Craig Harkness Photo
Craig Harkness Photo
Craig Harkness Photo

Craig Harkness is an accomplished commercial real estate lawyer with a secondary focus on commercial lending matters.

With extensive expertise in a range of commercial real estate matters, Craig advises on acquisitions and divestitures, development, ownership structures, mortgage financings and leases. He represents purchasers, vendors, developers, landlords, and tenants of commercial real estate properties.

As part of his commercial lending practice, Craig represents clients in secured and unsecured financings, domestic and cross-border lending, syndicated financings, and loan realizations and workouts.



Representative Matters

  • Purchase of lands near Fort Saskatchewan for a processing facility
  • Purchase of apartment buildings in Edmonton and Calgary
  • Purchase and sale of industrial and office buildings in Calgary, Edmonton and Fort McMurray
  • Purchase, sale and financing of retail shopping centres
  • Purchase and sale of commercial condominium properties
  • Purchase and financing of various hotel properties
  • Representing landlord and tenant on numerous office and commercial leases
  • Representing oil and gas borrowers in debt financings with various banks and syndicates
  • Represent developers on various projects in Alberta

Speaking Engagements

Rapid Fire Legal Roundtable: Addressing 5 Current Leasing Issues Specific To The Calgary Market

May 25, 2017

Closing the Deal: Creating the Ideal Lease and Completing the Transaction

June 2014

Assignment and Sublease Negotiations Speaker, 15th Annual Commercial Real Estate Leases

2013

Assignment and Sublease Negotiations

2012

Teaching Engagements

  • Course Leader for Federated Press Commercial Real Estate Leases Course in Calgary

News


  • Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada (2025) as a leading lawyer in the areas of Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
  • Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada (2024) as a leading lawyer in the area of Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
  • Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada (2023) as a leading lawyer in the areas of Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
  • Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada (2022) as a leading lawyer in the areas of Corporate Law and Real Estate Law

Directorships & Affiliations

  • Law Society of Alberta
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Calgary Bar Association
  • NAIOP, Commercial Real Estate Development Association, Former

Education & Admissions

2001
Called to the Alberta bar
2000
LLBUniversity of Saskatchewan

Insights (3 Posts)View More

Featured Insight

University Property Development Trusts: How They Work and Points to Consider

This Bulletin provides key takeaways for universities, developers and lenders looking to get involved in a university trust for property development purposes

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Nov 29, 2022
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A Pending Registration Queue at the Alberta Land Titles Office – How will it work?

A primer on the new Alberta Land Titles Office registration system and how commercial real estate closing procedures may change as a result.

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Apr 7, 2021
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COVID-19 and Commercial Tenancies – Alberta’s Commercial Tenancies Protection Act

A summary of Alberta's Commercial Tenancies Protection Act, proposed legislation that provides temporary
protections for commercial tenants during COVID-19.

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Jun 26, 2020

Deals & Cases (2 Posts)

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Williams Completed C$1.38 billion Sale of Canadian NGL Midstream Business to Inter Pipeline

Williams Completed C$1.38 billion Sale of Canadian NGL Midstream Business to Inter Pipeline

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Sep 23, 2016
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West Fraser acquires Manning Diversified Forest Products

West Fraser acquires Manning Diversified Forest Products

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Oct 30, 2015