Career Biography

Natasha Banka is currently senior vice president, legal at Macquarie Group (ASX: MQG), an international provider of advisory and financial services, where she leads the legal function for the firm’s Canadian operations. She provides strategic counsel across corporate and commercial matters, M&A, capital markets, securities and banking regulation, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and litigation management. Known for her ability to align legal risk with commercial outcomes, Natasha partners closely with cross-functional stakeholders, business, compliance, and external counsel, to enable responsible growth across a complex, multi-jurisdictional financial services environment.

Highlights of her work at Macquarie include leading the legal aspects of the C$1.5 bn. project financing for the Cascade Power Project, a 900-megawatt combined cycle natural gas-fired generating facility in Alberta; advising on M&A mandates, including Paladin Energy Ltd.’s C$1.1 bn. acquisition of Fission Uranium Corp.; overseeing the successful sale of the enterprise IT leasing business and related equipment lease portfolio of Macquarie Equipment Finance to CCA Financial; and leading the de-registration of Macquarie Capital Markets Canada as an investment dealer with the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization.

Before stepping into her current leadership role, Natasha practised at a top-tier national law firm, where she developed a strong foundation in corporate and commercial law.

Natasha is called to the Ontario bar and holds an LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, where she graduated in the top 5% of her class, following undergraduate studies in Psychology at York University. She was named a Lexpert Rising Star in 2025.