real Estate Development Practice Manual (1994 to the Present)

Due Diligence Deskbook, Contributor (1995 to Present)

Advance Real Property Issues Course Chair and Lecturer (2008)

Commercial Condominium Bylaws: Lecturer (2008)

Property Transfer Tax: Lecturer (2008)

Financing Urban Growth: Public Fees and Exactions (2008)

Advance Real Property Issues Course Chair and Lecturer (2007)

Fundamentals of Strata Property Law: Course Lecturer:

Resort Development, Development, Resort and Hotel Properties Course Chair (June 2006)

Real Estate Development, Course Chair and Lecturer (May 2005)

Land Title Office - Electronic Filing System - The Statutory Framework CLE, Course Co-Chair and Lecturer (March and September 2004)

Member Editorial Board - Land Title Transfer Guide Book - Practice Manual (2003 - 2004)

Conveyancing for Lawyers - The Standard Contract of Purchase and Sale and the CBA Standard Undertakings (November 2003)

The Strata Property Act - 2002 Update, (April 2002) Course Author/Lecturer

The Strata Property Act May, (2000), Course Author/Lecturer

The Strata Property Act: Issues for Strata Property Agents (June 8, 2000)

The Strata Property Act: Lender's Issues (May 11, 2000)

Strata Property Agents - Liability Issues

Prior to 2000 a number of publications on real estate and other commercial issues.

Member Editorial Board and Contributor to BC Real Estate Practice Manual (1994 to 1999)

Other Publications:

Easements in lieu of Subdivision (September 30, 2006)

Real Estate Development: Resort and Hotel Properties (September 3, 2006)

Shaping the Future of Conveyancing (September 20, 2004), Based on interview

Lorman Education: Easements in Lieu of Leasehold Subdivisions (April 2004 and 2005)

Bare Trusts and Multifamily Rental Housing (April 11, 2003)

The B.C. Builders Lien Act - An Executive Summary (April 2003)

Strata Property Agents - Liability Issues (April 11, 2002)

Ask an Expert: Selling Your Leaky Condominium - Are you giving away your right to possible repair cost recovery? (February 10, 2002)

Strata Property Agents Association of BC: Liability Issues for Strata Agents (March 2001)

Urban Development Institute: The Strata Property Act: How is it Working (September 2000)

Pacific Business and Law Institute: Working Under The Strata Property Act, The Strata Manager's Perspective (June 2000)

Urban Development Institute: The New Strata Property Act (Vancouver, Kelowna and Victoria) (May/June 2000)

Strata Property Agents of B.C.: The New Strata Property Act (May 2000)

Law Seminars International: Dealing with Liability Associated with Contaminated Property (May 2000)

Prior to 2000 a number of publications on real estate and other commercial issues.

Bar Admission

British Columbia (1983)

Education

Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1979); University of British Columbia (LL.B., 1982).