Property Law Firm CB

What Property Law Firm CB does

Property Law Firm CB LLP is a Canadian Limited Liability Partnership specializing exclusively in residential real estate law, formed in 2025 through the unification of four established Canadian practices: Ball & Berljawsky (founded 2015), Nexera, MacKay Real Property Law, and Malo Pilley Lehman Brettle. Headquartered in Oakville, Ontario, with two Calgary, Alberta offices, the firm employs over 100 people and operates as one of Canada's largest residential real estate law groups serving homeowners, realtors, mortgage professionals, and lenders across Alberta and Ontario. Its core service portfolio covers residential purchases and sales, mortgages and refinancing, ownership transfers, and secured lending services, complemented by Refi Law — a dedicated division for institutional mortgage refinances offering flat-rate pricing (Rapid Refi at $859 + HST, Rapid Refi+ at $1,299 + HST) via the proprietary MyNexFile portal.

The firm operates a purpose-built technology stack developed internally under COO Crispin Hoggarth, including case management software, the MyNexFile secure document and notification platform, and a digital/remote closing platform using government-approved e-signature. These tools support fully online closings across both provinces and are positioned as a key differentiator versus traditional full-service law firms. GTM combines bottom-of-funnel professional referral networks (realtors, mortgage brokers, lenders, title companies) with top-of-funnel direct-to-consumer acquisition through the firm website, educational blog content targeting real estate legal keywords, and social channels (LinkedIn, Instagram).

Revenue is generated through fixed-fee professional service charges for residential legal work (purchases, sales, refinances, ownership transfers, lending) plus disbursements (title insurance, registration, searches). The firm has no external funding, operating as a partner-owned LLP, and has grown entirely through organic expansion and a series of strategic mergers between 2020 and 2022. Growth has been driven by consolidation of philosophically aligned regional firms, scaling of proprietary technology, and the launch of productized service lines (Refi Law).

Name

Property Law Firm CB

Legal name

The Property Law Firm CB LLP

Website

https://www.propertylaw.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Property Law Firm CB LLP is a Canadian residential real estate law firm serving homeowners, realtors, mortgage professionals, and lenders across Alberta and Ontario with conveyancing, refinancing, ownership transfers, and lending services via proprietary digital closing technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Real Estate Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (541191)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Document Preparation & Recording Services (Deeds, Liens) (BPAJAOAG)

Keywords

• Residential real estate law
• Real estate closings
• Mortgage refinancing legal
• Ownership transfer services
• Lending legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakville

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&amp, D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Residential Transactions: Professional legal fees for residential real estate transactions including purchases, sales, mortgages, refinances, ownership transfers, and lending services. Pricing is typically fixed-fee for standard residential transactions with separate legal fees and disbursements.
2. Refi Law Division - Institutional Refinances: Specialized flat-rate pricing for institutional mortgage refinances: Rapid Refi at $859 + HST and Rapid Refi+ at $1,299 + HST. Streamlined process designed for speed and efficiency with dedicated division.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Property Law Firm CB LLP provides end-to-end legal services for residential real estate transactions, including home purchases and sales, mortgage financings and refinancings, ownership transfers, and secured lending documentation. Services are delivered across Alberta and Ontario through a combination of in-person office visits, fully digital remote closings with e-signatures, and a specialized institutional refinance division called Refi Law that offers flat-rate pricing.

Product overview

Property Law Firm CB LLP is a Canadian residential real estate law firm operating as a single unified platform with specialized divisions. The core offering encompasses residential purchases & sales, mortgages & refinancing, ownership transfers, and lending services. The firm operates a specialized division called Refi Law dedicated to institutional mortgage refinances with its own proprietary platform (MyNexFile). Services are delivered across Alberta and Ontario through both in-person and digital (e-closing) channels. The portfolio includes segment-specific solutions for homeowners, realty agents, and mortgage professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Refi Law: A dedicated division of Property Law Firm CB LLP focused exclusively on institutional mortgage refinances, offering rapid refinance services with technology-driven processes.

