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Gowling WLG Offices
1400, 700 - 2ND STREET SW
CALGARY, AB T2P 4V5
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Ms Elizabeth Burton
Position
Partner
Financial Services Practice Group Leader (Calgary)
Career
Beth Burton is a partner and leader of the Financial Institutions & Services Group in Gowling WLG’s Calgary office. Beth works with a variety of financial institutions and corporate clients, delivering strategic advice with syndicated and bilateral financing transactions.
With an extensive background in financial services law, Beth has represented lenders and borrowers in financing transactions across a diverse range of industries. Beth’s practice has a particular focus on financings in the energy, real estate and agricultural sectors, as well as in Indigenous business ventures and law.
Beth is also a trusted adviser in restructuring financings (including exit loans, debtor-in-possession loans and forbearance arrangements), intercreditor arrangements, private equity issuances, real estate, and general corporate and commercial matters.
She has been admitted to the Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario bars.
Beth is an active member of her community, committed to supporting diversity and active living. She is a member of the Gowling WLG National Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council, and has previously been a member of the National Women’s Strategy Advisory Committee of Pride at Work Canada and the Law Society of Alberta’s Justicia Project (which supports retention of women in law). She has also been a member of the North West Calgary Community Advisory Group for the Rocky Ridge (Calgary) recreational facility (opened in 2017) and participates in the local sports community.
Memberships
Year of Call: 2022 – Ontario
Year of Call: 2007 – Alberta
Year of Call: 2005 – British Columbia
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > Banking and finance
Gowling WLG fields a comprehensive banking and finance practice, which brings to bear niche expertise in specialist areas such as fintech, blockchain and Canada payments rules. Toronto-based Christopher Alam leads the national lending team, and, additionally, leads the Toronto real estate and financial services groups. Calgary lead Elizabeth Burton is also noted for her robust transactional finance practice. Other key contacts include Dom Glavota, who splits his time between Toronto and Hamilton, and Toronto-based Kelby Carter.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Business immigration
- Cannabis
- Environment
- Infrastructure projects
- Media and entertainment
- Energy and natural resources > Power
- Transport > Aviation
- Construction
- Dispute resolution: Alberta
- Dispute resolution: British Columbia
- Dispute resolution: Ontario
- Dispute resolution: Quebec
- Insurance
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Technology
- Corporate and M&A
- International trade
- Labour and employment
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Banking and finance