Best Lawyers in Canada for Banking and Finance Law
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Katerina Kostopoulos is an associate in the Business Law group, practising primarily in the areas of private financing and corporate law. Katerina joined Lavery in the summer of 2018. She completed her civil law degree at the Université de Montréal. Prior to law school, Katerina obtained a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University with a major in Political Science and a double minor in Philosophy and Neo-Hellenic Studies. During her legal studies, Katerina volunteered for Professo...
Josianne Lapointe Beaulac is a banking and financing lawyer in the Montreal office. Her practice focuses on commercial financing for both lenders and borrowers. Ms. Lapointe Beaulac has also acted as legal counsel in various consumer protection and related regulated matters.
Robley Goff is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. Robley, who practices law in Winnipeg, Manitoba, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Robley is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Marwan El-Sayegh joined the Fasken team as a student in the summer of 2017 after graduating from the University of Ottawa with LL.L -Civil Law, Magna Cum Laude. In 2019, he graduated from the University of Oxford with a Master of Science in Law and Finance, with Honours. He completed his articling at Fasken in Montreal and joined the banking & financing team as an associate in 2020. While a student, Marwan served on the Executive Committee of Business Law Association of the University of ...
Ashley Beaulieu practises corporate and commercial law with a focus on banking and corporate finance. Her experience includes acting for Canadian and international commercial banks and non-bank financial institutions, as well as corporate borrowers and issuers, in connection with senior and subordinated debt, asset-based facilities, syndicated financings, bridge loans, term lending, securitizations, debt capital markets transactions and other forms of debt financing.
Hailey Boutin is an associate on our banking and finance team. Her practice involves a broad range of syndicated, bilateral and capital markets debt financings. Hailey acts for both lenders and borrowers on national and cross-border transactions, including reserve and asset-based lending, leveraged finance, project finance, acquisition finance, sustainable finance, high-yield bonds and convertible bonds. Hailey also advises in connection with insolvency and restructuring matters and on deriva...
Kaila Scarrow is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. Kaila, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kaila is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Nabila is a partner in the firm’s Banking and Debt Financing group. Her practice focuses on corporate and commercial transactions involving both banks and private lenders. She has experience in a variety of transactions, including financings, corporate reorganizations and mergers and acquisitions. Nabila started with Lawson Lundell as a summer student in 2015 and joined the firm as an associate following the completion of her articles in 2017.
Nathan Gates is a partner in Fasken’s Banking and Finance Group. Nathan primarily acts on behalf of banks, private lenders and other financial institutions, as well corporate borrowers operating in a variety of industries. Nathan has extensive experience with a broad range of financial transactions, including first and second lien credit facilities, acquisition financings, intercreditor arrangements and refinancings in relation to complex syndicated, bilateral and cross-border debt fina...
Stephanie Fernandes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law and Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law. Stephanie, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stephanie is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Chris Dennehy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. Chris, who practices law in Calgary, Alberta, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Chris is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Éloïse is a lawyer in our Banking & Finance group. She focuses her practice on banking law and advises financial institutions and borrowers alike on provincial, national and international financings. Éloïse was called to the Québec Bar in 2020 after completing her Bachelor of Civil Law at Université de Montréal. Exceptionally, she spent her last year at University of Ottawa to follow the Common Law curriculum and be able to work as a parliament...
Victoria Zed is an associate in the Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions group. She maintains a broad corporate and transactional practice with a primary focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance (both debt and equity) and capital markets. Victoria has significant experience in handling an array of transactions for clients across multiple industries. She routinely assists private and public companies with a variety of transactions including public and private mergers and ...
Élaine Laberge-Poirier is a partner within the Banking and Finance group. Her practice focuses on the area of banking law. She also advises both financial institutions and borrowers in connection with various types of financing in Quebec and Canada. Prior to joining Fasken, Élaine practiced with a Canadian financial institution and a regional law firm, where she focused on real estate law, municipal taxation, and financing. Élaine also advised individuals and businesses d...
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