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Partner with Torys' Calgary offi ce and one of the founding partners of that offi ce.
Practice focuses on corporate lending and project fi nancing. Has extensive experi-
ence advising corporate clients and fi nancial institutions on a wide range of fi nancing
transactions, including project fi nancing, syndicated transactions, bond fi nancings,
cross-border fi nancings, acquisition fi nancings, asset and reserve-based lending and
intercreditor arrangements. Has been recognized as a leading Canadian banking and
project fi nance lawyer by Woodward/White's ! e Best Lawyers in Canada; Chambers
& Partners' Chambers Global: ! e World's Leading Lawyers for Business; Legal Media
Group/Euromoney's IFLR1000: ! e Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law
Firms; ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory; Who's Who Legal and PLC Which
Lawyer? Named one of Lexpert®'s "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40" in 2012.
LLB, 1997, University of Toronto; BComm, 1994, Dalhousie University. Alberta Bar,
1999. Ontario Bar, 1999.
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David Zacks is a partner who practices in the area of fi nancial services law at Blake,
Cassels & Graydon LLP. His practice involves advising borrowers and lenders on
corporate fi nancing, including project fi nancing, infrastructure fi nancing (private
and public-private partnerships), renewable energy, forestry and mining fi nancings,
syndicated and loans, cross-border transactions and debt restructuring. Life Bencher
of the Law Society of British Columbia. Appointed QC, 2002. Recognized in ! e
Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Banking and Project Financing), ! e Lexpert®/
American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, ! e Lexpert® Guide
to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada, Lexpert®
magazine, Special Edition on Infrastructure, September 2012 and Global Mining
2014, IFLR1000: ! e Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms, ! e Best
Lawyers in Canada, International Who's Who of Banking Lawyers, International Who's
Who of Business Lawyers, Who's Who Legal: Canada 2012 and the Guide to the World's
Leading Project Finance Lawyers.
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Michael McIntosh is a senior partner who practices in the areas of banking, acquisi-
tion fi nance, structured fi nance and project fi nance at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP.
Regularly advises on cross-border fi nancings. Recent transactions include fi nancings
of oil sands projects, conventional oil and gas reserves, refi neries, petrochemical plants,
pipelines, mining assets and power-generating assets. Lead counsel to the lenders for the
fi nancing of Western Oil Sands' participation in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project with
Shell Canada/Chevron Canada and lead Canadian counsel to the lenders for the fi nanc-
ing of the Vantage Pipeline. In addition, lead counsel on the credit facilities of Suncor
Energy, TransCanada PipeLines, Husky Energy, Canadian Oil Sands, Baytex Energy,
Athabasca Oil and Crew Energy and co-lead counsel on TransCanada's Keystone
Project credit facility. Recently acted as lead Canadian counsel on the fi nancing of the
Vantage Pipeline project. Admitted to the Alberta Bar in 1986 and the Ontario Bar in
1988. Appointed Queen's Counsel in 2014.
Kevin
Fougere
Torys LLP
Tel: (403) 776-3746
Fax: (403) 776-3800
Calgary
David A.
Zacks, QC
Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP
Tel: (604) 631-3361
Fax: (604) 631-3309
Vancouver
J. Michael
McIntosh,
QC
Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP
Tel: (403) 260-9791
Fax: (403) 260-9700
Calgary
kfougere@torys.com
david.zacks@blakes.com
michael.mcintosh@blakes.com
