Biography

Peter is a partner in Lawson Lundell's Kelowna - Landmark office and is a member of the firm's Corporate Commercial Group. His practice focuses on the areas of corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, commercial lending, real estate development and transactions, estate planning and trademarks.

Peter has practiced in the Okanagan since 2003, developing and servicing a broad solicitor’s practice that encompasses a wide range of private businesses, the principals of those businesses, and institutional clients. He is also a registered Canadian trademark agent and qualified trademarks practitioner before the United States Patent and Trademarks Office. 

Professional Activities

  • Law Society of British Columbia, Member
  • Canadian Bar Association, Member
  • Kelowna Bar Association, Member
  • Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, Member

Community Activities

  • Board of Directors of the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation, Past Chair of the Board and Director (7 years)
  • Board of Directors of the United Way of the Central & South Okanagan/Similkameen, Past Chair of the Board and Director (6 years)
  • Kelowna Estate Planning Society, Past President and Member
  • Kelowna Visual & Performing Arts Centre Society, Past Director
  • Okanagan Science & Technology Council, Past Director
  • Project Literacy Kelowna Society, Past Director

Recognitions & Rankings

Recognitions & Rankings

  • Best Lawyers in Canada 2023-2024: recognised for Corporate Law

Experience

Experience

  • Acts for over 300 private British Columbia companies
  • Purchase and sale of businesses via asset or share merger and acquisition transactions.
  • Formation of corporations, joint ventures, partnerships, and societies.
  • Negotiating and advising on commercial contracts and corporate law matters.
  • Preparing and advising on commercial lending, security and finance matters.
  • Purchase, sale and financing of commercial and residential real estate.
  • Advising on all aspects of capital structuring, financing and private issuer securities compliance.

News & Publications

Peter MacPherson, Lawson Lundell Photo
* Law Corporation

Assistant Contact

Bar Admissions

  • British Columbia (2002)

Education

University of Victoria (LL.B., 2001)

University of British Columbia (B.Sc., 1997)

Languages

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