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Guy David is a partner in Gowlings' Ottawa office practising in the areas of corporate and structured finance, banking and international law. His practice covers both transaction-oriented assignments and advising on financial legislation.
Guy also has considerable experience in structuring and negotiating Government of Canada financings, international equipment financings with complex security and inter-lender arrangements, infrastructure and privatization-related project financings.
A former staff counsel at the Bank of Canada, Guy has participated in various aspects of the revision of Canadian banking legislation over the years. He has recently led a major review of the Export Development Act and Canada's participation in international project and trade finance for the Government of Canada. He has advised Canadian crown corporations over a number of years.
He is fully bilingual in French and English.
Over the years Guy has participated in many international transactions in various jurisdictions as counsel to the Export Development Corporation, Canadian banks and commercial enterprises.
Additionally, he has particular expertise in revenue monetization structures including:
- Significant involvement in the development of the Canadian revenue bond/whole business securitization structure in the mid 1990’s used for financing the privatization of the Canadian air traffic control system and several major Canadian airports;
- Acted as issuer or underwriter’s counsel in over 18 revenue bond transactions in the debt capital markets over the past 10 years;
- Drafter securitization legislation for Romania, under contract with International Revenue Corporation; and
- Participated in a number of Canada – U.S. cross-border securitizations and asset backed financing structures.
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