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Our team acts for leading North American and international financial institutions and a wide variety of global industry leaders.

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Osler’s Financial Services Group acts for leading North American and international financial institutions and a wide variety of global industry leaders. With a network of offices across Canada, Osler’s Financial Services practice group is a fully integrated team that offers extensive knowledge of all aspects of financial services combined with an efficient national platform.

Our team acts for every major Canadian financial institution and numerous foreign lenders, providing advice to a wide range of financial services industry players, including banks, insurance companies, trust companies, pension funds, investment dealers and other leading financial institutions. We advise financial institutions on a complete range of issues including mergers and acquisitions, the establishment of new entities, bank products, and regulatory compliance, both provincial and federal.

We also have significant experience in structuring, negotiating and documenting all types of financing transactions, including cash flow loans, acquisition financings, syndications, asset-based lending, distressed lending, project financings, public-private partnerships, subordinated debt arrangements, private placements, swaps, securitizations and structured finance arrangements.

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Chair

Richard M. Borins

Partner, Financial Services, Toronto

Etienne Massicotte

Partner, Financial Services, Montréal

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Awards and Recognition

  • Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Banking & Finance
  • Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Banking & Finance
    • “Osler’s highly regarded banking and finance legal specialists have established the firm’s position as primary counsel to some of Canada’s largest financial institutions.”
  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Recognized in Banking & Financial Institutions (Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec)
  • Legal 500: Recognized in Banking & Finance
  • IFLR 1000: Recognized in Banking; Financial Services Regulatory; and Project Finance (Tier 1); Canada Team of the Year (Banking) 2021

In the Media

  • Osler News Feb 20, 2025

    Osler welcomes 14 new partners and three new counsel in 2025

    Osler is pleased to announce the addition of 14 new partners and three new counsel across our offices in Toronto, Montréal, Calgary and Vancouver.

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    Osler welcomes 14 new partners and three new counsel in 2025
  • Osler News Jan 29, 2025

    (Ricco) A.S. Bhasin joins Osler’s Corporate group as a partner

    Osler welcomes (Ricco) A.S. Bhasin to the Corporate group as a partner in Toronto and New York.

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    (Ricco) A.S. Bhasin joins Osler’s Corporate group as a partner
  • Osler News Dec 5, 2024

    Osler ranked Band 1 in Chambers FinTech Guide 2025

    Osler continues to be ranked as a leading firm as Band 1 in the 2025 edition of the Chambers FinTech Guide. This Chambers guide identifies and...

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  • Media Mentions Nov 8, 2024

    A million dollar bitcoin? Sky’s the limit after Trump victory, crypto enthusiasts say – The Toronto Star

    The rapid rise of bitcoin in the 24 hours following the election victory of Donald Trump can be largely attributed to the potential for...

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    A million dollar bitcoin? Sky’s the limit after Trump victory, crypto enthusiasts say – The Toronto Star
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Osler is a leading business law firm practising internationally from offices across Canada and in New York. Our clients include industry and business leaders in all segments of the market and at various stages in the growth of their businesses. We have built our reputation on our commitment to our clients' success and the experience, expertise and collaborative approach for which we are recognized. We believe that our success is a reflection of our clients' success.