333 Bay St, Suite 3400, Bay Adelaide Ctr, W Twr, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 1997 (ON)
Partner with 25+ years of experience in closing banking, asset-based lending, project finance, high-yield debt and restructuring deals. Represents lenders, borrowers, and sponsors on domestic, cross-border, and international finance transactions. Select recent mandates include advising: Wells Fargo, Siena Lending, PNC Bank and MidCap Financial on various cross-border and domestic ABL matters; BTG Pactual and TCW asset management in relation to certain cross-border, private credit financings; Fiera Private Debt on various infrastructure project financings; Chevron Canada and Hub International in relation to various credit matters. Recognized as a leading ABL, banking and project financing lawyer by IFLR1000, Best Lawyers in Canada, Lexology Index, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and in Lexpert Special Editions – Energy and Mining, Infrastructure, and Finance and M&A. Has the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell for ethical standards and legal ability. Has written and spoken on debt finance in a variety of forums, including co-authoring and editing the Canada chapter of The Acquisition and Leveraged Finance Review and The Lending and Secured Financing Review.
On July 14, 2017, Lithium Americas Corp. (Lithium Americas) completed a $355,000,000 financing transaction with Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd. (GFL) and Bangchak Corporation Public Company Ltd. (BCP) to finance the development of the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium project in Argentina.
