donald g. bird

DONALD G. BIRD
Associé
T 604.640.4175
F 604.622.5875
Vancouver
[email protected]
http://www.linkedin.com/in/don
aldbird
Prêts
Financement structuré et titrisation
Droit des affaires et droit des sociétés
Sociétés fermées
Services bancaires et financiers
Formation / Admission au Barreau
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LLB, University of Toronto, 1987
Donald Bird is a partner in the Vancouver office and the National Practice Group Leader
of the Banking and Financial Services Group. Don practises in the area of financial
services law, acting for lenders and borrowers, with an emphasis on secured
transactions. Recognized as a leading lawyer in Canada for banking and financial
institutions by the foremost legal rankings publications, Don acts for Canadian financial
institutions in connection with their commercial and corporate loans to both public and
private borrowers. Don also acts for borrowers. Many of these loans are syndicated and
cross-border. As well, Don provides regulatory advice to financial institutions, agency
work on structured finance transactions, and general corporate commercial
transactions.
B.Comm. (Hons.), University of British
Columbia, 1984
British Columbia, 1988
Activités professionnelles
Fellow, American College of
Commercial Finance Lawyers, since
2013
Instructor, Professional Legal Training
Course of the British Columbia Law
Society, 1993-2014
Adjunct Professor, University of
British Columbia Faculty of Law,
1996-99
Member, Canadian Bar Association
(CBA); Chair, Vice-Chair and
Treasurer, CBA Banking Law
Subsection, BC Branch, 1994-99​
Activités communautaires
Member, Business Council of British
Columbia Competitiveness
Committee, 2011-present
REPRESENTATIVE WORK

Lehman Brothers — acted on behalf of Lehman Brothers in British Columbia in
connection with the C$1.936-billion syndicated financing of the purchase of
Intrawest by Fortress Investment Group, LLC.

Canfor Pulp Income Fund — acted for Bank of America in structuring,
negotiating, and documenting a C$75-million syndicated revolving credit facility
to Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership.

Norske Skog Canada Limited — acted for TD Securities in connection with a
C$700-million syndicated credit facility to Norske Skog Canada Limited to
acquire Pacifica Papers in a transaction valued at approximately C$1 billion.

Taiga Building Products Ltd. — acted for Taiga Building Products Ltd. in
connection with their C$200-million cross-border syndicated asset-backed
revolving credit facility with GE Canada Finance and General Electric Capital
Corporation.

Tolko Industries Ltd. — acted for Tolko Industries Ltd. in connection with its
syndicated credit facilities to finance the acquisition of Riverside Forest
Products Ltd. at a purchase price of approximately C$377 million.
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Sun Gro Horticulture Income Fund — acted for Sun Gro in obtaining a crossborder C$85-million senior security credit facility with the Bank of Montreal.
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Cross-Border Transaction — acted for a Canadian chartered bank and a
United States national bank in connection with a C$55-million cross-border
credit facility to an industrial manufacturing company.

Pope & Talbot Ltd. — acted for Pope & Talbot in refinancing a US$250-million
term facility and a US$75-million operating facility.

ID Biomedical Corporation — acted for ID Biomedical Corporation in financing
a US$100-million loan facility provided by Shire BioChem Inc.

HSBC Bank Canada — acted for HSBC Bank Canada in the issuance of
C$200 million of mortgage-backed securities.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Co-Editor, British Columbia Personal Property Security Act Practice Manual,
The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia (CLE BC),
2010‑ present.
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Panellist, Business Law Education Committee, "GOTCHA: A Survey of
Cross‑ Border Traps for the Unwary," American Bar Association, Business
Law Section, August 2011.
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Author, "Investment Property" chapter of the British Columbia Personal
Property Security Act Practice Manual, CLE BC, 2008.
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Author, "Purchase Money Security Interests" chapter of the British Columbia
Personal Property Security Act Practice Manual, CLE BC, 1996.
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Author, "Negotiating Security Agreements" chapter of the British Columbia
Personal Property Security Act Practice Manual, CLE BC, 1995.
RANKINGS & RECOGNITIONS
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Legal 500 Canada (Banking and Finance)./li>
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Recognized in the 2017 edition (and since 2013) of The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Banking and Financial
Institutions).
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Recognized in the 2015, 2014 and 2013 editions of the Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada (Banking and
Financial Institutions).
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Selected by peers for inclusion in the 2015 edition (and since 2006) of The
Best Lawyers in Canada® (Banking & Finance).
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Recognized in the 2015, 2014 and 2013 editions of The Canadian Legal
Lexpert® Directory (Asset Equipment Finance/Leasing; Banking & Financial Institutions).
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Martindale-Hubbell® BV® Distinguished™ 4.4 out of 5 Peer Review Rated.
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