Up and Coming
Provided by Cherie Mah
Cherie acts for lenders – both private lenders and financial institutions - and borrowers in a variety of debt-financing and lending transactions.
She provides lending and financing expertise to clients looking to complete corporate mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations, and involving operating and term credit facilities across all market levels . She has experience in:
real estate financings
leveraged buy-out financings
multi-jurisdictional lending transactions
syndicated loans transactions
mezzanine and subordinated debt financing
asset-based lending
Cherie focuses on real estate and construction financings related to the acquisition, development and refinancing of various real estate assets such as land acquisitions, shopping centres, office buildings, industrial and mixed-use residential properties.
She advises on issues relating to the Land Title Act and the Personal Property Security Act, and has assisted lenders with developing standard forms for loan, security and related agreements, as well as establishing lending practices and procedures for commercial mortgage and other real estate-based lending programs.
She regularly acts for sureties in connection with deposit protection facilities and advises on the Real Estate Development Marketing Act.
Cherie is also a member of the Alberta Law Society and routinely acts on transactions with both a B.C. and Alberta component.
Past Co-Chair, Risk Management Association, Young Professionals Group (Vancouver chapter)
Member, Canadian Bar Association, Banking Section
Member, Law Society of British Columbia
Member, Law Society of Alberta
Board Director, Boys and Girls Club Foundation of South Coast BC, 2022 – Present
Speaker, University of British Columbia, Allard Law Women’s Caucus, Mothers in Law Panel, January 2022
Mentor, Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers, 2014-Present
Volunteer, Vancouver Food Runners, 2020 – present
Division Ambassador, H1 & H2 Vancouver Thunderbirds Minor Hockey Association, 2021 - Present
Team Manager, H1, H2 & H3 Vancouver Thunderbirds Minor Hockey Association, 2019 – 2022
Team Manager, Jericho Little League Baseball, 2018 – 2020
Volunteer, Access Pro Bono's "Pro Bono Going Public", September 2020
Volunteer, BLG Reads to Kids Program (Literacy Program for Inner-City Kids), 2011-2020
Bar Admission
British Columbia, 2011
Alberta, 2010
English
Cantonese
University of Saskatchewan (included exchange programs in 2007 at Oxford University in the U.K. and the University of Victoria in B.C.)
LLB
2009
University of British Columbia
BA in English Literature
2006
Provided by Chambers
Cherie Mah has a growing banking and finance practice, with impressive experience on construction financings and refinancings. She is based in the firm's Vancouver office.
Provided by Chambers
Cherie has great attention to detail and is good at problem-solving.
Cherie has great attention to detail and is good at problem-solving.