McMillan LLP’s financial services group is weighted towards representing domestic and international financial institutions across the full life cycle of matters, from establishing operations through to complex lending transactions. The department is led jointly by Ottawa-based Darcy Ammerman, whose work spans both financial regulation and transactions, and Toronto’s Jeffrey Rogers, who is widely recognized as a market leader for his formidable lender-side practice. The sizeable national team also includes Toronto partners Steve Lutz, who specializes in asset-based and syndicated lending transactions, and Don Waters, who handles debt finance and structured finance — it additionally draws on platforms in Calgary, Montreal and Vancouver.
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Key clients

  • Royal Bank of Canada
  • The Bank of Nova Scotia
  • Bank of Montreal
  • JP Morgan Chase Bank
  • Department of Finance
  • National Bank of Canada
  • Bank of Canada
  • Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
  • Wells Fargo Capital Finance
  • Bank of America

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Jeffrey Rogers

Practice head

Darcy Ammerman; Jeffrey Rogers

Other key lawyers

Steve Lutz; Don Waters; Kathy Martin