Cases
Representative Work: Financial Institution Regulation
Compliance
Representing
advising financial institutions, including foreign banks, Schedule I, II
III banks, trust companies, investment dealers, mutual funds, Crown corporations,
other financial service companies
their affiliates in a wide range of ongoing regulatory
compliance matters.
Has extensive experience under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering)
Terrorist Financing Act
in decisions from the Financial Transactions
Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) in connection with financing, lending, payment card issuing, payment card processing businesses
money services businesses.
Has particular experience under the Bank Act
the Trust
Loan Companies Act in applications to
orders
rulings from the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI).
Has detailed knowledge of cost of borrowing, credit business practices, privacy
consumer protection regulatory compliance requirements
Payment Cards, Payment Mechanisms
Loyalty Programs
Representing
advising financial institutions
other financial services providers with respect to payment card merchant processing, payment card issuing, consumer finance protection, outsourcing, reward programs, affinity programs
payments systems matters.
Representing
advising issuer
acquirer clients
mobile wallet providers on the Code of Conduct for the Credit
Debit Card Industry in Canada as well as Interac, Visa, MasterCard
Canadian Payments Association rules
requirements, including the Automated Clearing
Settlement System
the Large Value Transfer System.
FinTech
Advising clients with respect to new mobile
online financial products
services including partnerships with financial institutions, FinTech organizations
other new
innovative financial services developments.
Lending
Representing lenders
borrowers in numerous secured
unsecured financing transactions
particular experience in syndicated loans, cross-border loans, asset-based loans, project finance, loans relating to acquisitions
loans to agri-business.
Structured Finance
Asset Securitization
Representing
advising financial institutions
corporations with respect to structured finance transactions
asset securitizations, including CMBS, MBS
rental portfolios,
the servicing
restructuring of securitization conduits.
Since inception in 2001, representing Canada Mortgage
Housing Corporation
Canada Housing Trust No. 1 with respect to
structuring the leading Canadian mortgage-based securitization program, the Canada Mortgage Bond Program.
Since inception in 2008, representing Canada Mortgage
Housing Corporation with respect to
structuring the $125-billion emergency bank funding Insured Mortgage Purchase Program involving purchases of insured mortgage pools from Canadian financial institutions.
Derivatives
Representing
advising banks, credit unions
other financial institutions, mutual funds, investment funds, corporations, municipalities,
hospitals with respect to derivatives transactions, including credit default swaps, equity forwards, commodity swaps, total return swaps
conventional swaps.