Background

David Mydske is a senior partner in the Commercial Real Estate Group at our Vancouver office. David was admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 1977. He is a graduate of the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Laws in 1976 and a Bachelor of Arts in 1973.

Areas of Practice

• Practice focused in real estate law, with an emphasis on the purchase, sale, development, leasing and financing of retail, office and industrial properties and real estate joint ventures. Also expertise in expropriation of real property.

Rankings and Recognitions

• Recognized in the 2011 edition of Chambers Global – The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (Real Estate)
• Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 (Real Estate Law)
• Martindale-Hubbell BV Peer Review Rating
• Recognized in the 2011 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Property Development; Property Leasing)
• Recognized in Who's Who Legal: Canada 2011 (Real Estate)
• Recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada as the 2010 Vancouver Real Estate Lawyer of the Year

Professional Experience

• Practice focused in real estate law, with an emphasis on the purchase, sale, development, leasing and financing of retail, office, industrial and residential properties and real estate joint ventures. Also expertise in expropriation of real property.
• National Leader of the Firm's Commercial Real Estate Group.
• Experienced in the practice area, having written and spoken on topics such as real estate development, real estate financing, equity financing and participation mortgages, real estate joint ventures, drafting real estate contracts and providing effective representation in large commercial real estate transactions.

Professional and Community Activities

• Member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC), and the Mortgage Investment Association of British Columbia.
• Guest lecturer at UBC Law School on Real Property Law.