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Riley Whitlock's practice is focused on commercial real estate, project finance and municipal, land use planning and development.

He has extensive experience in acquisition, development, financing, leasing and sale of commercial real estate, including office towers and industrial, shopping centre and condominium properties.

Riley's practice also involves joint venture, co-ownership, shareholder and general and limited partnership structures and related reorganizations, general corporate and insolvency matters. He has represented public and private REITS, lenders, developers, and wholly owned municipal corporations with the acquisition, development and financing of some of the largest projects in Alberta.

Riley is a member of the Law Society of Alberta, the Canadian Bar Association and the Calgary Bar Association.  Additionally he is an executive member of the Canadian Bar Association, Southern Alberta Commercial Real Estate Subsection, was named as Canada Leading Lawyers for Business: Real Estate (Alberta) and recognized by Best Lawyer as "One to Watch" in Real Estate Law.

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Client Work

Calgary Exhibition and Stampede in its sale of lands for the development of a hotel to be operated under the Autograph Collection by Marriott brand  
Penny Lane Shopping Centre in its refinancing of Eighth Avenue Place
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
XXIII Capital Generations Fund in its acquisition of High Plains Building 11, a 322,000 square foot class A industrial property in Rocky View County, Alberta
The vendor in the sale of a shopping centre located in south-east Calgary
Calgary Municipal Land Corporation and Calgary Stampede in a joint partnership for the development of a new convention centre hotel complex

Recognitions & Awards

Chambers Canada

Real Estate - Alberta

Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Real Estate – Property Development
 

Best Lawyers in Canada

Ones to Watch, Real Estate Law
Recognized for Real Estate Law

Related Services

Commercial TransactionsCommercial Real EstatePrivate Client ServicesProperty Development & Real EstateCondominium/Strata Development

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • University of Ottawa, Bachelor of Commerce (Finance), Magna Cum Laude
  • Queen's University, JD

Bar Admissions

  • Alberta, 2014

Insights

Blog

Open Your Wallets Wider! Increases to Alberta Land Transfer and Mortgage Registration Fees Coming October 20, 2024

October 1, 2024
& 1 more
Blog

Industrial Property in Alberta: Considerations for Purchase and Lease

October 30, 2023
Mark P. Kortbeek, Riley Whitlock & Michael D. W. Ramsay
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News, Events & Speaking Engagements

Announcement

Bennett Jones Advises on $44 Billion Worth of Projects Featured in 2025 Top100 Infrastructure Projects Report

January 28, 2025
& 27 more
Announcement

Bennett Jones Top Ranked in Chambers Canada 2025

September 26, 2024
& 90 more
Announcement

Bennett Jones Top Ranked in Chambers Canada 2024

September 28, 2023
& 89 more
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