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BANKING & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
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Senior banking and fi nance partner and past Chair of Osler's Financial Services and
Banking Group. Practice encompasses a broad range of fi nancing transactions with an
emphasis on structuring and negotiating complex syndicated loan facilities. Advises
on matters including acquisition fi nancings, project fi nance and capital market debt
issuances, including in the high-yield note market. Regularly counsels both domestic
and foreign fi nancial institutions, government agencies, large institutional investors and
business corporations in connection with signifi cant lending and restructuring transac-
tions. Has extensive experience in both the domestic and cross-border fi nancial services
sector markets. Has been recognized as a leading practitioner by ! e Best Lawyers in
Canada, ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Chambers Global: ! e World's Leading
Business Lawyers, IFLR1000: ! e Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms
and Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law. Admitted to
the Ontario Bar in 1982.
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Practices in the area of banking and corporate fi nance; has represented institutional
creditors and investors of all types, including the major Canadian banks, many of the
US money center banks and an American global fi nancial services company. Recently
has advised the Bank of Canada on systemic matters, including the proposed acquisition
of TMX. Also represents investment banks in complex or specialized structured fi nance
transactions, including asset-based fi nancing, securitizations and other types of innova-
tive structured fi nance, both domestic and off shore. Has participated as investors'
counsel in numerous restructurings over the last three decades. Named by Lexpert® as
one of the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada. A member of the Executive Commit-
tee, Entrepreneurship Council of the Richard Ivey School of Business; past member of
the Editorial Board of the Banking and Finance Law Journal. Co-chair of the fi rm's
Strategy and Innovation Committee.
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Ian Binnie is a partner in the Financial Services Group at Blake, Cassels & Graydon
LLP. His practice encompasses a broad range of business law matters, with a focus on
fi nancing transactions and fi nancial regulatory matters. Binnie has extensive experi-
ence in all aspects of commercial fi nance, both domestically and internationally,
including public and private debt issuances, project fi nance (primarily in the power
generation industry), bilateral and syndicated lending, asset-based lending, private
equity, second lien and other forms of subordinated lending, securitization and deriva-
tive transactions. Binnie has acknowledged expertise in negotiating and integrating
commercial law and fi nance documentation. He also has a long-standing interest in
personal property security matters and participates in a number of ongoing law reform
initiatives in this fi eld.
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Michael Burke is a partner who practices in the Financial Services Group at Blake,
Cassels & Graydon LLP. His practice consists of transactional work (in the securiti-
zation and asset-based lending/leasing areas) and the development and modernization
of wholesale and retail lending/leasing programs and documentation for business and
consumer customers. Has acted in connection with domestic and cross-border securi-
tization transactions and has acted for fi nance/insurance companies in establishing
domestic and cross-border private securitization or bulk purchase programs. Has acted
for borrowers/lessees and lenders/lessors in a variety of domestic and cross-border loans
(e.g., ABL, term, acquisition fi nancing and warehouse credit facilities, project fi nance,
and private placement of bonds and notes) and lease transactions. Received CFLA's
Member of the Year Award for 2010. Has been an Adjunct Professor of commercial
law at Osgoode Hall Law School. Obtained MBA in 1986. Admitted to Ontario Bar
in 1988.
Laurie E.
Barrett
Osler, Hoskin &
Harcourt LLP
Tel: (416) 862-6599
Fax: (416) 862-6666
Toronto
Bruce C.
Barker
Bennett
Jones LLP
Tel: (416) 777-4818
Fax: (416) 863-1716
Toronto
Ian J. Binnie
Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP
Tel: (416) 863-3250
Fax: (416) 863-2653
Toronto
Michael
Burke
Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP
Tel: (416) 863-3866
Fax: (416) 863-2653
Toronto
lbarrett@osler.com
barkerb@bennettjones.com
ian.binnie@blakes.com
michael.burke@blakes.com
