Best Lawyers in Canada for Banking and Finance Law
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Valerie Di Lena is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law. Valerie, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Valerie is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Edward Anido’s practice focuses primarily on banking and finance, with an emphasis on multi-jurisdictional domestic and international project financing transactions in the mining and clean energy sectors. Edward’s practice also covers corporate and acquisition finance, sports law, and general corporate/commercial matters across several industry sectors, including mining, infrastructure, professional sports, and aerospace and defence. His clients include Canadian and international ...
Charlene R. Joanes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law. Charlene R., who practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Charlene R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Zackary Burashko is a partner in the firm’s Global Infrastructure & Projects Group, with a practice focusing on infrastructure development, energy and project finance in Canada and the U.S. Zackary regularly advises lenders, developers and contractors on all aspects of projects and project finance in the infrastructure and energy sectors. He has also advised public authorities, including the federal government for the Gordie Howe International Crossing Project and Infrastructure Ont...
Amy Yang is an associate on our banking and finance team. Her practice focuses on syndicated and bilateral debt financings, project finance, acquisition finance, reserve and asset-backed lending and offerings of bonds, debentures and convertible debt. Amy also advises clients in connection with distressed debt offerings and restructuring matters. Amy acts regularly on behalf of both corporate borrowers and lenders in a variety of national and cross-border transactions.
Joe Mooney is a corporate and commercial lawyer. His practice is focused on banking and debt finance. Joe has acted for corporate borrowers, as well as national and international lenders in transactions across various industries, including energy, aviation, and aerospace. In particular, Joe's practice has focused on syndicated and bi-lateral lending arrangements in both the domestic and cross-border context. Additionally, Joe has experience with various types of project finance, merger and ac...
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...
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.
Bernard Trang is a member of the Business Law group. He focuses his practice primarily in private financing, financial services and general banking law. In the context of his practice, Bernard advises banks, financial institutions and private companies on matters involving the granting of credit facilities and security relating thereto. Clients rely on his expertise for private debt or equity financing, project financing, equipment lease financing and acquisition financing. His understanding ...
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...
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.
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.
Nadim Somani is a dual-qualified (Ontario, England and Wales) corporate finance and regulatory compliance associate in the business law group. Nadim has international experience advising both lenders and borrowers on a broad variety of multijurisdictional and domestic financing transactions, including structured finance, trade and receivables finance, real estate finance, asset-based lending and other areas of general banking and finance. He also advises a variety of businesses, including fin...
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 ...
Marilie joined the Fasken team as a student in May 2022, after completing her bachelor’s degree in law at the Université de Montréal. Before joining the Fasken team, Marilie completed an eight-month internship with a Superior Court judge. She also completed an internship in the legal affairs department of a financial institution. Moreover, Marilie has worked as a research assistant for a professor in securities law and for a notary in succession law.
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