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Daniel G. MacAulay

Partner
Phone:403.254.3857Email:dmacaulay@mcleod-law.comOffice:Downtown
Assistant
Cecilia Brandao
Phone:403.873.3713Email:cbrandao@mcleod-law.com
Clients appreciate my diligence and dedication to getting the job done right.

At McLeod Law, Daniel’s practice focuses on residential and commercial real estate. He acts for buyers, sellers, developers, and financial institutions in the purchase, sale, financing, and development of properties across Alberta.

Daniel has extensive experience with deal structuring, drafting, negotiation, conveyancing, and leasing, providing practical and timely advice throughout every stage of a real estate transaction. His clients include homeowners, builders, lenders, business owners, landlords and tenants, involved in both single and multi-family developments, as well as retail and commercial projects. While Daniel’s background includes work in corporate and commercial law, his current practice is concentrated in real estate transactions and property development—closely aligned with McLeod Law’s Real Estate and Condominium teams.

Daniel is recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada for his work in Real Estate Law.

 

Education

2012 University of Calgary, JD
2008 University of Calgary, BSc (Honours)

Admission

2013 Alberta
  • Acting for an Alberta-based builder in connection with corporate structuring of development ventures, site acquisition, related financing loan facilities, subsequent development work and presale matters for planned residential communities and mixed-use projects.
  • Acting for an international real estate developer for numerous dispositions of syndicated development land parcels held in undivided ownership structures involving hundreds of domestic and foreign investors.
  • Acting for an Alberta-based privately owned real estate investment company on the purchase of a retail shopping centre for CA$52 million.
  • Acting for a hotel developer and operator on the purchase of a Calgary hotel property for CA$12 million.
  • Acting for a local entrepreneur in the negotiation and acquisition of a CA$750,000.00 ownership stake in a local business.
  • Assisting a start-up with the partnership structuring for small infill development ventures, site acquisitions, and related financing loan facilities.
  • Advising in connection with numerous commercial leases in office, retail, and industrial properties in Alberta.
HONOURS & AWARDS

Daniel is recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada for work in Real Estate Law (2025-2026)

RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE
  • Law Society of Alberta
  • Canadian Bar Association
    • Secretary, Real Property Law, Residential Section, South (2020-present)
  • Calgary Bar Association
  • Lunchbox Theatre
    • Board of Directors (2019-present)
  • Inn from the Cold
    • Volunteer (2001-present)
  • St. Vincent de Paul Society
    • Volunteer (2002-present)
  • Feed the Hungry
    • Volunteer (2003-present)
SPEAKER
Condominium Law Update
CBA Alberta (March 2023)