Ms Heather R Douglas Partner Borden Ladner Gervais LLP - Lawyer Biography - International Law Office

Background

Heather Douglas is a partner in our Toronto office. Ms. Douglas was admitted to the Ontario bar in 1980 and graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1978.

Areas of Practice

• Heather practices in the area of financial services – specializing in financial transactions involving municipalities (in Ontario and other provinces), provincial and territorial government bodies, Crown corporations and school boards.

Professional Experience

• Represented financial institutions in respect of ongoing legal issues relating to debt issuance by a variety of public sector entities.
• Represented the underwriters in connection with several tranches of pooled debt issued by a non-share capital not-for-profit special purpose corporation in connection with the capital requirements of Ontario district school boards.
• Represented more than 50 Ontario school boards in connection with the refinancing of the boards’ non-permanently financed debt through a special purpose vehicle.
• Advised and assisted with the establishment of a pooled investment program for Ontario municipalities.
• Advised and assisted several institutions with the establishment of lending programs to Ontario municipalities through the issuance of debentures.
• Advised and assisted Ontario public sector entities in connection with their general powers relating to a broad spectrum of financial matters
• Has represented the Government of Ontario in connection with securities issued by an Ontario municipality to the Government.
• Has advised clients in connection with several public-private partnerships involving Ontario municipalities.

Professional and Community Activities

• Sits on the Ministry of Municipal Affairs’ and Housing Working Committee on Municipal Debt Issuance and Investment Policy.
• Sat on the Board of Directors of The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships.
• Sat on several Working Groups established by the Province of Ontario in connection with new legislation.
• Was the Co-chair of The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnership’s Comparative Municipal Legislation Task Force.
• Sits on the Board of Directors of a multi-national pharmaceutical corporation.
• Frequent speaker at seminars and conferences on public sector financing issues.

Practice areas to which Heather R. Douglas belongs:

• Financial Services
• Municipal Law