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Gabrielle Motuz, Partner | Banking & Finance

Gabrielle Motuz

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Jurisdiction British Columbia, 2023 | Ontario, 2021 | Alberta, 2013
Language(s) English
Office(s) Calgary
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Overview

Gabrielle is a partner in Calgary’s Banking & Finance team. She has extensive experience with respect to domestic and multi-jurisdictional, cross-border, syndicated and bi-lateral lending transactions of all kinds, including mining and energy sector financings, project financing, acquisition financings and securitizations and is qualified to practice law in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario.

Gabrielle is committed to providing excellent service to her clients through her in-depth technical understanding of the law coupled with a practical business-minded approach to her clients’ needs.

Achievements

Experience

  • Acera Insurance Services Ltd. and Navacord Corp. merge to form one of Canada’s largest privately held insurance, employee benefits and wealth advisory firms, [Deal - Acera Insurance Services Ltd.], Acera Insurance Services Ltd. and Navacord Corp. merge to form one of the largest privately held insurance, employee benefits and wealth advisory firms in Canada.
  • GATX Corporation and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. completes acquisition of Wells Fargo’s rail operating lease portfolio., [Deal - GATX Corporation and Brookfield Infrastructure Group Inc.], GATX Corporation and Brookfield Infrastructure Group Inc. complete the acquisition of Wells Fargo’s rail operating and finance lease portfolios.
  • Dorel Industries completes closing for new credit facilities and issue of preferred shares, [Deal - Dorel Industries Inc.], New credit facilities and issue of preferred shares for Dorel
  • Stonlasec8 Indigenous Alliance Limited Partnership completes C$715 million acquisition of 12.5% in Enbridge’s Westcoast pipeline, [Deal - TD Securities Inc.], Indigenous communities partnership complete partial acquisition of pipeline.
  • Delco Automation sells its security division to Convergint, [Deal - Delco Security], Acquisition of Delco Security by Convergint.
  • Acera completes acquisition of Green Benefits Group Inc., [Deal - Acera Insurance Services Ltd.], Acera Insurance Services Ltd. expands Acera Benefits division through acquisition of Green Benefits Group Inc.
  • Acera completes acquisition of M.E.F. Services Ltd, [Deal - Acera Insurance Services Ltd.], Acera Insurance expands Acera Benefits division through acquisition of M.E.F. Services Ltd.
  • Acera completes acquisition of KRS Insurance Brokers Inc., [Deal - Acera Insurance Services Ltd.], Acera Insurance Services Ltd. expands through acquisition of KRS Insurance Brokers Inc.
  • Essential Energy Services acquired by Element Technical Services, [Deal - Essential Energy Services], Essential Energy Services acquired by Element Technical Services.

Career & Education

Education

  • JD University of Calgary
  • BA, with Great Distinction University of Lethbridge

Memberships & Affiliations

Knowledge

  • All the Single Debtors: Court Refuses to Expand Exceptions to the Single Debtor Rule Under Doctrine of Marshalling, 8/20/2024
  • Bill C-228: Death Knell for Private Sector Defined Benefit Pension Plans?, 12/13/2022

Events

News

Publications

Speaking Engagements

  • Secured Transactions, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary, 9/1/2025
  • Empower Business Skills Training, Legal Issues in Starting a Business, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, 2/4/2023
  • Empower Business Skills Training, Legal Issues in Starting a Business, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, 1/25/2020
  • Empower Business Skills Training, Legal Issues in Starting a Business, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, 3/2/2019
  • Empower Business Skills Training, Legal Issues in Starting a Business, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, 3/17/2018