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Robert W. McDowell
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP · Canada
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Corporate Insurance · Canada
Robert McDowell is co-chair of Fasken Martineau’s Financial Institutions Group. He has been named a 2014 BTI Client Service All-Star for his dedication to client service excellence. Mr McDowell is consistently recognised for his insurance and financial institutions expertise in many leading industry publications such as Chambers Canada (2016-2017), Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2010-2016), IFLR1000 (2014-2016), Legal 500 Canada (2015-2016), Best Lawyers in Canada (2011-2016) and The International Who’s Who of Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyers (2010-2016).
Mr McDowell has a business law practice specialising in advising life and general insurance and reinsurance companies, deposit taking institutions, cooperatives, credit unions and other financial institutions on transactional, financing, corporate, governance, regulatory and risk management matters. Mr McDowell has significant expertise dealing with financial institution regulators. He has led several significant transactions in the insurance industry including advising:
• Aviva Canada Inc. on the acquisition of RBC General Insurance Company and entry into a 15 year strategic agreement with RBC closed in June 2016.
• TD Securities and GMP as the underwriters to Westaim on the completion of a $234 million financing for the creation of Arena Finance to provide Alternative Credit Asset Financing completed in August 2015.
• Intact Financial Corporation on the acquisition of Canadian Direct Insurance from Canadian Western Bank completed in May 2015.
• The Co-operators on the acquisition of Premier Group of Companies completed in April 2015.
• Esurance Insurance Company of Canada on its incorporation and licensing in 2015.
• Intact on the acquisition of JEVCO, and The Co-operators on its disposition of L’Union Canadienne. Robert is the only Insurance lawyer to lead on both of the two largest insurance transactions in Canada in 2012.
Mr McDowell is currently leading on insurance company acquisitions and an insurance company reorganisation in Canada.
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