Brian
Wright
Partner
Brian Wright is a partner in the firm's Banking & Finance practice group and is a former Chair of the Business Law Section for the firm's Ontario Region. His practice is focused on representing financial institutions in the structuring, documentation and negotiation of complex lending and other debt financing transactions, both domestic and cross-border. Such transactions include leveraged financings, syndicated credits, secured loans, acquisition financings, project financings, first lien/second lien financings, asset-based lending, monetization of instalment receivables and other specialized financing transactions in a wide range of industries including automotive, mining, forestry, transportation, energy, pipeline, financial services, commercial real estate, food and beverage, gaming, retail, media, technology and infrastructure. Brian also has extensive experience in representing financial institutions with respect to debt restructurings and intercreditor arrangements.
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Honours and Awards
- Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada 2011 as a leading practitioner in Banking Law
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2010, 2011: repeatedly recommended, Banking & Financial Institutions
- Awarded an AV Preeminent peer review rating (highest available) by Martindale-Hubbell
- Highly recommended for Banking and Finance in "PLC Which Lawyer?", 2008/2009 edition, published by the Practical Law Company
- Recommended as a leading lawyer in Banking and Financing in Chambers Global: A Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers for Business
- Featured in The International Who's Who of Banking Lawyers
- Recommended practitioner for Canada in the Practical Law Company Cross-border Finance: Secured Lending Handbook
- Listed in the National Post's "The Best Lawyers in Canada" for Banking Law (Lending)
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Toronto
+1 416 865 5488
+1 416 364 7813 fax
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BSc, Chemistry, 1970
McGill University
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MBA, Finance, 1975
McGill University
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LLB, 1978
University of Toronto
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