Practice Areas
Derek advises clients on a broad range of corporate matters, including banking, private equity, corporate finance, public-private partnership transactions, corporate reorganizations and general corporate matters. He works in close partnership with his clients, advising banks, private equity firms, manufacturing and service businesses of all sizes—in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia. He has significant expertise advising on major syndicated credit facilities, acting for both borrowers and lenders. Derek regularly acts in diverse sectors, including real estate, manufacturing, consumer goods, mining, and renewable energy. Derek teaches the Advanced Business Law course at Osgoode Hall Law School and has also lectured at Western University and University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Select Recognition: IFLR1000; The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada; The Legal 500 Canada; Lexology Index: Banking; Lexpert Special Edition: Finance, M&A and Infrastructure; The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory; The Best Lawyers in Canada.