Anna is a seasoned banking and corporate/commercial lawyer who acts for Canadian and international clients. In 2014, Anna received a Lexpert® Zenith Award for Leaders in Practice Excellence. She has also been recommended in The Legal 500 Canada 2016 Edition under Banking and Finance.
Anna works with her clients to address issues faced in their day to day business, and also advises on a broad variety of transactions and reorganizations. Anna has worked extensively with regulated financial institutions on a wide range of matters, leading project finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, complex reorganizations and advising on ongoing and transactional regulatory compliance requirements. She has specialized expertise in the payment card industry, including in gift card and loyalty programs. Anna regularly advises her financial services clients on their rollouts of new products and services.
Anna is a member of DLA Piper’s global Financial Services Regulatory group and the Payments group. She frequently works with her colleagues around the world to provide coordinated advice to clients with global reach or expansion plans.
Anna also has extensive experience in renewable energy project development and financings, including with respect to solar power fields, wind projects, hydroelectric generating stations, natural gas-fired electricity generating projects and nuclear plants.
Having encountered a vast range of challenges over diverse fields of work, Anna draws on a wealth of background to offer effective and creative solutions for her clients.