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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Capital Markets

Canada Guide 2026 : Nationwide - Canada


Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Rankings

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Capital Markets - Nationwide - Canada

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For

Borden Ladner Gervais enjoys a particularly strong reputation for its debt capital markets and securitisation expertise, acting for a leading array of major issuers and financial institutions in middle-market transactional work. The firm's wider capabilities include securities issuances and wider equity matters, alongside regulatory and governance advice.

Work Highlights

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  • Borden Ladner Gervais acted for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and its securitisation SPV Canada Housing Trust No 1 on its mortgage-based securitisation programme and its bond issuance programme.

Strengths

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  • They are highly practical and commercial lawyers.

    Capital Markets respondentCanada
  • Borden Ladner Gervais are commercial and understand our business to help find practical solutions to problems.

    Capital Markets respondentCanada
  • They are really hardworking. The team will actually work around the clock to get a deal done.

    Capital Markets respondentCanada
  • BLG are exceptionally attentive and responsive at all hours of the day on all topics.

    Capital Markets respondentCanada
  • I think they are fantastic. They are very responsive, helpful, exceptionally user-friendly and always available.

    Capital Markets respondentCanada

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Graeme Martindale
    Band 3Graeme Martindale

    Graeme Martindale

    Graeme Martindale is based in the firm's Vancouver office and is recognised for his experience in handling private placements and equity-linked offerings.

    • Graeme is a very smart guy, who is very personable and an excellent lawyer.

      Capital Markets respondentCanada
    • Graeme is an excellent lawyer with a commercial approach and is always responsive to clients requests. He has deep legal expertise coupled with strong sector expertise in mining.

      Capital Markets respondentCanada
  • Band 3Tim McCormick
    Band 3Tim McCormick

    Tim McCormick

    Tim McCormick enjoys a strong choice for issuers and other parties involved in equity and debt capital markets work. He also advises public company clients on corporate governance and securities advisory issues.

    • He is exceptionally consistent, commercial and creative.

      Capital Markets respondentCanada
    • Tim really gets the market and is a strong deal executor.

      Capital Markets respondentCanada

Ranked Individuals at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (2)

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