Dentons announced that it has added partners Sunil Joneja, Alexandra Fox, and Scott McLeman to its Banking and Finance group in Calgary, strengthening the firm’s capabilities in corporate lending, real estate finance, specialty finance, and cross-border transactions.
The additions further expand Dentons’ banking and financial services practice in Canada and internationally, reinforcing the firm’s position in areas including syndicated and bilateral debt financing, structured finance, derivatives, secured and unsecured lending, and multi-jurisdictional financing transactions.
Sunil Joneja brings nearly three decades of experience advising banks, borrowers, and financial institutions on a broad range of banking and finance matters. His background includes complex cross-border syndicated and bilateral debt financings, derivatives transactions, and structured finance matters involving commodity, cross-currency, and interest rate hedging arrangements.
Alexandra Fox advises on domestic and multi-jurisdictional lending transactions, including bilateral and syndicated facilities. She works with financial institutions, private lenders, and borrowers across multiple industries, combining technical lending expertise with sector-specific knowledge.
Scott McLeman joins the firm with experience representing lenders and borrowers on secured and unsecured financing transactions, including asset-based lending and cross-border financings. His practice also includes private mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters, enabling him to support clients across financing and broader business transactions.
The expansion comes as Calgary continues to remain one of Canada’s most active legal and financial markets, particularly for energy, infrastructure, real estate, and corporate finance activity. Dentons said the additions align with its broader strategy of strengthening integrated client services across lending, capital deployment, and transactional advisory work.
The announcement also follows the recent additions of Michael Kershaw and Kamil Umar to the firm’s Real Estate group. Dentons noted that those hires expanded the firm’s experience in financing structures, development lending, and capital deployment, helping the firm support clients through all stages of transactions from financing through project completion.
Dentons’ Banking and Finance group advises clients on lending transactions, debt capital markets activity, and financial services regulation, leveraging the firm’s international network and local market experience across Canada and globally.
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“Calgary is one of the most dynamic legal markets in the country, and Dentons is at the center of it. When you combine that local strength with our unmatched global platform, you create something that the very best talent in the market wants to be part of. The team joining our Banking and Finance group, accomplished partners with deep expertise in the transactions and sectors that define this market, is a testament to that. This is exactly the kind of growth we are building toward, and there is plenty more ahead.”
John Cusano, Calgary Managing Partner, Dentons
“The depth and momentum of our Banking and Finance practice is something we are genuinely proud of, and this expansion is a reflection of both. We are bringing in a full-service team of accomplished professionals who are at the top of their game in corporate lending, real estate finance and cross-border transactions. This is about raising the bar on an already exceptional practice and continuing to deliver for clients at the highest level in the areas that matter most to them.”
Ryan Middleton, National Banking And Finance Group Leader, Dentons
