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Bob Kasian
Partner • (he/him)

Bob is a real estate and commercial lawyer with broad experience in the areas of commercial real estate and secured lending. His clients include owners, tenants, developers, financial institutions, private lenders and investors.
Education & Qualifications
- Saskatchewan Bar (2005)
- British Columbia Bar (2001)
- LLB (Saskatchewan, 2000)
- BA with honours (Saskatchewan, 1997)
Languages
- English

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- Saskatchewan counsel for a newly formed REIT in connection with its initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the acquisition of a portfolio of commercial properties
- Saskatchewan counsel for a REIT in the purchase of two major shopping centres located in Saskatoon and Regina
- Counsel for various financial institutions and lenders in respect of commercial financing transactions
- Counsel for the purchaser of a $40-million office tower in Regina
- Saskatchewan counsel for a REIT in the purchase and financing of various office and commercial buildings with an aggregate purchase price of over $50 million
- Counsel for an anchor tenant in the negotiation of a 40,000 square foot office lease in a newly constructed Class A office tower
- Saskatchewan counsel for a REIT for the acquisition and financing of a retail shopping centre in Saskatoon having a purchase price of $185 million
- Counsel for a developer on the acquisition, financing and development of multiple assisted living residences having an aggregate value of approximately $223 million
- Counsel to a financial institution providing a $30-million credit facility to a publicly traded mining company secured principally by the borrower’s mineral holdings
- Counsel for the vendor of a $50-million Class A office tower in Saskatoon
- Counsel for a developer in the acquisition of a portfolio of apartment buildings in Saskatoon, North Battleford and Regina and the subsequent conversion of the buildings into condominiums having an aggregate value of approximately $40 million
Bob regularly represents clients on matters related to the development, acquisition and financing of farm land, condominiums, office buildings, industrial properties, apartment complexes, condominium projects, hotel properties, assisted-care facilities and other commercial properties in Saskatchewan.
- Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA)
- Director, Downtown Business Improvement District (Regina, 2017-2019)
- Chair, Chamber of Commerce (Regina, 2016)
- Vice-chair, Trades and Skills Centre (Regina, 2016-present)
- Vice-chair, Chamber of Commerce (Regina, 2015)
- Governance Committee Chair, Trades and Skills Centre (Regina, 2015-present)
- Director, Chamber of Commerce (Regina, 2013-2016)
- Director, Trades and Skills Centre (Regina, 2012-present)
- Member, Legal Advisory Committee, Office of Public Registry Administration (2013-present)
- Member, Legal Sector Customer Committee, Information Services Corporation (2011-present)
- Member, Real Estate Committee, Law Society of Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan, 2010-2013)
- Presenter, “Buying, Selling and Leasing Farmland – Legal Considerations,” CYFF Annual Young Farmers Conference (Vancouver, February 2016)
- Presenter, “Title Insurance in Real Estate Transactions,” Focus on Real Estate, Law Society of Saskatchewan (October 2012)
- Author, “Investing in Farmland,” Global Ventures 3, No. 4 (July/August 2011)
- Author, “Acquiring Surface Rights Under The Surface Rights Acquisition and Compensation Act,” BarNotes XXIV, No. 3 (2010)
- Presenter, “Recent Developments in Condominium Law,” Annual General Meeting, Real Estate Institute of Saskatchewan (2010)
- Presenter, “Foreign Ownership Restrictions Under The Saskatchewan Farm Security Act,” Business Law North Subsection, Canadian Bar Association (2010)
- Author, “Liability of Property Owners Under Saskatchewan Environmental Legislation,” BarNotes Vol. XXIII, No. 3 (2009)
- Author, “Provinces Differ on Condo Fund Study Requirements,” The Lawyers Weekly (February 2009)
- Author, “Comparison of Condominium Reserve Fund Study Requirements,” The Lawyers Weekly Vol. 28, No. 39 (February 2009)
- Presenter, “Commercial Leases,” Real Estate in a Hot Market Seminar, Saskatchewan Legal Education Society (2008)
- Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada – Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law (2025)
- Named a Leading Practitioner, Property Development, Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2024)
- Named a Leading Practitioner, Property Leasing, Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2021-present)
- Recognized as Top Lawyer, Agribusiness and Cannabis, Lexpert Special Edition (2020)