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Mr Adam Delean

Work Department
Banking & Finance
Position
Adam is one of Canada’s leading banking and finance lawyers, with decades of experience and market insight in corporate banking, leveraged finance and structured finance.
Adam works closely with lenders and borrowers on transactions such as bank credit facilities, Canadian and U.S. bond financings, structured finance transactions, mezzanine financings and derivatives. He has particular experience in cross-border and international financings and is the chair of the firm’s India practice group. Clients also look to Adam’s robust knowledge for guidance on compliance matters related to their financing arrangements.
Career
Ontario Bar, 1990
Memberships
Adam works closely with lenders and borrowers on transactions such as bank credit facilities, Canadian and U.S. bond financings, structured finance transactions, mezzanine financings and derivatives. He has particular experience in cross-border and international financings and is the chair of the firm’s India practice group. Clients also look to Adam’s robust knowledge for guidance on compliance matters related to their financing arrangements.
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > Banking and finance
(Leading partners)Lawyers at Torys ‘find business solutions to legal problems’, according to clients. Combining a prominent transactional offering with one of the market’s leading regulatory practices, it impresses with its ability to cover the waterfront on banking and finance issues. The regulatory group had a banner year during 2023/24, which saw high-profile financial institutions expert, Blair Keefe, acting alongside banking and debt finance co-head, Amanda Balasubramanian, to advise Bank of Montreal on its acquisition of the ‘AIR MILES’ reward business of LoyaltyOne, among other marquee bank M&A deals. Additional regulatory specialists include Jill McCutcheon, who co-heads the regulatory practice alongside Keefe; fintech-focused senior counsel Brigitte Goulard; Peter Aziz, who co-chairs the payments area; and next-generation partner Eli Monas. Key transactional partners include the already mentioned Balasubramanian; Adam Delean, who contributes extensive experience in advising borrowers and lenders; Calgary-based Kevin Fougere, who is recommended for corporate lending and project finance; Tom Zverina, who maintains a broad debt finance practice; and Calgary-based senior associate Tyrel Henderson. Named lawyers are based in Toronto unless otherwise stated.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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- Dispute resolution: Quebec
- Indigenous law
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