The Lexpert Guides to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate and Litigation Lawyers in Canada profiles leading business lawyers and features articles for attorneys and in-house counsel in the US about business law issues in Canada.
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BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Jay A. Swartz Corporate and restructuring partner. Practice focuses on private-equity funds, domestic and cross-border insolvencies, private-company acquisitions, banking, debt financings, financial products development, structured and project finance, and governance. Experienced in formation of private investment funds, regulation of banks and financial institutions, and corporate governance. Helped develop asset-backed securities and derivative businesses in Canada. Fellow, American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers. President and Director, Insolvency Institute of Canada. Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating (AV). Included in Chambers Global, The Best Lawyers in Canada, Law Business Research's International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, PLC Which Lawyer?, The Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyers and Guide to the World's Leading Banking Lawyers, The 2006 Lexpert® Guide to the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada and The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. LLB, Osgoode Hall. Called to Ontario Bar in 1975. Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Tel: (416) 863-5520 Fax: (416) 863-0871 Toronto B T F jswartz@dwpv.com John W. Teolis John Teolis represents Canadian and foreign entities in establishing a banking, commercial, consumer, payment or information processing business or other financial presence in Canada. Recognized as a leading lawyer in Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2011 in the area of banking and finance. Recognized by Chambers & Partners for having a solid client base in the financial services sector and in The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada as a leading practitioner in the banking field. Recognized by International Who's Who of Banking Lawyers 2013 as one of the world's leading banking practitioners. According to Law Business Research, "the absolutely top-notch, John Teolis, played a 'vital role' in helping Wal-Mart, Barclays and Wells Fargo establish a banking presence in Canada." He is also recognized by his peers in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2011 and 2012 as one of the leading banking lawyers in Canada. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Tel: (416) 863-2548 Fax: (416) 863-2653 Toronto T F john.teolis@blakes.com John W. Torrey Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Extensive expertise with secured lending transactions. Acts regularly for both lenders and borrowers in bilateral and syndicated, secured and unsecured financings, most of which are multicurrency and multijurisdictional in nature. Particular expertise in acquisition and project financings and all aspects of mine financing. Recommended year after year by Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, The Lexpert®/ American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers, The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, and The Best Lawyers in Canada. Named "Lawyer of the Year" for banking and finance in 2013 by The Best Lawyers in Canada. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1988. Tel: (416) 865-4394 Fax: (416) 364-7813 Toronto T F jtorrey@fasken.com Brian G. Wright Practice involves the structuring, documentation and negotiation of complex lending transactions, both domestic and cross-border, including syndicated credits, secured loans, multi-currency financings, asset-based lending transactions, project financings, acquisition financings, monetization of instalment receivables, receivable purchases, government financings and other specialized financing transactions. Former Chair of Fasken Martineau's Business Law Section in Ontario. Considerable experience in debt restructurings and inter-creditor arrangements. Regularly speaks on lending and secured transactions. Recognized consistently by industry guides, including The Best Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Martindale-Hubbell, Practical Law Company: Which Lawyer? Yearbook, Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business and the International Who's Who of Banking Lawyers as a leading practitioner in banking law. Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1980. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Tel: (416) 865-5488 Fax: (416) 364-7813 Toronto bwright@fasken.com 60 | LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca D-00-Bios.indd 60 13-05-16 1:49 PM T F