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Anderson, Jean E., Goodmans LLP Toronto - (416) 597-4297 - janderson@goodmans.ca
Partner in the Banking and Finance Law Group at Goodmans. Focuses on financing, corporate transactions
and financial institution regulatory matters. Over 35 years of extensive expertise in acquisition financing,
project finance, asset-based lending, debt restructuring, complex domestic and cross-border financings. Cli-
ents represented include Wells Fargo, SunTrust Bank, Lloyds Bank, OMERS, LBC Credit Partners, Crys-
tal Financial, Bibby, UBS, PNC and Clearwater Seafoods. Identified as a leading practitioner in numerous
publications, including: e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, e
Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Chambers Global, Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Banking
Finance & Transactional Lawyers and e World's Leading Women in Business Law, IFLR1000, e Legal
500 Canada and e Best Lawyers in Canada (named 2015 Toronto Asset-Based Lending Lawyer of the
Year). Received the 2009 Lexpert® Zenith Award, recognizing her as one of Canada's leading women lawyers.
Ontario Bar (1981).
Avis, Paul J., McMillan LLP Toronto - (416) 865-7006 - paul.avis@mcmillan.ca
Paul Avis is a senior partner and Co-chair of the Financial Services Group. Avis has extensive experience in
banking, finance, debt restructuring and real estate. He routinely counsels and represents Canadian and for-
eign financial institutions on the structuring and implementation of domestic and international financing
transactions. Avis's work experience encompasses all areas of debt financing, including syndicated loans, asset-
based lending, real estate project and portfolio financing, receivables financing, subordinated debt and mez-
zanine loans and debtor-in-possession financing. Avis advises and acts for financial institutions in the develop-
ment and maintenance of standard loan and security documentation. His practice also includes acting on loan
portfolio acquisitions and divestitures for institutional and other clients.
Nassiry, Keyvan, Miller Thomson LLP Montréal - (514) 871-5355 - knassiry@millerthomson.com
Practice focuses primarily on sophisticated domestic and cross-border financing transactions. Keyvan Nassiry
has significant experience in asset-based lending, syndicated loans, real estate loans, securitization, mine and
consumer financings, equipment financing and leasing, factoring, intercreditor relations and other aspects of
banking and financing law. He regularly acts for Canadian, American and offshore banks, commercial lend-
ers and other financial institutions, as well as borrowers, in connection with complex secured and unsecured
credit facilities. He is a regular speaker at conferences on various topics relating to financings. He is featured
in e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada and e Canadian Legal Lex-
pert® Directory. He is also featured in the Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate
Lawyers in Canada and e Best Lawyers in Canada peer review guide.
BANKING & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
ASSET-BASED LENDING / BANKING & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
