Nizam Hashmi
Barrister and Solicitor
For more than 15 years, Hashmi Law Group has assisted, supported, and served the community with family and divorce matters, civil litigation, business, corporate and commercial litigation, and real estate and mortgage litigation. Also, their legal team can help you with your residential and...
200-100 Consilium Place, Toronto, ON M1H 3E3
Appellate |Banks and Financial lawyer |Business |Citizenship and Immigration |Civil Litigation |Commercial Litigation |Construction |Corporate and Commercial |Child Custody |more ...
Mark Rappaport
Lawyer Founder
Mark Rappaport is a Founder of Reed Pope and works as Associate Counsel in the firm’s Business Law and Real Estate Law Groups, focusing primarily on commercial real estate and business transactions, including: Business entity formation, Buying and selling real estate and businesses, Debt and...
1007 Fort St, Victoria, BC V8V 3K4
Banks and Financial lawyer |Business |Corporate and Commercial |Intellectual Property |Commercial Real Estate |Landlord Tenant |
Kaitlyn Angus Hornsby
Lawyer
Kaitlyn’s main focus is tax, estates and corporate law. As a member of the McInnes Cooper Tax Group, she works closely with the tax members across Atlantic Canada. To advance her knowledge in tax, Kaitlyn has completed the In-Depth Tax Course through the Chartered Professional Accountants and...
McInnes Cooper Building 1N3, 141 Kent St #300, Charlottetown, PE C1A 8W5
Banks and Financial lawyer |Business |Commercial Litigation |Corporate and Commercial |Estates and Trusts |Mergers and Acquisitions |Commercial Real Estate |Taxation |
Ahmed Malik
Lawyer Partner
Ahmed Malik provides practical and strategic advice to business clients, with particular focus on commercial real estate, corporate commercial, banking and financing, and franchise law. He is the lead of the Regina real estate team. Ahmed maintains a real estate, financing and...
1500 Hill Centre I, 1874 Scarth St, Regina, SK S4P 4E9
Banks and Financial lawyer |Business |Corporate and Commercial |Mergers and Acquisitions |Commercial Real Estate |
Kyle Hampson
Lawyer Partner
Kyle Hampson is a partner and experienced lawyer with a substantive and ever-growing real estate and business law clientele. Beyond law, he is strong in business development, having forged many relationships with complimentary professional services and other key stakeholders both in the Guelph...
100 Stone Rd W Suite 300, Guelph, ON N1G 5L3
Banks and Financial lawyer |Business |Commercial Real Estate |
Peter Borszcz
Lawyer Partner
Peter Borszcz is a Lawyer and partner at Montgomery Miles and Stone Law Firm. Peter practices in the areas of business law, real estate development, real estate regulation and licensing, commercial lending and commercial real estate, with an emphasis on shopping centres, agricultural businesses...
510-1708 Dolphin Ave, Kelowna, BC V1Y 8A6
Banks and Financial lawyer |Business |Civil Litigation |Corporate and Commercial |Commercial Real Estate |Residential Real Estate |
David Goldberg
Lawyer Founding Partner
David is one of the founding partners of GLG LLP. He has a general business law practice with a focus on corporate law. David helps businesses, and the individuals behind the businesses, achieve their goals through his practical and effective advice. As an entrepreneur, David understands the...
65 Queen St W Suite 1240, Toronto, ON M5H 2M8
Banks and Financial lawyer |Business |Cannabis Law |Corporate and Commercial |Mergers and Acquisitions |Commercial Real Estate |Landlord Tenant |
Ian D. Zadeiks
Lawyer Partner
Ian practices in the areas of real estate, agricultural law, corporate law, banking and finance law, and wills, trusts and estates. Ian began his legal career in 2002. Ian thrives on the constant client interaction that comes with an active solicitor’s practice. He enjoys experiencing the...
537 7 St S Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 2G8
Banks and Financial lawyer |Corporate and Commercial |Estates and Trusts |Residential Real Estate |
Robin K. Aitken, TEP
Managing Partner
Robin is a partner in the Charlottetown office of Cox & Palmer. She practices in the areas of estate and tax planning, corporate and commercial transactions, commercial and residential property, estate administration and probate work. Her clients include individuals, trust companies,...
250 Water St suite 401, Summerside, PE C1N 1B6
Banks and Financial lawyer |Business |Corporate and Commercial |Estates and Trusts |Residential Real Estate |Taxation |
Jim Baird
Lawyer Partner
A graduate of the New England School of Law, Jim’s practice focuses primarily on providing advice to many local government authorities on topics involving municipal law, governance and legislative initiatives. Jim offers a considerable advantage to our clients through his knowledge on a variety...
332 Aylmer St. N., P.O. Box 1146 Peterborough, ON K9J 7H4
Banks and Financial lawyer |Municipal |Residential Real Estate |
James S. Hutchison
Barrister and Solicitor
James is a 5th generation Victorian and has been practicing law since 1990. He attended law school at the University of British Columbia, following undergraduate and graduate work in History. James started his legal career with the former Crease & Company, where he was a partner during his...
