Best Lawyers in Canada for Banking and Finance Law
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Mary Kelly practises business law, and has considerable experience relating to company, banking and regulatory requirements as applied to private mergers and acquisitions, secured lending, corporate reorganizations and business joint ventures. Her diverse experience in private mergers and acquisitions includes advising financial institutions on divestiture options for non-core businesses and implementing successful international auction sales on behalf of multinational clients, including thos...
Executive Summary Paul Stoyan is the Chairman of Gardiner Roberts and practises business law with a special emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and corporate governance. His varied experience makes him a valued corporate counsel to large and medium-size corporations of all types. He has worked extensively with various companies in the technology and financial sectors and has assisted such companies in various cross-border transactions, in going public and in establishing a...
Matthew Lippa's practice covers all aspects of corporate finance, with an emphasis on multi-jurisdictional and cross-border structured financings. He acts for Canadian and international financial institutions and borrowers in lending transactions, including asset-based lending, syndicated financings, covered bonds and notes, insolvency and restructuring and project finance. Matthew regularly advises clients on general corporate matters, regulatory matters and commercial contracts. He also has...
Christian Roy's practice focuses primarily on financial restructuring, bankruptcy, insolvency and realization of bank guarantees. His services are sought by local and international companies with restructuring needs and by court-appointed officers, financial institutions, secured and unsecured creditors and purchasers of assets from distressed companies. He has acted for several financial institutions and companies regarding informal workouts and debtor-in-possession financings. Mr. Roy has p...
Julie provides legal services to financial institutions and corporations in connection with the financing of business jets, helicopters and commercial aircraft and to purchasers and sellers in connection with aircraft and helicopter acquisitions and deliveries. Julie assists with structuring, negotiating and documenting lending and acquisition transactions. She also helps her clients navigate the International Registry and provides advice on variety of commercial related matters.
Gary is a commercial solicitor, whose practice includes commercial lending and commercial real estate. After earning his B.A. in Political Science (1973) and his LL.B. (1976) at the University of Alberta, Gary was admitted to the Alberta bar in 1977. Away from the office, Gary is actively involved in numerous charitable, community and political organizations in capacities as fundraiser, organizer and lecturer.
Brendan Piovesan is a Partner in the corporate & commercial and real estate groups at Farris LLP in Vancouver, British Columbia. His practice focuses on Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law, with an emphasis on advising private real estate developers, investors, lenders and businesses involved in complex development projects throughout British Columbia. Brendan advises clients through all stages of real estate development, including site acquisition, project structuring, partnershi...
Noah Zucker practices primarily in the areas of commercial insolvency and banking law. He acts for creditors, debtors, court-appointed officers and other stakeholders in matters ranging from complex corporate reorganizations to personal bankruptcies. Noah also represents clients in other civil or commercial disputes and advises on deals, always striving to find practical, business-oriented solutions to difficult problems. Noah appears regularly before the Superior Court of Québec and h...
Boris Muchalov’s corporate-commercial practice covers a broad range of transactions with an emphasis on bilateral and syndicated secured debt financings, asset-based lending, factoring, automotive floor plans, and acquisition and construction financings. He works on both domestic and cross-border transactions across a wide range of industries. Boris’ clients include financial institutions, asset-based lenders, and corporate borrowers. He also acts as corporate counsel to a number ...
Brad's practice focuses mainly in the areas of M&A, corporate and commercial transactions, and the structuring and governance of private business. Brad regularly advises clients on the organizing of business relationships, commercial contracts, and the purchase and sale of businesses. Brad has experience acting for clients in the technology, manufacturing, professional practices, agriculture, transportation and environmental sectors, amongst others. Brad has a broad corporate and commerci...
David Cohen is a senior practitioner in the firm's Toronto office, practising corporate and commercial financing, restructuring and insolvency law in a domestic and cross-border context. He is an executive member of the National Financial Services Industry Group and practice coordinator for the Distressed M&A Practice at Gowlings LLP. David has transactional experience in: Automotive Financial Services Mining and Resource Agriculture Food and Beverage Plastics Aquaculture Healthcare Recre...
Melissa Prado is a partner within the Regulatory Services Group and co-leads the Insurance and Reinsurance practice. With over a decade of experience advising domestic and international insurers, reinsurers, financial institutions, and intermediaries, Melissa is recognized as a leading insurance transactional and regulatory lawyer.
Andrew Jackson is Co-Leader of the firm’s Banking and Finance group and a Partner in the Vancouver office of Fasken. A banking lawyer with a broad practice, Andrew primarily advises financial institutions and private companies on debt financing and corporate and commercial law matters. Banks, credit unions, private lenders and borrowers consistently retain him for advice on the structuring of financings and the preparation, registration and enforcement of security. Andrew works with cli...
Sean Griffin is a partner in the litigation group in Langlois lawyers’ Montréal office and a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. His practice focuses on complex litigation involving constitutional, administrative and commercial law issues, as well as corporate and securities matters. With recognized expertise in defending public and private corporations, financial institutions and various entities active in the financial markets, including their directors and officers,...
Michèle Friel practises in the areas of commercial contracts, corporate financing, financial services and general banking law. Her practice focuses primarily on secured financing transactions in Canada and cross-border loans, both on a syndicated and non-syndicated basis. Ms. Friel represents and advises banks and other lending institutions as well as borrowers in a broad range of financing transactions, including asset-based loans, cash flow loans, project financings, acquisition fina...
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