181 Bay St, Suite 1800, Brookfield Pl, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 1996 (ON)
Jill is the firm's Managing Partner and a member of the Financial Services, Energy and Health Groups. Jill's practice focuses on corporate and commercial lending transactions, including syndicated credit facilities, secured loans, project financings, acquisition financings, venture capital investments and asset-based lending. She is also experienced in the area of asset/equipment finance and leasing, including the structuring and documenting of bulk lease financing facilities and private securitizations. Jill has an active practice representing borrowers from many different industries, as well as acting for a broad range of lenders, including domestic and international banks, life insurance companies, asset-based lenders and investment funds. She is a member of the Canadian Finance & Leasing Association and Chair of the Board of Governors at Havergal College. Recognized in Chambers Canada and TheBest Lawyers in Canada, and named Best Lawyers' Lawyer of the Year in Equipment Finance Law (Toronto) in 2019, 2021 and 2024. Recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers. Listed in the Lexpert Leading Canadian Lawyers in Finance and M&A Special Edition and Lexpert Special Edition: Leading Canadian Lawyers in Energy and Mining.
Veridian Corporation and Whitby Hydro Energy Corporation amalgamated to form Elexicon Corporation, and their subsidiaries amalgamated to form a single regulated electricity distribution subsidiary, Elexicon Energy Inc., and a non-regulated subsidiary, Elexicon Group Inc.
On March 18, 2015, Chesswood Group Limited (“Chesswood”) announced that it had completed the acquisition of all of the shares in the capital of, and certain shareholder loan receivables in respect of, Blue Chip Leasing Corporation (“Blue Chip”) and EcoHome Financial Inc. (“EcoHome”) pursuant to a share purchase agreement between Chesswood, CB Leaseco Holdings Inc. (the “Vendor”), and the principals of the Vendor made as of February 25, 2015.