505 Fisgard St, Victoria BC V8W 1R3
Banks and Financial lawyer |Corporate and Commercial |Intellectual Property |
Ian Milne
Partner
Ian grew up in Central Alberta on a family owned hog and grain farm. After completing his education, articles and a couple years of work as an associate lawyer in Edmonton, Ian moved back to Central Alberta in January, 2008. Ian joined Gerig Hamilton Neeland LLP as an associate lawyer at that...
600, 4911 – 51 Street Red Deer, AB, T4N 6V4
Banks and Financial lawyer |Business |Corporate and Commercial |Estates and Trusts |Residential Real Estate |
Blaine Edson
Associate
Blaine is an associate in the firm’s Corporate & Commercial practice group. His practice focuses on all aspects of corporate and commercial law, including private and institutional financing, mergers and acquisitions, share and asset purchase transactions, shareholder agreements, corporate...
7900 Hurontario St., Suite 104 Brampton, ON L6Y 0P6
Banks and Financial lawyer |Civil Litigation |Corporate and Commercial |Insurance |Professional Liability |Residential Real Estate |
Tyson Rivet
Lawyer Founder
Doyle Rivet Lawyers is a high energy Red Deer-based law firm providing comprehensive legal services across Central Alberta. Our firm was created with a mission to provide timely legal advice with the highest quality of service in our field. We believe that our clients’ success and satisfaction...
121- 5301 43rd Street Red Deer, Alberta T4N 1C8
Administrative |Banks and Financial lawyer |Business |Civil Litigation |Employment |Estates and Trusts |Personal Injury |Residential Real Estate |
Reynald Auger
Lawyer, Partner
Reynald Auger is a partner in the Quebec City and Lévis offices of Langlois Lawyers. He has been in private practice for a number of years now, after spending the initial years of his career in the legal department of a major Quebec financial institution. He has in-depth experience in the area...
2820 Bd Laurier 13e étage, Québec City, Quebec G1V 0C1
Bankruptcy and Insolvency |Banks and Financial lawyer |Business |Construction |Corporate and Commercial |
R. Scott Wilson
Partner
Scott is a partner in our Saint John office with a practice in banking litigation, asset recovery, and commercial real estate. Providing practical, client-focused legal advice, Scott routinely represents financial institutions and a variety of secured and unsecured creditors in navigating...
10 Fort William Pl., 5th Floor Baine Johnston Centre St. John’s, NL A1C 1K4
Bankruptcy and Insolvency |Banks and Financial lawyer |Residential Real Estate |
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
As one of Canada's top business law firms, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) provides exceptional legal services to leading businesses in Canada and around the world. We focus on building long-term relationships with clients. We do this by staying true to our Guiding Principles and...
1 Place Ville Marie Suite 3000 Montréal QC H3B 4N8
Administrative |Banks and Financial lawyer |Corporate and Commercial |Energy Natural Resources |Environmental |Copyright |Intellectual Property |Trademark |Labour |more ...
Jeffrey Wu
Lawyer Partner
Jeffrey articled with Bernard LLP, joined the firm as an associate in July of 2020 and became a partner in January of 2025. He practices in the firm’s Business Law Group, assisting clients with a range of corporate and commercial matters including private M&A, corporate finance and...
1420 – 400 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6C 3A6
Banks and Financial lawyer |Business |Construction |Corporate and Commercial |
Chima Ubani
Lawyer Partner
Chima is a partner in the Emerging and High Growth Companies Group of our Montreal office and Chair of Osler's Venture Fund Group. He practices corporate and securities law with an emphasis on private equity/venture capital fund formations and investments, emerging companies, corporate finance...
1000 De La Gauchetière Street West Suite 2100 Montréal QC H3B 4W5
Banks and Financial lawyer |Corporate and Commercial |
Derek D. Key CM, OPEI, QC
Lawyer Partner
Derek Key KC is a practicing lawyer at Key Murray Law. In his more than 40 years of experience in legal practice Derek Key has earned multiple professional accreditations and awards. Among the most recent: he was included in the Best Lawyers in Canada® directory in the practice areas of...
Suite 202, 119 Queen Street PO Box 875, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7L9
Banks and Financial lawyer |Commercial Litigation |Corporate and Commercial |Discrimination |Employment |Workers Compensation |Wrongful Dismissal |Estates and Trusts |Human Rights |more ...
Drew C. Broughton
Partner
Drew Broughton has a general corporate and commercial law practice, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance and securities law. Drew has extensive experience advising buyers and sellers with respect to merger and acquisitions transactions, both public and...
4500 Bankers Hall East 855 2nd Street SW Calgary, AB T2P 4K7
Banks and Financial lawyer |Corporate and Commercial |Mergers and Acquisitions |
Dominic Boisvert
Lawyer Partner
Dominic is a member of the firm’s Litigation Group. His practice is primarily focused on insurance law and civil liability. Since his call to the Barreau du Québec, he has developed his expertise in several specialized areas, particularly insurance coverage dispute and the distribution of...
Suite 4000 1 Place Ville Marie Montreal QC H3B 4M4
Banks and Financial lawyer |Insurance |Products Liability |Professional Liability |
Pat Quaroni, Q.C.
