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Sutcliffe, James E., McMillan LLP Vancouver - (604) 893-2317 - james.sutcliffe@mcmillan.ca
James is a partner in the firm's Financial Services group. He has extensive experience in all aspects of debt
financing. James acts for Canadian banks and other lenders, US and other foreign financial institutions,
and Canadian and US law firms and corporations. James has acted on all manner of loan transactions
including construction and term real estate deals, acquisition, operating and term loan deals, syndicated loan
transactions, asset-based loans and loans involving the forestry, renewal energy and seniors living sectors.
He is recognized in e Best Lawyers in Canada for banking law and is BV rated in the Martindale-Hubbell
International Law Directory. James has written articles and made presentations on lending issues and acted
as editor of publications on real estate financing and mortgage practices.
Lexpert Ranking: RR
Tremblay, Janie, McMillan LLP Calgary - (403) 231-8377 - janie.tremblay@mcmillan.ca
Janie leads McMillan LLP's Financial Services Group in Calgary. Janie acts for lenders and borrowers alike,
and her practice ranges from domestic to cross-border and international syndicated and bilateral lending
transactions, covering general corporate and more structured credits, such as ABL, acquisition, convert-
ible debt, leveraged cash flow, mezzanine and project financings. She has extensive private equity-backed
transactional, multi-jurisdictional and multi-tiered capital structures experience, including the development
of "bankable" structures, and the running of competitive financing bid processes. Having held several senior
positions across Canada, as well as London, England and Sao Paulo, Brazil, and established early on in her
career a solid transactional foundation in corporate commercial and M&A work, Janie brings to the table
a culturally sensitive and solution-driven approach to negotiations and transaction management.
Waters, Don M.E., McMillan LLP Toronto - (416) 865-7920 - don.waters@mcmillan.ca
Don Waters is a partner in the firm's Financial Services Group with a focus on corporate finance and struc-
tured finance transactions, including domestic and cross-border lending, structured finance, and project
finance transactions. Don routinely acts for and advises various domestic and international financial institu-
tions, borrowers, sponsors and other lenders with respect to a wide variety of asset classes and transactions.
He is recognized by IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide as a leading lawyer in Banking, Capital Mar-
kets: Debt and Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitization and by e Best Lawyers in Canada
in Structured Finance Law.
Lexpert Ranking: RR
Partridge, Christopher, Wildeboer Dellelce LLP Toronto - (416) 361-0359 - cpartridge@wildlaw.ca
Partner and chair of the Debt Products Group at Wildeboer Dellelce LLP. Practices primarily in the areas
of corporate finance (debt) and corporate/commercial. Counsel to various domestic and foreign financial
institutions, credit funds and other credit providers. Assists both lenders and borrowers in connection with
bilateral, club and syndicated, secured and non-secured, domestic and multijurisdictional debt financing
mandates (including cash-flow, asset based, acquisition, leveraged buyout, sponsor backed, revolving and
term facilities). Chris also assists both lenders and borrowers with respect to subordinate/mezzanine and
convertible debt/quasi equity financings. In respect to his corporate/commercial practice, Chris advises cli-
ents on shareholder agreements and acts for both vendors and purchasers with a focus on mid-market private
company mergers and acquisitions. Chris is recognized by e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2018
as a leading lawyer in the area of Banking and Financial Institutions and Asset-Based Lending.
Lexpert Ranking: MFR
