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Overview

Samantha Lush practices commercial real estate law, advising clients in relation to leasing, acquisitions and dispositions, real estate advice on mergers and acquisitions, real estate-based financing, property development (including condominium projects) and transactions involving distressed properties.

Samantha has had a leading role representing both landlords and tenants on commercial leasing transactions involving build-to-suit, office, retail, industrial and agricultural premises. She has extensive experience handling everything from small retail tenants and ground leases to large-scale, long-term commercial occupancies.

She has a proven track record representing vendors, purchasers and developers on the acquisition, disposition and development of office towers, retail projects, industrial projects, mixed-use projects and development sites. She also assists with real estate restructuring and insolvency matters, including significant and complex receiverships, CCAA reorganizations and distressed acquisitions and dispositions of properties.

Her technical excellence and in-depth knowledge of the real estate sector ensure clients receive accurate, practical and strategic advice throughout all stages of real estate transactions.

Client Work

Calgary Municipal Land Corporation, in collaboration with the City of Calgary, in coordinating a multi-parcel acquisition framework designed to accommodate phased development, varying site conditions, and future private investment across multiple locations and in the overall delivery of transit-oriented communities and various ongoing capital projects in East Village
Omega Morgan Holdings, Inc. in its acquisition of Donald Rigging Ltd. 

Danube Farming Ltd. in its sale of 203 acres of bare land in the City of Calgary.

Acciona Wind Energy Canada, in the acquisition of the 280 MW Forty Mile Wind Project in  Alberta from the RES Group.

Canadian Utilities Limited, an ATCO company, in its $730-million acquisition of a portfolio of wind and solar assets and projects located in Alberta and Ontario from Suncor Energy Inc.

Hillcore Group in its acquisition of Thompson Construction Group, a leading heavy civil contractor and construction company in Western Canada.

Recognitions & Awards

Best Lawyers in Canada

Ones to Watch, Corporate Law

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • Dalhousie University, JD, 2017

Bar Admissions

  • Alberta, 2018