Janet Derbawka is a partner in the Vancouver office practicing real estate, banking and commercial law. Janet's practice includes commercial acquisitions, dispositions and financing transactions. Janet has extensive experience in negotiating lease transactions for both landlords and tenants. Janet acts on behalf of privately-held companies, international franchises, real estate investment trusts, and publicly traded companies as well as some of Canada's largest developers and retailers.
Janet also advises clients on general business law, including structuring, negotiating and documenting a broad range of corporate/commercial transactions with an emphasis on acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations and financings. Janet has acted as counsel in numerous multi-jurisdictional transactions including cross-border transactions involving foreign purchasers. Her experience spans a variety of industries including technology, gaming, financial services, retail, and facility management.
April 27, 2017
The Show Must Go On
ICSC Canadian Law Conference
April 2016
Speaker, Canadian Shopping Centre Law Conference, Toronto, Ontario
January 26, 2015
Omni-Channel Retailing and Percentage Rent
Roundatable Leader, ICSC 2015 Conference, Whistler, BC
February 2013
Hints from the Hinterland - Tread carefully outside of Ontario; things are different there!
Speaker, ICSC 2013 Canadian Law Conference
November 2012
The Pursuasive Lawyer
Speaker, Leadership for Women Lawyers