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Partner in the Banking and Financial Services practices, focusing on fi nance, restruc-
turing and insolvency. Has extensive experience advising domestic and international
fi nancial institutions on a broad range of fi nance-related matters, including corporate and
commercial debt, cross-border matters, restructuring and insolvency, senior and subordi-
nated loan facilities and asset-based lending. Regularly retained by Canada's Schedule 1
banks and Canadian and US private-equity fi rms. Considered one of Canada's leading
fi nance lawyers in connection with the fi nancing of the acquisition of both public and
private companies. Recognized in ! e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading
500 Lawyers in Canada in the area of Banking & Financial Institutions, and as a leading
practitioner in the areas of Asset-based Lending and Banking & Financial Institutions
in the Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in
Canada. LLB, 1990, Osgoode Hall Law School; LLM, 1991, Duke University. New
York Bar, 1992. Ontario Bar, 1993.
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Partner, Financial Services; Co-chair, Securitization, Structuring and Derivatives,
McMillan LLP. Practices business and fi nancial services law. Advises major corpora-
tions, fi nancial institutions, investment dealers and government agencies on secured
loans, derivatives, securitization, reinsurance security, personal property security, and
securities transfer law. Represented Canada on C$32-billion restructuring of non-bank
ABCP market. Legal agent for Department of Finance, providing advice on domestic
debt and capital markets activities. Chair, Personal Property Security Law Committee,
Ontario Bar Association. Fellow, American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers.
Co-author, Annotated Securities Transfer Act. Listed in: ! e Lexpert®/American Lawyer
Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Banking & Financial Institutions; Best
Lawyers in Canada, structured fi nance; ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Banking
& Financial Institutions and Derivative Instruments; Martindale-Hubbell Canada: BV
Distinguished; Legal Media Group, Expert Guides: structured fi nance and securitization.
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Partner with a diverse commercial practice with emphasis on banking, debt fi nancings,
fi nancial product development, structured fi nance, corporate restructurings, private-
equity funds and private-company acquisitions. Represents borrowers, lenders, investors,
boards and receivers/monitors in complex restructurings and insolvencies. Has estab-
lished domestic and international private-equity and investment funds, and carries on an
extensive private M&A practice. Instrumental in developing the asset-backed securities
and derivatives businesses in Canada. Named Toronto Banking and Finance Law Lawyer
of the Year 2015 in ! e Best Lawyers in Canada. Recognized in Chambers Global; ! e
Legal 500: Canada; Expert Guides' Guide to the World's Leading Banking Finance &
Transactional Lawyers; Who's Who Legal: Banking and Capital Markets; Who's Who
Legal Canada: Project Finance and Insolvency & Restructuring; and ! e Canadian Legal
Lexpert® Directory. Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating (AV). Fellow of the American
College of Commercial Finance Lawyers and the Insolvency Institute of Canada.
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John Torrey's practice involves the structuring, documentation and negotiation of
complex lending transactions. He acts regularly for both lenders and borrowers in bilat-
eral and syndicated, secured and unsecured fi nancings, most of which are multi-currency
and multi-jurisdictional in nature. Torrey has particular expertise in acquisition and
project fi nancings and all aspects of mine fi nancing and considerable experience with debt
restructurings. Recent signifi cant experience includes the fi nancing of the C$5.8-billion
acquisition of Safeway by Sobeys, the C$2.5-billion fi nancing of Silver Wheaton and the
C$2.5-billion fi nancing of Kinross Gold. He is repeatedly recommended by the world's
leading legal publications, including Chambers Global, ! e Best Lawyers in Canada, the
Guide to the World's Leading Banking Lawyers, ! e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to
the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada and ! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. He has
been named a "Leading Individual" for Banking and Finance by ! e Legal 500 Canada
2014 and "Banking Lawyer of the Year" for 2010 by ! e Best Lawyers in Canada.
Joel M.
Scoler
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (416) 863-5506
Fax: (416) 863-0871
Toronto
Robert M.
Scavone
McMillan LLP
Tel: (416) 865-7901
Fax: (416) 865-7048
Toronto
Jay A.
Swartz
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (416) 863-5520
Fax: (416) 863-0871
Toronto
John W.
Torrey
Fasken
Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
Tel: (416) 865-4394
Fax: (416) 364-7813
Toronto
jscoler@dwpv.com
rob.scavone@mcmillan.ca
jswartz@dwpv.com
jtorrey@fasken.com
BANKING & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
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