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Field Law has extensive experience in banking and financial services law, representing a wide-range of clients including banks, trust companies, credit unions, mortgage corporations, equipment financiers, government lending institutions and individual and corporate borrowers. We assist these clients in domestic, national, international, corporate and commercial transactions involving small dollar amounts to large and very complex financial dealings. We also provide advice to several institutions, including pension fund companies, in the area of investment law.

Our broad experience in the banking industry enables us to consistently provide our clients with creative and innovative solutions to specific financial problems. We assist clients in choosing appropriate financing techniques, negotiating terms and in designing financial products that meet specific business, tax and accounting needs.

Field Law offers a full range of banking and financial law services, including:

  • Negotiation, preparation and registration of security
  • Foreclosures and collections
  • Security realization
  • Negotiation and finalization of loan agreements
  • Regulatory compliance matters
  • Financing agreements for development projects
  • Commercial banking and insolvency litigation
  • Commercial security agreements
  • Security enforcement matters
  • Loan restructuring
  • Reorganizations and work-outs
  • Bankruptcy, insolvency and receivership
  • Training seminars for bank managers and loan officers
Paradigm Quest Inc v. Mcleod, 2015 ABQB 212
Toronto-Dominion Bank v. Suitel Canada Executive Suites Corporation, 2012 ABQB 699
Condominium Corporation No. 0825873 v. 1246153 Alberta Ltd., 2011 ABQB 178
Toronto-Dominion Bank v Suitel Canada Executive Suites, 2011 ABQB 519
Toronto-Dominion Bank v. Suitel Canada Executive Suites Corporation, 2010 ABQB 355
Bank of Montreal v. Valerio, 2009 ABQB 578
August 25, 2022
The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2023
39 Lawyers Recognized
Field Law is pleased to announce that 39 of our lawyers are recognized in their respective practice areas in the 17th edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Canada. Recognition in Best Lawyers™ is based on peer reviews of ...
March 2022 - 10 min read
In Good Faith: Seven Cases Impacting Your Contracts
In 2020 and 2021, two significant Supreme Court of Canada cases, Callow Inc. v. Zollinger and Wastech Services Ltd. v Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, clarified and confirmed the duty of good faith and honest contra...
August 2021
The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2022
38 Field Lawyers Recognized
Field Law is pleased to announce that 38 of our lawyers are recognized in their respective practice areas in the 16th edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Canada. Recognition in Best Lawyers™ is based on peer reviews of ...
August 2020
The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2021
38 Fielders Recognized
Field Law is pleased to announce that 38 of our lawyers are recognized in their respective practice areas in the 15th edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Canada. Recognition in Best Lawyers™ is based on peer reviews of ...
July 2020 - 4 min read
8 Tips for When the Bank Calls
It is no secret that, due to COVID-19 and the collapse in oil prices that many companies in Alberta are in financial distress.  While lenders have generally cooperated during this period, business owners are now, with good reason, anxiously dreadi...