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Alec Zimmerman

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1 Unknown, Toronto, ON M5H 4E3

Banking and Financial Services, Lending, Regulatory and 5 more

About Alec Zimmerman

Alec Zimmerman is a lawyer practicing banking and financial services, lending, regulatory and 5 other areas of law. Alec has been licensed for 48 years. Alec practices in Toronto, ON.

Awards

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Champion Badge Gold

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Champion Badge Platinum

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Alec Zimmerman got this award in 2021

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Banking Law 1
    • Banking and Financial Services
  • Bankruptcy 1
    • Insolvency and Restructuring
  • Public Finance 1
    • Public-Private Infrastructure Projects
  • Investments 1
    • Debt Capital Markets
  • Other 3
    • Lending
    • Regulatory
    • Automotive

Practice Details

  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Work
    Acted as Canadian counsel to the agents
    lenders in respect of the senior credit facilities provided in connection with the acquisition of RailAmerica, Inc. Acted as Canadian counsel to the agents
    lenders in respect of the senior credit facilities provided in connection with the acquisition of the Cunningham Lindsey Group Ltd. Acted as Canadian counsel to the agents
    lenders in respect of the senior credit facilities provided to Georgia Gulf Corporation. Acted for a major US bank in connection with its financing of three pulp mills in Ontario
    New Brunswick, respectively. Acted as Canadian counsel to the agents
    lenders in respect of the senior credit facilities provided to Rock-Tenn Company
    certain of its affiliates. Acted as Canadian counsel to the agents
    lenders in respect of the senior credit facilities provided to Mitel Networks Corporation
    certain of its affiliates. Acted as counsel to Tim Hortons Inc.
    The TDL Group Corp. in respect of their senior syndicated credit facilities. Acting on behalf of the US Federal Railroad Administration in connection with the financial difficulties of a regulated railway company having operations in the US
    Canada. Acted on behalf of The Bank of Nova Scotia in connection with the restructuring
    sale of its senior secured credit facilities in favour of a major supplier to the rail industry. Acted on behalf of Bank of Montreal in connection with the restructuring
    repayment of its senior credit facilities to a major multidisciplinary engineering services consulting firm in Western Canada.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1978, Ontario
    Memberships

    Professional Involvement

    •Director and Chairman, Audit Committee, J.P. Morgan Bank Canada
    •Member, Advisory Panel, Wakefield Canada Inc.
    •Member, Advisory Panel, Daza Investments
    •Member, Insolvency Institute of Canada
    Turnaround Management Association (Toronto Chapter)
    American Bankruptcy Institute
    Ontario Bar Association, Insolvency Law Section
    and INSOL International

    Community Involvement

    •Director and Chair, Governance and Nominating Committee, Hope Air
    •Founding Member, Board of CanadaHelps
    •Former Core Team Member, the Charity Bank initiative
    •Former Governor, Canadian Olympic Foundation
    •Former Member, Advisory Panel on Information and Information Technology, Ministry of Government Services, Government of Ontario

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Toronto Law School
    Class of 1976
    LL.B.

Alec Zimmerman

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Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower1 UnknownToronto, ON M5H 4E3Canada

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