McLeod Law

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The convenience of two offices (downtown and south Calgary) makes it easier to meet with your lawyers.

Calgary South

300, 14505 Bannister Road SE
Calgary, AB T2X 3J3

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Calgary Downtown

Manulife Place
500, 707 - 5 Street SW
Calgary, AB T2P 1V8

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Brian D. Rogers

KC

Counsel

403.254.3867

OFFICE: Downtown

Assistant

Cecilia Brandao

403.873.3713

Education

  • 1973 University of Alberta, LLB
  • 1970 University of Calgary, BA

Admissions

  • 1974 Alberta

Experience

Brian has acted as counsel for the purchase and sale of various businesses with many types of ownership structures, including co-ownership, joint ventures, and limited partnerships. His representative experience includes acting for private and public corporations, from land developers and investors, pension funds, national insurance corporations, hospitality corporations, educational institutions, public school boards, tribal councils, religious institutions to government agencies and authorities.

  • Counsel to Centron Group in the 370 Acre $1.2 Billion Eagle Ridge Project, including development of both commercial and 2,780 residential units.
  • Counsel to the Province of Alberta in the $1.42 Billion Southwest Calgary Ring Road project (SWCRR).
  • Counsel for the Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal Council for the development of the St. Eugene Mission Project in Cranbrook, British Columbia. This was an award-winning project that resulted in the transformation of a residential school into a hotel, golf course and casino development project.
  • Negotiations with the City of Calgary and the Federal Government regarding acquisitions and dispositions of public and private lands.
  • Counsel to private and public corporations in commercial, residential and industrial developments regarding land assemblies, granting of public reserves, easements and road agreements, and related negotiations with the City of Calgary and other municipal and provincial regulatory agencies.
  • Counsel to various developers in the Garrison Woods project developed involving extensive negotiations concerning the acquisition residential and commercial sites from Canada Lands.
  • Counsel to various public and private corporations in real estate matters inclusive of negotiations regarding the acquisition and disposition of real estate properties and the structuring of financing and related securities in the Province of Alberta.
  • Counsel to public school boards in the acquisition of new school sites.
  • Counsel to various hospitality corporations in the negotiation of land agreements, licensing matters, lease agreements and international contracts.
  • Counsel for an accredited Olympic hospitality company including negotiating memorandums of understanding, purchase agreements and other operating and hospitality agreements.
  • Counsel to the Ismaili community in regard to the acquisition, financing and operation of the ismaili Community Centre and Jamatkhana.
  • Counsel to the Temple B'nai Tikvah in a shared use agreement with the United Church and structuring a memorandum of understanding and completion of the site acquisition.
  • Counsel to a seniors' care facilities owner and operator in regard to its acquisitions, financing and operations.
Recognition

HONOURS AND AWARDS

  • Brian is recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada for work in Real Estate Law (2022-2024).
  • Clients highly recommend Brian, giving him a rating of 5 out of 5 (“Gold” rating) on Martindale-Hubbell.com.
  • Appointed Queen’s Counsel, 1990; now known as King's Counsel as of September 2022.
Teaching Roles & Speaking Engagements

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

GUEST LECTURER and PRESENTER

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

GUEST LECTURER

Mount Royal University

GUEST LECTURER and PRESENTER

University of Calgary

PRESENTER

Legal Education Society of Alberta

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