Jeff is the Past-Chair of the National Infrastructure group and the former head of the Vancouver Real Estate group. His clients consist of major Canadian pension funds and their advisors along with public and private real estate investors. Jeff’s practice spans the full spectrum of commercial real estate and major project development. Jeff is now the Managing Partner of Blakes Vancouver Office, a role he has held since 2022. Jeff is a member of the Canadian Bar Association - Real Property Subsection and the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) and he is a fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of North America.
On July 31, 2019, Oldcastle Building Products Canada, Inc. (Oldcastle) completed its acquisition of the operating assets of Abbotsford Concrete Products Ltd. (ACP) and its affiliates.
BC-based Hot House Growers Income Fund, a producer of greenhouse tomatoes and sweet bell peppers completed a $70.7 million initial public offering of trust units through a syndicate of underwriters co-led by TD Securities Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc., and included National Bank Financial, HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc., Canaccord Capital Corp. and Raymond James Ltd.
