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62625.01What do corporate clients most often ask their lawyers, and what are they really trying to understand? These materials are designed for articling students and lawyers in their first five years looking to gain insight into common corporate law client questions, from incorporations and governance to financings and transactions. These materials were presented at LESA’s Corporate Law: Top Questions Asked by Clients webinar on August 12, 2026.
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OC-62625What do corporate clients most often ask their lawyers, and what are they really trying to understand? This presentation is designed for articling students and lawyers in their first five years looking to gain insight into common corporate law client questions, from incorporations and governance to financings and transactions. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on August 12, 2026. Total running time is 50 minutes.Choose license This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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62598.01This paper is broken into 3 parts: crops and livestock – security under the Bank Act and Provincial Personal Property Security Legislation; land-related security – surface rights and supplemental security considerations; and enforcement – the farm debt mediation act and exemption laws. These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Commercial Lending program in Edmonton on June 18, 2026.
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62598.02One of the most overlooked and neglected areas in commercial lending is the requirement that counsel acting for commercial lenders are required to ensure that proper insurance coverage is in place prior to any funding taking place notwithstanding the nature and scope of any security. This paper explores common types of insurance coverage and requirements for any sort of funding involving the placement of security on a borrower’s or guarantor’s assets in support of the funding that is to take place. These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Commercial Lending program in Edmonton on June 18, 2026.
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62598.03The paper explores the main types of security documents used in commercial lending, including general security agreements, mortgages, assignments, share pledges, and guarantees. Key considerations with respect to taking personal property security, including enforceability of security interests, perfection, conflict of laws, and priority rules. These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Commercial Lending program in Edmonton on June 18, 2026.
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62598.04This paper explores the types of transactions most solicitors will encounter in a general commercial practice, while also touching on less common but increasingly relevant transaction structures such as club deals, syndicated facilities and lease financings. It outlines the usual course of events and the steps a borrower’s solicitor should follow from the moment the file arrives to closing, while also highlighting some of the unusual issues, steps, and procedures that may arise along the way, including where, practically speaking, they tend to occur. These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Commercial Lending program in Edmonton on June 18, 2026.
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62598.05Insolvency proceedings can significantly alter the effectiveness and priority of loan security through various mechanisms including statutory stays, Court ordered priming charges, and the reordering of creditor claims. This paper explores what happens to lender security once formal insolvency proceedings begin. It will illustrate how secured creditor priority can be altered by the restructuring processes, regulatory impacts, and judicial discretion. These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Commercial Lending program in Edmonton on June 18, 2026.
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62598.07This paper provides an introductory overview of two categories of multi lender/secured party scenarios: (1) co-lenders where the parties involved are sharing security and have a shared interest in the same financing and (2) separate situations where the lenders or secured parties involved have overlapping but different security or, in some limited cases, shared security but with different rights under the security and separate debt. In co-lending situations, it explores four main categories: participations, securitizations, clubs, and syndications. In situations with multiple lenders, the paper examines inter-lender agreements, postponements, subordinations, priority and standstill agreements, and inter-creditor agreements. These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Commercial Lending program in Edmonton on June 18, 2026.
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OC-62598-7This presentation explores situations when there are multiple lenders in a commercial lending transaction. It covers co-lender scenarios including participations, securitizations, clubs, and syndications, as well as separate lender scenarios. It also explores competing priorities and issues arising from “first in time” priorities. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Commercial Lending on June 18, 2026. Total running time is 49 minutes.Choose license This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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OC-62598-6This presentation provides a review of the kinds of due diligence that lawyers need to undertake during a commercial lending transaction. It covers topics including identifying what the lending client requires, determining where the borrower is located, and ascertaining what security is being taken. It provides tips on navigating searches relating to real property and personal property assets, as well as borrower searches. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Commercial Lending on June 18, 2026. Total running time is 40 minutes.Choose license This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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OC-62598-5This presentation explores what happens to lender security once formal insolvency proceedings begin and illustrates how secured creditor priority can be altered by the restructuring processes, regulatory impacts, and judicial discretion. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Commercial Lending on June 18, 2026. Total running time is 48 minutes.Choose license This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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OC-62598-4Loosely tracking the lifecycle of a lending transaction, this presentation addresses a solicitor’s obligations when acting for a borrower. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Commercial Lending on June 18, 2026. Total running time is 54 minutes.Choose license This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
