Borden Ladner Gervais LLP is distinguished by its extensive national footprint, with the banking and finance team represented across all five of its offices in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. In Toronto, Gus Karantzoulis is highly regarded for his full-service banking and finance practice, which encompasses advice to financial institutions, alternative lenders and borrowers on corporate, real estate and project finance. Also noted in Toronto are Stephen Redican, who heads the national regulatory practice, and transactional banking partner Howard Silverman. In Montreal, national financial services lead Claudine Millette is recommended for her robust lender-side practice. Olivier Tardif and regional managing partner Vincent Frenette also handle transactional matters from Montreal.
Key clients
- National Bank of Canada
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
- The Toronto-Dominion Bank
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity)
- Peoples Trust Company
- Stripe
- Alipay / Ant Financial
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Claudine Millette, Stephen Redican