Andrew Jackson > Fasken > Vancouver, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Fasken
2900-550 BURRARD STREET
VANCOUVER, BC V6C 0A3
Canada
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Position

Partner | Co-Leader, Banking and Finance Group

Career

Andrew Jackson is Co-Leader of the firm’s Banking and Finance group and a Partner in the Vancouver office of Fasken. A banking lawyer with a broad practice, Andrew primarily advises financial institutions and private companies on debt financing and corporate and commercial law matters. Banks, credit unions, private lenders and borrowers consistently retain him for advice on the structuring of financings and the preparation, registration and enforcement of security.

Andrew works with clients, both individuals and corporations, who conduct business in a variety of industries including banking, health care, mining, manufacturing, agriculture and tourism.

Clients appreciate the wide range of experience he has in a multitude of matters. They value Andrew’s advice on the purchase and sale of businesses, the acquisition and sale of property, undertaking complex corporate reorganizations, the negotiation and preparation of shareholders agreements and the structuring of joint ventures and partnerships.

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Banking and finance

Fasken’s banking and finance offering is well distributed across its national offices, which is reflected in a broad practice that shines in mining finance, corporate finance and regulatory matters, among other spheres. Key names for transactional work in Toronto include department co-head David Johnson who recently advised a syndicate of banks, agented by Bank of Montreal, on the $1.3m financing of the acquisition and take private of Lookers Group. The Toronto team also includes Thomas Meagher, who is highly regarded for mine finance; national department co-head Dev Singh, who is highlighted as a ‘rising star on Bay Street’; and Daniel Conrad, who is ‘one of the hardest-working lawyers in Canada’. The group additionally draws on fellow national co-heads Angela Onesi (Montreal) and Andrew Jackson (Vancouver) as well as Scott Sangster, who leads the area in Calgary. On the regulatory front, Toronto-based Koker Christensen is widely recognized as a market leader; he co-heads the financial services practice together with Montreal-based Nicolas Faucher.