Co-Head of Bennett Jones' Financial Services group in the Toronto office, Steve Lutz acts for banks, financial institutions, private equity and public and private borrowers in domestic and international secured and unsecured financings (including asset-based financing, syndicated, and cash-flow financing, first and second lien financing, project financing, acquisition financing, First Nations financing, and equipment financing/leasing). Steve has served as lead counsel in credit facilities ranging from $10 million to more than $1 billion in a wide range of industries including entertainment, manufacturing, gaming, consumer products, retail, airlines, media, energy and power, wind and solar, technology, and industrial. Prior to joining Bennett Jones, Steve worked at a Magic Circle international law firm in London, England, and at another major Toronto law firm. Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1998.