Biography

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I am thrilled to join a firm with an outstanding reputation and welcoming culture, and am particularly excited to work alongside a talented and collegial team. I look forward to contributing to the firm’s growth in Calgary and continuing to help clients achieve their goals in the real estate and corporate commercial sectors.

Aron Balakrishnan is a Partner in the Calgary office, specializing in the firm’s Real Estate and Corporate Commercial practice groups.

In his real estate practice, Aron handles a wide range of matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, financing, and property development. He represents a diverse clientele, such as developers, homebuilders, investors, borrowers, lenders, property managers, landlords, and tenants.

Aron has extensive experience managing all aspects of complex real estate transactions, from structuring and acquisition to construction, marketing, and sales. His work spans small-scale residential developments to large subdivisions involving single-family, mixed-use, and commercial properties. Additionally, Aron has significant experience with the development, organization, and sale of bare land, conventional, and mixed-use condominiums.

In his corporate commercial practice, Aron serves as trusted counsel to various businesses, providing support for day-to-day operations and advising on corporate transactions. He specializes in private mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring and reorganizations, corporate finance, and governance matters.

Aron’s comprehensive approach and breadth of experience allow him to deliver tailored, strategic solutions to meet the unique needs of his clients

Professional Activities

  • Law Society of Alberta, Member
  • Canadian Bar Association, Member
  • Calgary Bar Association, Member
  • CBA Real Property Subsection, Member
  • University of British Columbia - Equity and Diversity Committee, Former Member
  • Conference Champion UBC-O Heat Basketball Team, Captain 
  • Accessible Housing Calgary, Former Board of Director

Experience

Experience

  • Counsel to a developer in its $65mil financing and construction of a 217 unit high rise rental tower in Edmonton;
  • Counsel to a subdivision developer its financing, subdivision and sale of ~500 acres of development land in the SE Calgary, and formation of a Homeowners Association relating thereto.
  • Co-counsel to a hotelier in its $114mil financing and acquisition of a Marriott Residence Inn, and its $66mil financing and acquisition of a Hilton Homewood Suites;
  • Counsel to an infrastructure private equity fund in respect of its $130mil joint venture with a Crown corporation to acquire, debt finance and operate a national railroad contractor
  • Counsel to a developer in its financing, construction and sale of an 83 unit visitor accommodation condominium in Canmore, Alberta.
  • Counsel to a midstream oil and gas company in respect of its acquisition of real estate centered propane terminals throughout North America.
  • Counsel to an international airport in its negotiation of a Ground Lease with Her Majesty, and related financing with Alberta Capital Financing Authority;
  • Counsel to an institutional residential and commercial property management company in administering its property management services and related operations
  • Counsel clients with respect to their acquisition, disposition, leasing, financing and development of commercial real property;
  • Counsel clients with respect to their development, organization and sale of bare land and conventional condominiums;
  • Counsel clients on matters related to mergers, sales and acquisitions of business entities.
  • Counsel clients with respect to legal entity structuring (corporation, joint venture, partnership, trust etc.).

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Assistant Contact

Bar Admissions

  • Alberta (2014)

Education

University of Alberta (J.D., 2013)

University of British Columbia (BMgt with Honours, 2010)

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