Craig Bellefontaine is a partner in Fasken’s Financial Services Group in Toronto.
Craig regularly advises insurers, insurance intermediaries, banks, trust and loan companies, fintechs and other financial services providers on corporate, transactional and regulatory matters. Craig’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), establishing and licensing regulated financial institutions and businesses, market conduct matters, consumer protection, and anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing requirements. In his practice, Craig regularly deals with federal and provincial/territorial regulators to obtain approvals and resolve compliance matters.
Craig has held senior positions in government at both the federal and provincial levels, including Chief of Staff to Alberta's Minister of Justice and Solicitor General and Director of Issues Management and Parliamentary Affairs to Canada’s Minister of Finance.
