Christopher Alam is a partner, national leader of Gowling WLG’s Lending Group as well as head of the Real Estate and Financial Services Group in the firm’s Toronto office. His practice includes the full range of corporate commercial and lending transactions. He acts for both creditors, including banks and other major financial institutions, and debtors in secured and unsecured lending and leasing transactions that include public and private acquisitions, asset-based loans, and term and revolving facilities in both a domestic, US, and international context. He is frequently called on by law firms around the world to provide Canadian advice and act on international financings and matters for Canadian subsidiaries. He acts for creditors, debtors, and receivers in transactions involving insolvency and related issues, for servicers to CMBS loan portfolios, and for US-based lenders carrying on lending businesses in Canada. Chris’s practice has developed to include advising a number of corporations that carry on business in Canada and internationally. Chris advises them on general corporate issues, acquisitions, and strategic matters. He is a member of the firm’s Legal Opinions Committee and is co-lead of the firm’s national artificial intelligence technology sub-group.