Course Chairs
Timothy J. Lack — Redpoint Law LLP, Vancouver
Jennifer M. Williams — MLT Aikins LLP, Vancouver
About the Course Chairs
Tim Lack has been the responsible lawyer for over 8,000 real estate transactions, acting for banks, credit unions and many other institutional and private lenders. His work with private lenders is extensive and he has been asked to provide expert opinions on private lending issues for litigation lawyers. He has lectured on several occasions to other lawyers on this subject.
On the real estate side of his practice, Tim has been involved in residential and commercial conveyancing, land assemblies, office and industrial leasing, including landlord and tenant disputes. As part of his real estate development work, Tim has counselled clients from acquisition, through development and to final sales on condo projects, including mixed use and hotel developments.
Tim represents hundreds of clients in all areas of business and commercial deals and is well experienced in the issues surrounding the purchase and sale of businesses.
Finally, his wills and estates practice continues to grow and Tim prides himself on providing delicate and trusted advice to his clients in this area of law.
Jennifer Williams has practiced commercial real estate and development law for over 20 years, at both national and regional firms. She served as in-house counsel for a prominent real estate developer whose head office and key assets are situated on Capilano Reserve No. 5 of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw, on which lands her family resides.
Jennifer advises clients on complex commercial real estate transactions including commercial leasing, acquisitions and sales, development, construction agreements, financing, and the real estate aspects of distressed and insolvent properties including those in CCAA.
Her Indigenous law practices include transactions and partnerships with a wide range of Indigenous nations and peoples through various real estate and resource related projects (mixed use, commercial, industrial, and food sustainability) that support and advance Indigenous economic development and sovereignty.
A former chair of the Real Estate Subsection of the CBA, Jennifer serves on the Land Title and Survey Authority Stakeholder Advisory Committee and the Real Estate Committee on behalf of the CBA, and BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA) Technical Working Group.
Passionate about community involvement, and giving back to her profession, Jennifer is active in the legal community and continuously volunteers her time to charitable and pro bono services including Access Pro Bono and serving as chair and member of firm committees dedicated to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
Jennifer's respect and engagement with the Indigenous community arises from the desire to support Indigenous economic development and support of her Indigenous (Dene) husband and two children who are members of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (K'ai Tailé Denesųłiné ) which nation is party to Treaty 8.
In her spare time, Jennifer is an avid cactus collector and spends way too much time at ice rinks as a hockey and ringette parent.