40 King St W, Suite 5800, Scotia Plaza, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 1998 (ON)
Jon is a partner in Miller Thomson’s Financial Services and Entertainment & Media Groups. Jon’s practice is focused on lending transactions and includes extensive experience in all aspects of lending and structured finance transactions, such as acting on syndicated financings which are cross-border or multi-jurisdictional in nature. Jon has significant project finance expertise in the film, television and new media industries and has acted on numerous production financing transactions, including international co-venture and co-production arrangements. He has also represented both creditors and debtors in work-outs and other restructuring transactions. Recognized as a leading lawyer in the areas of Banking Law and Entertainment Law by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, The Best Lawyers in Canada and Who’s Who Legal.
On April 12, 2018, a syndicate of bank lenders closed a new expanded credit agreement with AutoCanada Inc. (TSX: ACQ), Canada’s largest multi-location automobile dealership group by volume, providing secured credit facilities up to $1.08 billion.