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Michael S. Allen
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Law Practice
Michael Allen is a partner with a broadly based practice in corporate finance and banking law. He regularly acts for both lenders and borrowers in international project finance and is well known for his work in secured transactions, public-private partnerships (PPP) and structured finance, including derivative products and securitizations. He is also highly experienced in large commercial restructurings and work-outs.
Mr. Allen's industry sector experience includes mining, energy, forestry and telecommunications. His practice has taken him to the United States, Australia, South Africa, Peru, Argentina, Chile and Russia, and he maintains an office in Stikeman Elliott (London) as well. Aside from the foregoing, his practice has included transactions based in New Zealand, Uruguay, Guyana, Brazil, Venezuela, the DRC, Mexico, Guinea, Albania and Botswana.
Mr. Allen is listed and recognized in the following publications:
- The 2010 Lexpert/American Lawyer's Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada for Banking and Project Finance.
- The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2010 as one of Vancouver's leading practitioners in the areas of Banking & Financial Institutions, Corporate Commercial and Project Finance.
- The 2010 Chambers Global's The World's Leading Lawyers for Business as a recommended lawyer for Banking and Finance, and PPP and Infrastructure. He was noted in the 2010 edition as a "deal facilitator who simply gets things done" for banking and finance, as well as a "solutions-oriented and a very solid attorney" for his strong lenders practice.
- IFLR1000's The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms 2010 as a leading lawyer in Banking and Project Finance.
- The 2010 PLC Which Lawyer?, as recommended in Banking and Finance.
- The Best Lawyers in Canada 2010 in Banking, Corporate and Project Finance Law.
- The International Who's Who of Banking Lawyers 2010.
- The International Who's Who of Project Finance Lawyers 2010.
- The 2009 Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada in the area of Banking & Financial Services.
- PLC's Cross-border Finance Handbook 2009/10 and Cross-border Capital Markets Handbook 2009.
- The 2009 The Legal 500 in the field of Project Finance.
- The 2008 Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers as a global leader in Banking, Capital Markets and Project Finance.
- He is AV® Peer Review Rated according to Martindale-Hubbell (Very High to Pre-eminent), its highest level of professional ranking.
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Professional Activities
Mr. Allen is a member of the Canadian, American, and International Bar Associations. He is a former director of Mellon Bank Canada, Mulgrave School (Vancouver), Renascent Foundation, (Toronto), Edgewood (Nanaimo) and the British Columbia Children's Hospital Foundation.
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Education
University of Toronto (LL.B. 1974).
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Bar Admission
Ontario, 1976
British Columbia, 1989
England/Wales, 1990
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