Banks and financial institutions

Acted for a bank in connection with the extension of credit facilities in favour of businesses in the sector of technologies
Acted for a bank in connection with the extension of a factoring facility in favour of a business in the area of multimedia title production
Acted for a bank in connection with its settlement obligations under the Large Value Transfer System
Acted for a bank in connection with anti-money laundering regulatory compliance matters
Acted for a bank in connection with the issue and payment of letters of guarantee and letters of credit and related commercial litigation
Acted for a bank in connection with the implementation of an online banking services platform
Acted for a bank in connection with a claim for damages resulting from unauthorized operations in a customer’s account
Acted for a bank in connection with a claim for interest on the credit balance of a customer’s account
Acted for a bank in connection with the negotiation securities repurchase agreements and securities lending agreements
Acted for a cooperative of financial services in connection with the disclosure of the cost of credit under personal loans
Acted for a trustee for debenture holders in connection with a claim for damages based on negligence
Acted fort a bank in connection with its adhesion to a network of automated teller machines

Money service businesses

Acted for providers of foreign exchange services in connection with their customer terms and conditions and regulatory compliance matters pursuant to anti-money laundering laws and laws regarding money service businesses
Acted for providers of fund transfer services in connection with their customer terms and conditions, their agreements with correspondents and agents, and their regulatory compliance matters pursuant to anti-money laundering laws and laws regarding money service businesses
Acted for operators of crypto-currency automated teller machines and online trading platforms in connection with their customer terms and conditions and regulatory compliance matters pursuant to anti-money laundering laws and laws regarding money service businesses
Acted for money service businesses following the termination of their bank accounts

Payment service providers

Acted for a point-of-sale payment service provider in connection with the preparation of its standard form merchant service agreements
Acted for a point-of-sale payment service provider in connection with its contracts with agents, resellers and other service providers
Acted for a payment service provider in connection with its standard form agreement with resellers and owners of automated teller machines
Acted for a payment service provider in connection with its regulatory compliance matters pursuant to anti-money laundering and retail payment activities laws
Acted for a payment service provider in connection with the return by the payor’s bank of a pre-authorized debit in contravention of payment system rules

Commercial businesses

Acted for a restaurant operator in connection with the constitution, the governance, the leases and the operations of its businesses
Acted for an investment fund in connection with the preparation of an anti-money laundering and anti-financial crime policy
Acted for a retailer in connection with the compliance of a new service with consumer protection laws
Acted for a medical research centre in connection with the review of an agreement with a fund manager
Acted for reporting entities in connection with their anti-money laundering obligations
Acted for a commercial business following the termination of an officer in connection with the forced sale of his shares
Acted for an exporter in connection with a claim seeking the annulment of derivative transactions entered into with its bank
Acted for a commercial business following the termination of its bank accounts
Acted for an agro-food business in connection with a sale to a foreign purchaser
Acted for a real estate developer in the contestation of the resolution of a sale following the failure to satisfy an obligation to build
Acted for an investor in connection with the extension of secured credit facilities to finance the construction and operation of a hypermarket retailer
Acted for an investor in connection with the extension of secured credit facilities to finance the acquisition of a business in the construction sector

Acted for a payroll service provider in connection with an opinion on the scope of laws applicable to money service businesses and retail payment activities

Acted for start-up and operating businesses in various fields of activity (technological, manufacturing, services, retail sales, fintech) in connection with the granting of credit facilities and security
Acted for a commercial businesses in connection with a litigation claiming damages resulting from the repudiation of the sale of forest products by a customer
Acted for the majority shareholders of a commercial business in connection with a litigation with a minority shareholder
Acted for a commercial business in connection with the drafting of a standby letter of credit issued in its favour

Law firms and notaries

Acted for a notary in connection with a claim against its bank following the payment of a fraudulent cheque in its trust account

Collaborated with a law firm specialized in insurance law in connection with the establishment of an account with a trust company to hold the amount of the proceeds of insurance pending a lawsuit among competing beneficiaries

Acted for a lawyer victim of a fraud perpetrated against her trust account

 Acted for a law firm in connection with the deposit of cheques payable to its customers in its trust accounts

Regulatory compliance consultants

Acted for a regulatory compliance consultant to advise one of its clients on Canadian requirements in connection with the provision of financial services
Participated as consultant in mandates of the financial crime advisory services group of a leading accounting firm
Acted for a regulatory compliance consultant in connection with an opinion on the scope of anti-money laundering laws

Others

Acted for an individual in connection with a claim against her banks for damages suffered following the processing of fraudulently-induced international wire transfers

Acted for an online lender in connection with its contracts with customers and regulatory compliance matters, including pursuant to consumer protection laws