About Michael
Michael has extensive experience representing both lenders and borrowers in a wide range of transactions involving debt financing, including operating and term credit facilities provided by banks and other financial institutions (both individually or as part of a syndicate), acquisition financing, including leveraged buyout transactions which frequently involve multiple tiers of secured and unsecured debt, commercial lease financing, asset-based loan facilities and subordinated or mezzanine debt financing.Michael’s experience extends to the financing of a wide variety of businesses across a range of sectors, including many different manufacturing concerns, commercial and residential real estate development, construction, aircraft operations and a variety of service providers. Michael’s work frequently involves interprovincial and other multi-jurisdictional financing transactions and he has considerable experience in dealing with the multi-jurisdictional issues arising in such transactions. Michael was the head of the Corporate Group at Lawson Lundell.
Michael has extensive experience representing both lenders and borrowers in a wide range of transactions involving debt financing, including operating and term credit facilities provided by banks and other financial institutions (both individually or as part of a syndicate), acquisition financing, including leveraged buyout transactions which frequently involve multiple tiers of secured and unsecured debt, commercial lease financing, asset-based loan facilities and subordinated or mezzanine debt financing.
Michael’s experience extends to the financing of a wide variety of businesses across a range of sectors, including many different manufacturing concerns, commercial and residential real estate development, construction, aircraft operations and a variety of service providers. Michael’s work frequently involves interprovincial and other multi-jurisdictional financing transactions and he has considerable experience in dealing with the multi-jurisdictional issues arising in such transactions. Michael was the head of the Corporate Group at Lawson Lundell.
Practice Areas
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Asset-Based Lending Practice, Vancouver, Canada (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Asset-Based Lending Practice, Vancouver, Canada (2023)
- Lawyer of the Year: Banking and Finance Law, Vancouver, Canada (2022)
- Recognized: Asset-Based Lending Practice
- Recognized: Banking and Finance Law
- Recognized: Project Finance Law
- Recognized: Public Finance Law
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Asset-Based Lending
- Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory: BV Peer Review rated