Karoline Clarke
- Year of Call, British Columbia (2015)
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Karoline is a partner practising in Gowling WLG's Vancouver office. Her practice is primarily focused on commercial real estate law, including acquisitions and dispositions, development, leasing and financing.
She routinely assists clients in acquiring and disposing of assets, obtaining financing for new purchases and refinancing for currently held assets.
In addition to transactional work, Karoline provides practical and strategic advice on a broad range of development matters, including mixed-use commercial and residential strata projects, master planned communities, airspace subdivisions and phased developments. She reviews and advises on all manners of legal encumbrances and is familiar with the development agreements and requirements of municipalities across the Lower Mainland.
Karoline also assists clients with general corporate/commercial matters.
She obtained her law degree from the University of British Columbia in 2014, and before joining Gowling WLG, she practiced at a well-established commercial real estate boutique law firm in downtown Vancouver.
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Insights from Karoline Clarke
Commonhold is about to become more common
First Building Liability Order made under the Building Safety Act 2022
Not all data centres are equal: how facilities are becoming increasingly use-case specific
Data centre planning refusal overturned: government endorsement of the digital economy?
Remediation Acceleration Plan indicates further building safety legislation on the horizon in 2025
Living in 2025 – Living sector talking points for the New Year
Law Commission consults on future of tenants' right to renew leases
A climate for nature: how are nature-related issues being factored into Board decision-making?
Trends in the Hotels industry
A climate for nature: how to tackle nature-related threats in your business?
Renters' Rights Bill – what it means for landlords and tenants
Planning Reform: The new NPPF, consultation details, and a written ministerial statement
What is the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill?
Planning reform in the 2024 election manifestos
