Bio

Francois Gilbert is a seasoned banking and finance practitioner who excels at guiding his clients through complex and innovative transactions and finding solutions to manage legal risks. François is a partner in the Financial Services Group in Montréal. He has over 25 years’ experience as a banking and finance lawyer covering a wide range of sectors including structured finance, securitization, project finance, syndicated lending, derivatives and financial market infrastructure. François has broad experience of syndicated loans, inter-creditor and cross-border security issues, asset-based lending and acquisition finance. He has also been involved in a number of project financings in the mining, energy and PPP sectors.