Banking and Finance Law
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Vancouver.
Irv D. Laskin
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Irv focuses his practice on acting for banks and other lenders and borrowers in secured and unsecured financing and leasing transactions. His clients include financial institutions, merchant banks and other lenders, and a mix of borrowers who are engaged in financing transactions at the local, national and international level.
Irv has been involved in the financing of an extensive range of businesses including aircraft, forest and mining products, farming, merchant banks, hotels, oil and gas products, real estate developments, newspapers, high technology products and operations and national retail chains. These financings often have cross-border components to them and often include syndications and participations with government and other lending institutions acting for the lead or secondary lender. Irv has drafted financing and leasing documents utilized by lenders and lessors in the ordinary course of their businesses. He regularly provides advice to clients on the establishment of their internal lending and borrowing guidelines, regulatory and compliance matters and the structuring of financing transactions and is also often asked by his clients to lecture and give seminars on a range of banking and financing issues.
Overview
Vancouver, British Columbia
- English
- Hebrew
- British Columbia, 1984
Vancouver, British Columbia
- English
- Hebrew
- British Columbia, 1984
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Banking and Finance Law, Vancouver, Canada (2026)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada™ 2026 for work in:
- Banking and Finance Law
Awards:
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Banking and Financial Institutions
- Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada 2016: Banking & Financial Institutions
- Lexpert / American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada 2014: Banking Law
- Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory: BV Peer Review rated
News & Media
Additional Information
- Experience
Representative transactions include acting for:
HSBC Bank Canada as agent and for the syndicate of HSBC Bank Canada, Canadian Western Bank, Royal Bank of Canada and Alberta Treasury Branches with respect to project and infrastructure financing on a multi-towered real estate project in Calgary, Alberta
HSBC Bank Canada as agent and for the syndicate of HSBC Bank Canada, Farm Credit Canada, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Rabobank Nederland, Canadian Branch with respect to working capital and term financing extended to Canada’s largest dairy farm operation
Business Development Bank of Canada, and for HSBC Bank Canada and Canadian Western Bank with respect to term financing extended on Indian lands in British Columbia
HSBC Bank Canada with respect to working capital financing extended to one of Canada’s largest pulp producers
HSBC Bank Canada with respect to working capital and term financing extended to one of Canada’s largest helicopter operators carrying on business in Canada and U.S.
HSBC Capital (Canada) Inc. with respect to mezzanine financing extended to some of British Columbia’s leading real estate developers and manufacturers
Business Development Bank of Canada with respect to various term financing transactions
Bank of East Asia (Canada) with respect to term and real estate financings
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