Christopher N. Alam > Gowling WLG > Toronto, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Gowling WLG
1600 – 1 FIRST CANADIAN PLACE
100 KING STREET WEST
TORONTO, ONTARIO, M5X 1G5
Canada

Position

Partner
Lending Practice Group Leader

Career

Christopher Alam is a partner and leader of Gowling WLG’s national Lending Group. He is also the head of the Real Estate and Financial Services Group in the firm’s Toronto office. His practice includes corporate commercial and lending transactions.

Christopher acts for both creditors, including banks and other major financial institutions, and debtors in secured and unsecured lending transactions that include public and private acquisitions, asset-based loans, and term and revolving facilities in both a domestic and cross border context. He also acts for creditors, debtors and receivers in transactions involving insolvency and related issues; and for U.S.-based lenders carrying on lending businesses in Canada.

Christopher acts for public and private corporations in providing legal assistance with general corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, borrowings and commercial transactions.

Christopher is a member of the firm’s Legal Opinions Committee.

He also writes and blogs about the regulation of artificial intelligence at JurisAI or at @aijuris. Christopher is the co-lead of the firm’s national artificial intelligence technology sub-group.

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Banking and finance

Gowling WLG’s banking and finance practice garners a significant volume of real estate-related transactions, with Toronto-based based lending head, Christopher Alam, additionally leading the real estate team in Toronto. The national group also includes Calgary-based Elizabeth Burton, who specializes in energy, real estate and agribusiness-related financings; Toronto-based Kelby Carter, who advises on transactional and regulatory matters; and Toronto’s Robert Farmer, who — like Alam — also demonstrates a strong record in real estate-related work.