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Heenan Blaikie’s Banking and Financial Services practice group represents a diversified collection of institutional lenders, banks, real estate investment trusts, pension funds, investors and financial intermediaries. We are regularly consulted by domestic and international providers of financial services and represent as well the interests of corporate borrowers.

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Our Banking and Financial Services practice group has expertise in all types of financing and regulatory matters, including:

Corporate financing
Acquisition financing
Loan syndication
Asset-backed financing
Structured financing and securitization
Project financing
Real estate financing
Receivables purchase facilities
Cross-border financing
Letters of credit and other forms of credit enhancements
Floor-plan and inventory financing
Subordinated debt and mezzanine financing
Inter-creditor arrangements
Mortgage bonds and other fixed income financing
Debt restructuring
Creditor rights
Establishment of banks and other financial service businesses in Canada
Bank capital requirements, including innovative capital transactions
Compliance with consumer protection and anti money laundering legislation
Entertainment financing

Our Team

Name	Title	Office	Telephone
Ahuja, Jesse	Associate	Vancouver	778 329.9038
Amyot, Bernard	Partner	Montreal	514 846.2321
Bahadoorsingh, Anjili I.	Partner	Vancouver	604 891.1180
Beaulieu, Pierre	Partner	Québec	418 649.5464
Bellemare, Claudette	Partner	Montreal	514 846.2248
Bercovici, Vivian	Partner	Toronto	416 643.6869
Bienjonetti, Jean-François	Partner	Québec	418 649.5470
Borduas, Louis-Philippe	Associate	Montreal	514 846.7214
Borrelli, Jodi	Law Clerk	Toronto	416 643.6816
Breton, Frédérick	Associate	Sherbrooke	819 346.4139
Brosseau, Renée	Partner	Toronto	416 643.6992
Cabelli, Joel	Partner	Montreal	514 846.7245
Carbonaro, David	Partner	Toronto	416 643.6836
Caron, Sébastien C.	Partner	Montreal	514 846.2259
Carrière, Louis	Partner	Québec	418 649.5465
Champagne, Pierre	Partner	Ottawa	613 236.4859
Chaney, Aurélie	Associate - Paris	Paris	01 40 69 26 57
Chivaran, Oana	Associate	Toronto	416 777.4197
Conlin, Charlotte	Partner	Toronto	416 643.6945
Cook, Paula	Law Clerk	Toronto	416 777.4179
Couture, Marie-Josée	Associate	Montreal	514 846.2209
Daechsel, W. Kip	National Co-managing Partner	Toronto	416 360.3531
Danef, Ilia N.	Partner	Toronto	416 643.6904
Das, Radha	Associate	Toronto	416 643.6981
Davies, Michael	Partner	Toronto	416 643.6807
Dhaliwal, Ken	Partner	Toronto	416 360.3523
Didus, Terry	Partner	Montreal	514 846.2341
Dunsky, Ilan	Partner	Montreal	514 846.4763
Essombè Moussio, Jean-Jacques	Partner	Paris	01 40 69 26 76
Ethier, Maxine	Associate	Toronto	416 643.6932
Freoa, Sidonie	Associate - Paris	Paris	01 40 69 26 70
Gauthier, Marie-Pierre	Associate	Sherbrooke	819 346.7928
Girard, Joëlle	Associate	Montreal	514 846.2370
Girard, Sonia	Paralegal	Québec	418 524.5131
Goldstein, Hilary	Partner	Toronto	416 360.2620
Gravel, Justin	Associate	Sherbrooke	819 346.2543
Hanlon, Michael J.	Partner	Montreal	514 846.2376
Henriques, Michael	Partner	Toronto	416 643.6891
Heyne, Alain	Partner	Sherbrooke	819 346.4140
Hiebert, Lisa	Associate	Vancouver	604 891.1192
Hollinger, Mike	Partner	Toronto	416 360.3553
Jackman, William	Associate	Toronto	416 777.4191
Johnson, Robert Bruce	Associate	Toronto	416 643.6966
Keele, Lindsay	Associate	Vancouver	778 331.0281
Kiru, Tony	Partner	Toronto	416 360.3547
Koubemba, Melina	Associate - Paris	Paris	01 40 69 54 16
Kraft, Kenneth David	Partner	Toronto	416 643.6822
L'Écuyer, Diane	Paralegal	Montreal	514 846.7043
Lemire, Pierre-Marc	Associate	Montreal	514 846.2350
Martyn, J. Scott	Partner	Toronto	416 643.6901
Mc Mahon-Mathieu, Mélissa	Associate	Trois-Rivières	819 373.5497
Middleton, Ryan	Associate	Toronto	416 643.6823
Morin, Guylaine	Paralegal	Montreal	514 846.8687
Morissette, Lise	Partner	Montreal	514 846.2258
Mulroy, Kieran	Counsel	Toronto	416 777.4181
Orrantia, Beatriz	Associate	Toronto	416 777.4185
Ouimette, Andrée-Anne	Associate	Sherbrooke	819 346.8955
Paquet, Claude	Partner	Montreal	514 846.2378
Park, Philipp	Partner	Montreal	514 846.2572
Patryluk, Ryan	Partner	Vancouver	778 331.0285
Pezard, Alice	Special Advisor	Paris	01 40 69 26 59
Plante, Guy	Partner	Québec	418 649.5482
Priester, Lisa	Law Clerk	Toronto	416 643.6949
Proulx, Alexandre	Associate	Trois-Rivières	819 373.7343
Provencher, Sylvain	Partner	Sherbrooke	819 346.1435
Richard, Isabelle	Associate	Trois-Rivières	819 373.4100
Ricketts, Rachel	Associate	Vancouver	778 331.0282
Rinaldi, Andréa	Associate	Toronto	416 643.6819
Rivard, Gary	Partner	Montreal	514 846.2383
Rogers, Karen M.	Partner	Montreal	514 846.2210
Russell, Jim	Partner	Toronto	416 360.3561
Salmas, John J	Partner	Toronto	416 360.3570
Saxe, Neil	Partner	Toronto	416 643.6912
Shedletsky, Michael	Associate	Toronto	416 777.4177
Skelly, William E. J.	Partner	Vancouver	604 891.1177
Sun, Sonja	Associate	Vancouver	778 331.0287
Sylvestre, Chantal	Partner	Montreal	514 846.2344
Van Allen, Sara-Ann	Associate	Toronto	416 777.4171
Vandeweeghe, Simon	Associate - Paris	Paris	01 40 69 26 64
Vlasak, Yanick	Partner	Sherbrooke	819 346.3720
Vommaro, Maria	Paralegal	Montreal	514 846.2356
Walji, Naheema	Associate	Calgary	403 232.8223
Wang, Neal	Counsel	Calgary	403 234.1259
Wilson, Keith D.	Partner	Montreal	514 846.2325
Wooldridge, Edward A.	Partner	Calgary	403 261.3454

