Derek Vesey
Canada Guide 2025
Band 2 : Banking & Finance
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About
Provided by Derek Vesey
Practice Areas
Derek advises clients on a broad range of corporate matters, including banking, private equity, corporate finance, public-private partnership transactions, corporate reorganizations and general corporate matters. He works in close partnership with his clients, advising banks, private equity firms, manufacturing and service businesses of all sizes—in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia. He has significant expertise advising on major syndicated credit facilities, acting for both borrowers and lenders. Derek regularly consults on public-private infrastructure projects and acts in diverse sectors, including real estate, manufacturing, consumer goods, mining, and renewable energy. Derek teaches the Advanced Business Law course at Osgoode Hall Law School and has also lectured at Western University and University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Select Recognition: IFLR1000; The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada; The Legal 500 Canada; Who’s Who Legal: Banking; Lexpert Special Edition: Energy, Finance and M&A and Infrastructure; The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory; The Best Lawyers in Canada.
Chambers Review
Canada
An experienced finance lawyer, Derek Vesey has notable expertise in establishing and renewing major credit facilities and loan agreements. He works out of the firm's Toronto office.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Derek Vesey is an asset in all credit agreement-related matters."
"Derek Vesey provides me and my team with exceptional advice and leverage. He has great awareness of our needs and is an expert on key matters within the Canadian market."
"He is extremely thorough."
"Derek Vesey is an asset in all credit agreement-related matters."
"Derek Vesey provides me and my team with exceptional advice and leverage. He has great awareness of our needs and is an expert on key matters within the Canadian market."
"He is extremely thorough."