333 Bay St, Suite 3400, Bay Adelaide Ctr, W Twr, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 2005 (ON)
Partner. Michael has over 20 years’ experience representing both domestic and international lenders and borrowers in a broad range of financing transactions, including corporate lending, private credit, acquisition finance, construction loans and bond offerings. Michael has in-depth expertise in the private equity, real estate development and technology industries. Clients include The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Sumitomo-Mitsui Banking Corporation Canada Branch, Bank of Montreal, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Twin Brook Capital Partners; Apogem Capital, Guggenheim Partners, Ares Capital Corporation, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Postmedia Network Inc., and RF Capital Group. Recognized in Banking and Finance Law by Chambers Canada (Band 4 Nationwide), The Legal 500 Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and IFLR1000. Michael is called to the Bars of New York and Ontario. Michael is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Museum of Contemporary Art (Toronto), and is a member of the advisory board to Practical Law Canada – Finance section.
Postmedia Network Inc. (Postmedia) completed the acquisition of Sun Media Corporation’s (Sun Media) English language newspapers and speciality publications, as well as digital properties including the Sun chain of dailies, consisting of The Toronto Sun, The Ottawa Sun, The Winnipeg Sun, The Calgary Sun and The Edmonton Sun, as well as The London Free Press and the free 24 Hours dailies in Toronto and Vancouver, from Quebecor Media Inc. (the Sun Media Acquisition).
