Julia Thielmann

Associate | Vancouver

604.628.2915

Portrait of Julia Thielmann

Overview

Julia is a commercial real estate lawyer, providing practical and strategic advice to developers, landlords, tenants, lenders, borrowers and First Nation governments on a wide array of real estate matters, including:

  • Real Estate Transactions: conducting lease and title due diligence; structuring equity and debt financing; and negotiating purchase and sale transactions.
  • Commercial Leasing: negotiating and advising on leases in both market and non-market environments.
  • Land Development: advising on land use and development regulation, construction, subdivision, and marketing in relation to commercial, residential, and mixed-use projects on private, public, and First Nations land.
  • Financing: structuring joint ventures and partnerships; preparation of mortgage security for lenders; acting for borrowers in relation to acquisition and construction financing.

Julia has particular expertise advising clients in areas where the private and public sectors as well as not-for-profit and First Nations interests come together.

Professional achievements & leadership

  • Best Lawyers in Canada: Ones to Watch – Real Estate Law, 2025
  • Gervin Métis Award for Distinguished Advocacy and Leadership, 2017

Community involvement

  • President, UBC Indigenous Law Students’ Association, 2018 – 2019
  • Indigenous Director of Student Affairs, Allard Law Students’ Society, 2017 – 2018
  • Clinician, Law Students’ Legal Advice Program, 2016 – 2017

Professional memberships

  • Law Society of British Columbia
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Indigenous Bar Association
  • Vancouver Bar Association

Bar admissions & education

  • British Columbia, 2020
  • Juris Doctor, University of British Columbia, 2019
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of British Columbia, 2016