Lee acts for institutional lenders on secured lending and financing transactions where precision, responsiveness, and efficient execution are critical. With a background in finance, he brings a practical understanding of how lenders and borrowers assess credit, translating it into clear, commercially grounded advice. Clients rely on him to manage complex issues, keep transactions moving, and deliver well-considered solutions under tight timelines.
His practice focuses on secured lending and corporate finance, including revolving credit facilities, term loans, real estate and construction financing, equipment financing, and asset-based lending (ABL). He acts for Schedule I banks, institutional lenders, and private lenders on bilateral and syndicated financing transactions, including cross-border credit facilities, intercreditor and priority arrangements, and forbearance matters. He also provides independent opinions to court-appointed officers, including receivers and monitors.
Lee has acted on transactions ranging from mid-market deals to complex cross-border syndicated financings. His recent work includes acting for a major Canadian chartered bank in proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) and in a significant receivership. He holds a Juris Doctor from Queen’s University Faculty of Law and a Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies, with an Honours Double Major in Finance and Political Science, with Distinction, from Western University. Outside the office, Lee is working on his golf game and follows the Toronto Maple Leafs and Minnesota Vikings.
Call to the Bar in Ontario in
2022
Queens University Faculty of
Law, J.D. (2021)
Western University, BMOS (Hons.), Double Major in Finance and
Political Science, with Distinction (2018)