Products and services

• Residential Purchases & Sales

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of successful transactions completed
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Malo Pilley Lehman BrettlecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Nathaniel Brettle's Toronto-based firm (with over 50 years serving West End Toronto) joined Property Law in 2022, continuing legacy while expanding Ontario presence. Firm specializes in private lending and wills & estates.
• Ryan Mackay / MacKay Real Property LawcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Merger with Ryan Mackay's Alberta firm in late 2021 nearly doubled the firm's size, making it one of Canada's largest residential real estate law groups. Combined with similar philosophies and custom software development capabilities.
• Sanjay Soni / NexeracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Game-changing 2020 merger bringing Sanjay Soni (known for innovative software and leadership) and his team, growing the firm to approximately 40 people. Sanjay transitioned to software development post-merger.
• David Ball / Ball & BerljawskycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Original founding firm started by Joseph Berljawsky meeting David Ball (20 years experience) in 2015. Small team of two clerks initially, closing only a few dozen deals per month.
• Intentional Community Consortium (ICC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on housing support for individuals with developmental disabilities. For every real estate transaction, a portion of legal fees are donated to ICC. Staff also contribute volunteer hours with group homes and participate in fundraisers and advocacy efforts.
• Evoke SolutionsminorOthersWebsite design and development partner responsible for the Property Law Firm website (evokesolutions.com).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• FCT (First Canadian Title): Canada's largest title insurance and real estate services company, offering title insurance, closing coordination, and real estate technology platforms. Comparable to Property Law Firm CB because both serve the same residential real estate transaction ecosystem with overlapping title, closing, and technology capabilities, though FCT operates at much greater scale and does not provide legal representation.
• Stewart Title: Global title insurance and real estate services provider with Canadian operations offering title insurance, escrow, and closing services. Comparable because both operate in the Canadian residential real estate closing workflow with technology-enabled services, though Stewart is a title specialist rather than a law firm.
• Chicago Title Canada: Canadian title insurance company providing title insurance, real estate legal services, and escrow across Canada. Directly comparable because both deliver real estate legal and title services to the same buyer/seller/lender customer base in Canadian residential transactions.
• Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG): One of Canada's largest full-service law firms with a prominent real estate practice. Comparable as a Canadian real estate legal services provider competing for institutional and high-value residential work, though BLG is a generalist firm while Property Law Firm CB is a residential specialist.
• McCarthy Tétrault: Leading Canadian law firm with a substantial national real estate and lending practice. Comparable as a Canadian real estate legal services competitor serving lenders, developers, and institutional clients, with overlap on mortgage documentation, lending services, and commercial real estate.
• Miller Thomson: National Canadian law firm with established real estate and mortgage services practices. Comparable as a Canadian real estate legal services provider serving similar lender and developer channels, though broader in scope than Property Law Firm CB's residential focus.
• Bennett Jones: Top-tier Canadian law firm with a significant real estate and commercial transactions practice, including Calgary and Toronto offices that overlap directly with Property Law Firm CB's geographies. Comparable for real estate legal services in Alberta and Ontario.

Emerging players

• LawDepot: Canadian online legal document preparation platform offering self-serve templates for real estate, wills, and other consumer legal needs. Comparable because it serves Canadian consumers seeking affordable, transparent, and digital-first legal solutions for residential transactions — the same value proposition Property Law Firm CB emphasizes.
• Rocket Lawyer: Online legal services platform providing document templates, on-demand legal advice, and digital legal solutions. Comparable as a digital-first legal services provider that competes for the same transparent, affordable, self-serve legal work that Property Law Firm CB targets with its fixed-fee residential services.
• Notarize: Online notarization and remote signing platform enabling fully digital closings and e-signature workflows. Comparable because Property Law Firm CB's digital/remote closing capability competes with Notarize's online notarization model in the same digital real estate transaction stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/propertylaw
• Instagraminstagram.com/propertylawfirm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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