Blair W Keefe
Global Guide 2024
Band 1 : Banking & Finance: Financial Services
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About
Provided by Blair W Keefe
Practice Areas
A preeminent figure in the financial services industry, Blair has decades of experience advising Canada’s leading financial institutions on regulatory matters and industry best practices, and has acted as counsel on some of the country’s most complex and novel issues in his field.
Blair is co-head of the firm's Financial Services, Bank Regulatory and Insurance Regulatory practices, and is co-head of the Payments and Cards Practice. His practice focuses on corporate and regulatory issues relating to financial institutions, advising also on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance in the financial services industry.
Blair is known for his in-depth understanding of all matters relating to the Bank Act. In addition, he has extensive experience in insurance and bank regulatory matters, banking and debt finance as well as payments and cards.
Chambers Review
Global
Blair Keefe is one of the most accomplished figures in the area of financial services regulation in Canada. Based in Toronto, he is frequently sought out by leading domestic and multinational institutions for his strength in the regulatory aspects of M&A transactions in the financial sector, as well as insurance regulation.
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Provided by Chambers
"Blair is the top bank regulatory lawyer in Canada. He's very experienced, practical, very responsive and always available."
"Blair is one of the best in Canada in his area."
"Blair is the top bank regulatory lawyer in Canada. He's very experienced, practical, very responsive and always available."
"Blair is one of the best in Canada in his area."