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Lawyers profile | Canada 2025: Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation, Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Blair W Keefe
Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation

Nationwide - Canada

9 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory

Nationwide - Canada

9 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides
Global 2025

About

Provided by Blair W Keefe

Canada

Practice Areas

Blair is co-head of the firm's Financial Services, Bank Regulatory and Insurance Regulatory practices, and is co-head of the Payments and Cards Practice. His practice focuses on corporate and regulatory issues relating to financial institutions, advising also on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance in the financial services industry.

Blair is known for his in-depth understanding of all matters relating to the Bank Act. In addition, he has extensive experience in insurance and bank regulatory matters, banking and debt finance as well as payments and cards.

Chambers Review

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Canada

Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory - Nationwide - Canada

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial
Toronto-based Blair Keefe is a highly acclaimed lawyer in the insurance market, as well as a strong feature of the wider Canadian financial services sector. His broad experience encompasses a wide range of mandates from regulatory investigations to securities offerings and M&A.
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Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation - Nationwide - Canada

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

Blair Keefe is one of the most accomplished figures in the area of financial services regulation in Canada. Based in Toronto, he is frequently sought out by leading domestic and multinational institutions for his strength in the regulatory aspects of M&A transactions in the financial sector.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

 Blair is the best OSFI-facing lawyer in Canada, hands down.

Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory respondent
Canada

He is the best of the best.

Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation respondent
Canada

He has a good level of expertise and is well connected.

Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation respondent
Canada

Blair Keefe is instrumental in guiding us successfully through difficult issues.

Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation respondent
Canada

Blair Keefe is very knowledgeable and draws on an excellent team for timely and effective advice.

Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation respondent
Canada

He is considered an expert in his field.

Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation respondent
Canada

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