Date	Title	Speaker(s)	Organization	CPD*

* Continuing Professional Development

Title	Language	Jurisdiction	Date
Court of Appeal Reiterates the Importance for Investors to Conduct Due Diligence	English	Quebec	Feb. 2013
Indalex: Supreme Court of Canada Decision Released	English		Feb. 2013
2013 LIBOR Update	English	Others	Jan. 2013
Parliament Seeks to Clarify Priority between Bank Act and PPSA Security	English	Canada (Federal)	Jan. 2012
Leave to Appeal Granted in Indalex	English	Canada (Federal) Ontario	Dec. 2011
Clarification to the Right of Prepayment under the Interest Act	English	Canada (Federal) Ontario	Nov. 2011
Bank of Canada and OSFI Heads Provide Insight on Regulatory Reform; Mark Carney Endorsed as Next Head Of G-20's Financial Stability Board	English	Canada (Federal)	Oct. 2011
DIP Lending Charge: When Super-priority is not so Super	English	Ontario	Apr. 2011
OSFI Enhances Quality of Capital for Deposit Taking Institutions	English	Canada (Federal)	Mar. 2011
Canadians Speak a New Reporting Language in 2011: The Transition from the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles to the International Financial Reporting Standards	English	National	Feb. 2011
Renewable Energy Financing: An Update of Ontario's Feed-In Tariff Program	English	Ontario	Jan. 2011
Pension Insolvency: Intelligent Solutions Needed	English	Canada (Federal)	Oct. 2009

Title	Client	Description
Michael Kors' Syndicated Financing	Michael Kors	Canadian counsel to Michael Kors in connection with its US$200 million syndicated financing led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, as agent.
The Notman House Project	OSMO Foundation	Represented our client in the acquisition of the Notman House, a classified historic monument in Montreal.
CanEra Energy Corp. Acquisition of SE Saskatchewan Interests from TAQA North	CanEra Energy Corp.	Represented CanEra in connection with its C$358 million acquisition of Southeast Saskatchewan oil and gas assets.
5N Plus' $40 Million Equity Financing	5N PLus Inc.	Represented 5N Plus in connection with its $40 million new issue of units.
Long Term Financing	National Bank of Canada	Represented the lender in connection with the long-term financing of a commercial building in Montreal.
Logistec Corporation C$75 Million Financing	Bank of Montreal	Representing Bank of Montreal, as agent, in connection with its C$75 million syndicated financing in favour of Logistec Corporation.
5N Plus Inc. Acquires MCP Group SA	5N Plus Inc.	Acted for 5N Plus Inc. in connection with the acquisition of MCP Group SA of Tilly, Belgium.
TransForce Purchases Dynamex	Transforce Inc.	Represented Transforce Inc. in its acquisition of the Canadian and U.S. operations of Dynamex Inc. in the amount of US$248M.
Financing of Alcoa Power Installations	Investissement Quebec	We represented Investissement Québec in the drafting and negotiation of a loan guarantee in the amount of $228M to be granted to Alcoa ltée for the modernization of its power installations in Quebec.
Defended AGF Funds in Quebec and Ontario	AGF Funds Inc.	Defended a mutual fund dealer against market timing allegations.
Mobilicity Financing	ING Bank N.V.	Advised ING Bank N.V. as lead arranger for for the financing of the build-out and construction of a new wireless network.

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