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Dom has a general corporate and commercial practice with broad experience advising on various types of financing transactions, routinely acting for a wide range of lenders and borrowers on domestic and cross-border syndicated loan financings, acquisition and take-over bid financings, public and private bond offerings, and other debt capital markets transactions.

Prior to joining Bennett Jones, Dom was the head of an enterprise-wide contracts advisory function at an international financial institution, where he developed and implemented an end-to-end contracting process focusing on regulatory compliance, risk reduction, operational effectiveness, and cost avoidance/reduction. He also assisted with the management and implementation of an enterprise-wide third party risk management program in response to regulatory guidelines set out by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

He began his legal career with a national full-service law firm and also spent time in regulatory/policy reform, working with the Federal Government and interested provinces/territories to establish a co-operative capital markets regulatory system.

Dom complements his practice by remaining actively involved in the community. He is an adjunct lecturer of corporate and regulatory liability at McMaster University, a member of the Canadian Bond Investors’ Association, and volunteers as a committee member with the Young Professionals for SickKids.

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McMaster University, BComm (Honours), 2008, summa cum laude McMaster University, MBA, 2009, summa cum laude Osgoode Hall Law School, JD, 2013

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Verillium Health in its acquisition of Wellwise by Shoppers from Shoppers Drug Mart
Third Eye Capital, as the senior secured creditor and DIP leader, in connection with the CCAA restructuring of King Street Restaurant Group, a Toronto based hospitality group, and purchase by way of credit bid transaction of the King Street Restaurant Group's ongoing assets and operations
Credit Suisse and a large UK investments bank, as lead arrangers, and Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent, in connection with the US$2.01 billion 1L, 2L and ABL facilities to finance the US $2.6-billion acquisition by Cinven of Bayer Environmental Science (a carve-out transaction of the Bayer AG's environmental science business)
The lead arrangers and agents for Cinven's $2.021-billion acquisition financing of Bayer Environmental Science, including a $1.346-billion first lien term loan facility, a $300-million second lien term loan facility, a $225-million revolving credit facility and a $150-million ABL facility
Ali Group S.r.l., in it's connection with approximately US$4.5-billion acquisition financing for its acquisition of Welbilt, Inc., comprising of term and revolving loan facilities
York1 Group of Companies, a leading private-equity backed environmental and infrastructure services provider, in its acquisition of the Budget Group of Companies, specializing in residential, commercial, and industrial waste and recycling solutions as well as metal salvage, waste facilities and demolition
York1 Group of Companies, a leading private-equity backed environmental and infrastructure services provider, in its acquisition of United Environmental Holdings Inc., a leading solid waste service provider in Ontario, specializing in the industrial, commercial, and institutional waste sectors
Freed Developments Ltd. in its approximately $330-million acquisition of a portfolio of real property assets of including Horseshoe Valley Resort, Deerhurst Resort and some additional lands from Skyline Investments, together with the purchase of the portion of Muskoka Bay Resort it did not already own
HorizonOne Royalty Corporation, in connection with its investments in certain portfolio companies
Third Eye Capital, as the senior secured creditor and DIP lender, in connection with the CCAA restructuring of King Street Restaurant Group, a Toronto based hospitality group, and purchase by way of credit bid transaction of the King Street Restaurant Group's ongoing assets and operations
Obsidian Energy Ltd., as borrower in a $440-million syndicated credit facility and as issuer in a US$47-million offering of senior guaranteed notes by way of private placement
The Watermill Group, in its acquisition of Weston Forest Products Inc., a leading distributor and remanufacturer of softwood and hardwood lumber and specialty panel products across North America. 
Cenovus Energy Inc., in its $23.6-billion proposed acquisition of Husky Energy Inc.
Stantec Inc., as issuer in a $300-million offering of senior unsecured notes by way of private placement
Homestyle Selections LP, through its portfolio company Freshstone Brands Inc., in the US$30-million acquisition of the assets and business of Tiffany Gate Foods Inc. and all of the Ontario-based assets of Sun Rich Fresh Foods. The acquisition was completed through a Stalking Horse sale process conducted under the CCAA
The Noteholders in a $55-million issuance of senior unsecured notes issued by Nordstar Capital LP, the proceeds of which were used to fund its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Torstar Corporation
The Noteholders in a $840-million issuance of second lien secured notes issued by Air Canada
The Noteholders in a US$150-million issuance of senior secured notes issued by Maxar Technologies Inc.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Branch, as lead arranger, bookrunner, and lender in term loan facilities totalling $175-million and $100-million revolving credit facility to Contanda LLC
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), as joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner in term loan facilities totalling $385-million and $125-million revolving credit facility made to a corporation in the medical technology industry
Solus Alternative Asset Management LP, as lender in a $15-million debtor-in-possession term loan facility made to Jack Cooper Ventures, Inc.
Ad Hoc Committee of Secured Lenders, in a $50-million credit facility made to Dayton Superior Corporation
Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, as borrower in an $80-million debtor-in-possession term loan facility and a $200-million debtor-in-possession ABL credit facility
GSO Capital Partners and the private equity lender group in the C$217-million senior secured financing provided to Investindustrial Group Holdings, the private equity acquiror of Jupiter Holding and Jacuzzi Brands
Second lien noteholders, in Neptune Acquisition Inc's. $150-million issuance of secured lien notes to fund Neptune's acquisition of Maxar Technologies ULC, MDA GL Holdings Ltd., and MDA Systems Inc.
Third Eye Capital Corporation, as lender in a $20-million term loan facility and $30-million revolving credit facility made to a corporation in the energy industry
Noteholders in a $90-million issuance of senior secured notes issued by a corporation in the print media industry.
Canso Investment Counsel Ltd., the largest first lien debtholder, in the $600-million recapitalization of Postmedia Network Inc. ("PNI") pursuant to the Canada Business Corporations Act, including significant amendments to PNI's outstanding 8.25% senior secure notes (the "First Lien Notes") and the paydown of approximately $78 million of the First Lien Notes. 
Debentureholders in Stuart Olson Inc.'s $70-million issuance of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures.
Canso Investment Counsel Ltd., in providing equity and debt financing to ClearStream Energy Services Inc. for the acquisitions of AECOM Production Services Ltd. and Universal Weld Overlays Inc.

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