Our clientele typically includes banks, investment entities, corporations, venture capital and private equity funds, real estate and hedge funds, high-net-worth individuals, trustees, and foundations. Drawing on experience in both civil-law and common-law systems, we assist clients in managing cross-border matters and developing practical, business-oriented legal strategies. The firm provides services in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.

International Banking and Finance Law and Practice

Our practice in international banking and finance law is built on a commitment to providing responsive, well-coordinated legal services to clients involved in cross-border financial transactions and regulatory matters. We collaborate with professionals in major international financial centers who contribute valuable cross-jurisdictional experience. Through an interdisciplinary approach, we work as an integrated team to meet clients’ transactional and advisory objectives, drawing on the knowledge and resources of our partners and collaborators to deliver comprehensive, business-focused solutions.

Clients benefit from our practical experience and commercially focused approach. Our work spans transactions from single credit facilities to complex, multi-facility and multicurrency financings, including private and public offerings. We advise a broad range of credit providers and borrowers in multiple jurisdictions. We work with companies that pursue innovation and sustainable growth, helping them navigate the complexities of the global financial marketplace.

• Cross-Border Lending and Syndicated loans
• Conflict of Laws and Cross-Border Issues
• Trade Finance (Bank Guarantees, Performance Bonds, and Documentary Credit)
• Guarantees, Security and Sureties
• Underwriting (Bond Issues) and Derivatives
• Global Investment Banking
• Investment Funds and Asset Management
• Wealth Management
• Project, Title and Equipment Finance and Trusts
• Banking Secrecy and Transparency
• Banking Regulation
• Financial Regulation and Compliance
• Dispute Resolution (litigation/arbitration)
• Fintech and Digital Banking
• Cryptocurrencies

International Litigation and Arbitration

With nearly two decades of experience in international and domestic litigation, we have represented clients before several courts of record in Canada and have acted as co-counsel in proceedings in multiple foreign jurisdictions. Our practice includes extensive involvement in international arbitration, where we advise clients, prepare legal opinions, and act as counsel in both domestic and cross-border proceedings, either independently or in collaboration with international colleagues when appropriate.

• Key Issues in Cross-Border Litigation (Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition and Enforcement of Judgements, Procedural Challenges)
• Commercial Arbitration
• Investment Arbitration
• Maritime, IP, Construction Arbitration

Global Dealmaking
and Business Diplomacy

We advise and assist clients in negotiating and completing international business transactions. Our multidisciplinary approach combines strategic, legal, and commercial insight in the negotiation and execution of cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financing arrangements, licensing, and international trade transactions between parties operating in different jurisdictions.

• Understanding Interests
• Building Trust
• Preliminary Negotiations
• Due Diligence
• Structuring
• Drafting and Negotiation of Agreements
• Regulatory Filings and Approvals
• Signing and Closing
• Relationship Building
• Strategic Planning
• Communication and Active Listening
• Creative Dealmaking
• Mutual Respect
• Long Term Relationships
• Lobbying