As one of the leading financial services law firms in Canada, we have extensive experience in all aspects of cross-border finance. With particular depth on Canada-US transactions, our international financial transaction capabilities include:

		Lending. Acting for banks, syndicates, other lenders and borrowers on all types of loan transactions
		Cross-Border Leasing. Developing and implementing tax-effective lease transactions for financing companies and corporate lessees
		Letters of Credit. Assisting exporters, importers and lenders with the financing of international sales transactions
		Structured Finance. Acting for various issuers, intermediaries and end-users, including investment banks, hedge funds, corporations, investment funds and other financial institutions, in connection with Canadian and international financial products using equity derivatives, options, futures and other derivative instruments
		Insolvency and Restructuring. Representing financial institutions, monitors, receivers and trustees-in-bankruptcy, public company boards of directors and insolvent companies in public and private international insolvency proceedings

Major financial institutions that currently use the firm's services on a regular basis include: JP Morgan Chase, Citibank, CIT Financial, Bank of America, GE Capital, GMAC Commercial Mortgage of Canada, RBC Financial Group, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal, Honda Canada Finance, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and HSBC Bank.

	Representative Transactions/Cases
			Representing a Canadian chartered bank in connection with a credit facility extended to an electronic transaction processing organization, secured in Canada, the US, UK and Australia
			Acting for an international consortium of banks in connection with a large revolving credit facility provided to a major electrical transmission distribution company
			Assisting an Asian-based international bank with the proposed acquisition of a financial institution headquartered in the Bahamas

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