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Toronto, ON M5H 0B4
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Mr Charles Newman
Work Department
Banking & Specialty Finance
Position
Charles Newman is a partner serving as Co-Chair of the Banking & Specialty Finance Group at Cassels. Charles’ practice focuses on all types of secured and unsecured lending transactions, including cross-border transactions, project/infrastructure financings, syndicated loan transactions, debtor-in-possession financings, asset-based and real estate-based lending matters. Charles also does extensive work in the subordinated and convertible debt areas and in treasury management. He is recognized as a leader in his field by such authorities as the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Best Lawyers in Canada, IFLR, and Chambers Canada which notes that clients commend Charles’ “attention to detail, accuracy and problem-solving skills.”
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > Banking and finance
Historically recognized for its record in mining deals, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP’s banking and finance practice has expanded its sector focus over recent years, with additional strong showings in the energy, TMT and financial services spheres — for both borrowers and lenders. Charles Newman co-chairs the department from Toronto and handles a mix of banking, finance, private equity and infrastructure work. The Toronto team also includes financial services chair Charles Rich and deputy firm managing partner Jennifer Wasylyk, who specializes in mine finance. Other key contacts in Toronto are: Marc Mercier, Alison Manzer and Jason Arbuck. In Calgary, David Kolesar and department co-head Bria Fallen are noted, while David Budd divides his practice between Toronto and Vancouver.
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- Indigenous law
- Media and entertainment
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- International trade
- Energy and natural resources > Power
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Construction
- Dispute resolution: British Columbia
- Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Real estate
- Tax
- Dispute resolution: Ontario
- Labour and employment