Partner
Pat began practising law with OWZW in 1988 and joined the partnership in 1993. She obtained her law degree, with distinction, in 1987 from the University of Saskatchewan and subsequently served as law clerk to the Chief Justice of Saskatchewan at the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. Pat is Past...
1000 - 2002 Victoria Avenue Regina, SK S4P 0R7
Banks and Financial lawyer |Debt Recovery |Labour |
Joe Rattan
Partner
Joe was born and raised in Red Deer, Alberta. After obtaining his Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Alberta, Joe completed a Master of Science at the University of Calgary before attending law school at the University of Ottawa. Joe practices corporate/commercial and securities law. He...
600, 4911 – 51 Street Red Deer, AB T4N 6V4
Banks and Financial lawyer |Corporate and Commercial |
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
Gowling WLG is a sector-focused, international law firm that believes that legal matters are people matters and it takes closer relationships between people and teams to get to the best results, in the right way. It used to be that good lawyering was mostly about knowing the law and delivering...
3700-1 Place Ville Marie Montréal, Québec H3B 3P4 Canada
Banks and Financial lawyer |Civil Litigation |Corporate and Commercial |Employment |Environmental |Insurance |Intellectual Property |Labour |Mergers and Acquisitions |more ...
Fillmore Riley LLP
You need confidence to move forward. You need certainty in your team and in your strategy. Fillmore Riley has the expertise and experience to assess your situation and provide you with decisive, direct advice. Fillmore Riley is a highly regarded and accomplished full-service Manitoba law firm....
1700 - 360 Main Street Winnipeg, MB Canada
Aboriginal |Administrative |Banks and Financial lawyer |Business |Civil Litigation |Discrimination |Employment |Wrongful Dismissal |Workplace Safety and Insurance |more ...
Luc Elsliger
Luc provides general corporate advice on day-to-day issues that face companies, their boards and shareholders. He works hard to achieve results efficiently for his clients, which include owner-managed businesses and larger private/public companies. Luc focuses on business law, with a particular...
Suite 601, Blue Cross Centre 644 Main Street Moncton, NB E1C 1E2
Banks and Financial lawyer |Corporate and Commercial |Mergers and Acquisitions |Residential Real Estate |
Barbara E. Smith, Q.C./C.R.
Lawyer Partner
Having worked with most of her clients for a long time, Barbara often serves as their corporate memory, and can remind them why they made certain decisions and why they may (or may not) want to continue to do something. She also excels at looking forward, helping her clients forecast issues and...
65 Grafton Street P.O. Box 2140 Charlottetown, PE C1A 8B9
Banks and Financial lawyer |Corporate and Commercial |Estates and Trusts |Residential Real Estate |
Adrian Miedema LL.B.
Partner
AdAdrian is a partner in the Toronto Employment group of Dentons Canada LLP. He advises and represents public- and private-sector employers in employment, health and safety and human rights matters. He appears before employment tribunals and all levels of the Ontario courts on behalf of...
77 King Street West, Suite 400 Toronto-Dominion Centre Toronto, ON, M5K 0A1
Banks and Financial lawyer |Construction |Employment |Labour |
Nancy Hopkins, K.C., (Hon) CPA, ICD.D, F.ICD
Lawyer Partner
Nancy Hopkins is a highly experienced business lawyer with emphasis in mergers and acquisitions, complex contracts and corporate governance. Her M&A experience includes transactions with public companies, private equity firms and strategic buyers. She has served on boards of public, Crown,...
1500 - 1881 Scarth Street Regina SK S4P 4K9
Banks and Financial lawyer |Business |Corporate and Commercial |Intellectual Property |Mergers and Acquisitions |Professional Liability |Taxation |
William (Bill) J. Shaw, K.C.
Counsel
McDougall Gauley LLP is one of Saskatchewan's oldest and most trusted law firms which has been built on the determination and integrity of its people. Since its beginnings in 1891, McDougall Gauley LLP has earned a strong reputation for dedication to client needs. Local, national and...
701 Broadway Avenue Saskatoon SK S7N 1B3
Banks and Financial lawyer |Construction |Corporate and Commercial |Energy Natural Resources |Environmental |Municipal |Residential Real Estate |
Milani, Michael W., Q.C.
Michael Milani has a varied commercial practice, with a particular emphasis on banking law, secured transactions, insolvency and financial restructuring (including related litigation). Michael has acted as lead counsel in lending and insolvency matters originating in Saskatchewan, and in...
1500 - 1881 Scarth Street Regina SK S4P 4K9
Bankruptcy and Insolvency |Banks and Financial lawyer |Corporate and Commercial |
Banks and Financial
Banking in Canada falls under federal jurisdiction such that the Parliament of Canada has legislative authority over “Banking, Incorporation of Banks, and the Issue of Paper Money”. The primary piece of legislation that governs banking in Canada is the Bank Act[i] and its regulations. Pursuant to the Bank Act, banks are only permitted to carry on the “business of banking”, which includes activities such as providing financial services, acting as a financial agent, providing investment counselling, issuing payment, credit, or charge cards, etc.