Mark is a banking and commercial lending lawyer in the firm’s Vancouver office.
- Acted for a lender in a construction loan facility of $130 million in connection with the development and construction of rental apartment buildings on Westbank First Nation lands
- Acted for a lender in a credit facility of $144 million in connection with the refinancing of the Bentall 5 office tower in Vancouver
- Acted for a lender in a credit facility of $49 million in connection with a purchase of an industrial building in Western Canada
- Acted for a lender in a credit facility of $11,800,000 in connection with the refinancing of a large distribution center in Western Canada
- Acted for a chartered bank in an asset-based lending facility of $18 million
- Acted for a lender in a credit facility of $114.5 million in connection with multiple apartment buildings in Western Canada
- Acted for a lender in a credit facility of $52 million in connection with a purchase of a commercial shopping complex
- Acted for a lender in a credit facility of $38 million in connection with a mixed-use office and retail building
- Acted for a lender in a credit facility of $17.7 million in connection with a commercial office building
- Counsel to a publicly traded mining company in an acquisition of secured debt and the purchase of certain mining assets with an aggregate value of approximately $12 million
- Counsel to a group of investors in an acquisition of secured debt and the purchase of shares of a cannabis company with an aggregate value of approximately $4 million
- Counsel for various financial institutions and lenders in respect of commercial financing transactions
Mark practises in the area of banking and financial services with an emphasis on complex debt financing and lending transactions.
He has broad experience in the financial services industry and regularly acts for banks, credit unions, private lenders and borrowers in a variety of secured and unsecured lending transactions, including real estate and construction financing, multi-jurisdiction and cross-border financing, asset-based lending, securitizations, and vessel and aircraft financing. He also provides advice on major business contracts, including purchase and sale of businesses and a variety of other commercial and trade contracts.
Mark’s experience and insight into the common issues faced by clients allows him to identify potential problems early and provide practical, common-sense solutions that help his clients achieve their objectives.
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Banking Subsection, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Business Law Subsection, Canadian Bar Association
- Treasurer, Banking Subsection, Canadian Bar Association ( 2019-2021)
- Member, Law Society of British Columbia
- Author, “Ship Recycling and the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Materials,” BC Shipping News (September 2017)