Best Lawyers in Canada for Banking and Finance Law

Chris Colonval is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Banking and Finance Law. Chris practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia Best Lawyers has recognized Chris Colonval since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Chris Colonval is held by other lawyers.

Sonny’s clients benefit from the wealth of knowledge he has amassed over many years in practice. Sonny’s practice focuses on property and contract law including property development, financing, sales, purchases, leasing, preparation and analysis of mortgages, debentures and other security documents, condominiums, mortgages and other security remedies and actions, builders’ liens, and landlord and tenant matters. He has appeared in all levels of the courts of Alberta and in t...

Yanick Vlasak is a partner and a member of Lavery’s Business law group and its specialized Restructuring, insolvency, and banking law group. He is also one of the two partners responsible for business development in the firm’s litigation sector. Mr. Vlasak’s practice is focused on commercial litigation, financing, banking law, insolvency, and financial restructuring. He also has expertise in construction law, shareholder disputes and arrangements, and asset protection measur...

Warren N. Sproule, K.C. is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law and Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law. Warren N. practices law in Regina, Saskatchewan Best Lawyers has recognized Warren N. Sproule, K.C. since 2008. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Warren N. Sproule, K.C. is held by othe...

Eleonora Eusepi practices in the area of business law, with a focus on financial services and real estate. Eleonora regularly assists clients in transactions involving the transfer, development, management and leasing of real estate property, including industrial and mixed use real estate property. Eleonora also advises clients in relation to financing transactions, more specifically with respect to asset-based lending, commercial lending, real estate financing, equipment financing and aircra...

Susan Rosen is a partner in Gowling WLG's Toronto office and a member of both the Financial Institutions & Services and Real Estate & Urban Development practice groups. She specializes in a broad range of syndicated lending, banking, restructuring and enforcement, real estate, commercial leasing, and environmental law-related areas. Susan's practice involves secured financings, commercial acquisition, disposition and financing transactions, construction financing, residential and comm...

François Renaud is a partner and coordinator of the firm’s Private financing group. He practices mainly in the area of financing and regularly represents and advises lenders and borrowers in the structuring and arranging of credit facilities (syndicated or not) and the negotiation and drafting of the necessary legal documents (including credit agreements, security documents, agreements between lenders, and legal opinions). Mr. Renaud has acted in several major cross-border financ...

Olivier’s practice is focused on corporate finance, secured transactions, restructuring and the regulation of financial institutions. Olivier represents financial institutions, including banks, and borrowers in connection with: private and public financing project financing syndicated and cross-border loans alternative financing through asset-based lending leasing structured finance In 2003-2004, Olivier served as law clerk to the Honourable Madam Justice Marie Deschamps of the Supreme ...

Denise Prokopiuk is a trusted advisor and skilled negotiator who focuses on corporate, commercial, and real estate law. In her corporate commercial practice, Denise handles syndicated loans, incorporations, corporate structure and reorganization, joint ventures, shareholder and partnership agreements, director issues, the purchases and sales of businesses and other business matters. She has been counsel for leading financial institutions and corporate borrowers on a vast range of banking tran...

David is a partner in the Business Law group, and his practice focuses on corporate finance. He has extensive experience in private practice, in particular, bank financing, project financing, insolvency and private equity. He also acted as vice-president and corporate secretary of a large industrial project and advised many entities on governance issues. More recently, he has represented start-up companies, multinationals and investors involved in engineering, green industrial projects and in...

An accomplished domestic and international finance lawyer, Elana Hahn's experience is trusted by financial institutions, investment funds, multinational companies, government agencies and service providers around the globe. Elana has accumulated over two decades of banking and finance experience in the US and UK markets and in Canada, contributing to her focus in domestic and cross-border lending, debt capital markets, securitization and structured finance transactions. Elana provides advice ...

Harj is one of the founding partners of Sangra Moller LLP. Harj received his LL.B. from the University of British Columbia in 1984 and was admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 1985. Harj has been recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as one of the "repeatedly recommended" corporate finance and securities lawyers in British Columbia. He is also included in The Best Lawyers in Canada in the categories of Corporate Law (Finance) and Mergers & Acquisitions Law (Timber). Harj p...

Brian Kelsall’s practice is focused on project finance and infrastructure development, banking and corporate finance and public private partnerships in Canada, the United States and emerging markets. Regularly advising lenders, developers, contractors and procuring authorities, Brian has acted for clients across the infrastructure, telecom, energy, oil and gas, and mining sectors. He has advised the winning consortium on numerous P3 projects, including the US 36 Express Lanes/Bus Rapid ...

Luc-Antoine Manneh is a partner in the Montreal office’s Banking & Financial Services team. He is involved in closing domestic and cross-border financing transactions on behalf of both lenders and borrowers. In this capacity, Luc-Antoine is particularly involved in drafting and negotiating credit agreements, intercreditor agreements and subordination agreements in the context of syndicated or bilateral financing transactions such as asset-based lending financing, acquisition financi...

With more than 20 years of experience in Business Law, Andrew Roth has a robust corporate and commercial law practice that includes national and multinational clients in a variety of sectors including manufacturing, emerging markets, financial sector, and land development including, office, retail, multi-residential, and industrial property sectors. Andrew advises on matters related to corporate governance, complex reorganizations, business restructuring, mergers and acquisitions of public an...

Percy practices in the area of financial services including financing for financial institutions, financing in commercial and corporate mergers and acquisitions, and related Litigation at the Trial and Appellate Levels including success at the Supreme Court of Canada. Percy's practice also includes entertainment law. Percy has given lectures for the Legal Education Society of Alberta, Business Law Refresher Course (2003 and 2010), The Alberta Bar Admission Course sub-section of the Canadian B...