Yasir is an associate in Osler’s Financial Services Group in the Toronto office. His practice covers banking, finance and securities law with an emphasis on lending and securitization in both domestic and cross-border commercial settings. Yasir’s practice involves advising financial institutions and corporations in connection with complex financing and corporate matters, corporate lending, acquisition financing, syndicated loans, cross-border financing, secured credit and securitizations covering a variety of asset classes including residential mortgages, credit cards, equipment, automotive loan and lease receivables.
Representative Work
- TerraFarma
TerraFarma in its up to $68 million acquisition by Aurora Cannabis
- Credit Suisse AG
Credit Suisse in its capacity as agent for the first lien lenders to Dominion Diamond Mines ULC
- Verafin
Verafin in its $515 million venture funding - the largest venture funding deal in Canada’s history
- Underwriters’ counsel on several offerings of credit card receivables-backed notes issued by Golden Credit Card Trust, a Royal Bank of Canada sponsored securitization trust
- Principal counsel to two Schedule I Banks with respect to their ongoing commercial paper conduit securitization programs
- Several cross-border securitization transactions in which US Bank affiliates have purchased asset-backed securities issued by Canadian trusts through a private placement
TerraFarma in its up to $68 million acquisition by Aurora Cannabis
Credit Suisse in its capacity as agent for the first lien lenders to Dominion Diamond Mines ULC
Verafin in its $515 million venture funding - the largest venture funding deal in Canada’s history
- Principal counsel to two Schedule I Banks with respect to their ongoing commercial paper conduit securitization programs
- Several cross-border securitization transactions in which US Bank affiliates have purchased asset-backed securities issued by Canadian trusts through a private placement
Latest Insights
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Osler Update February 6, 2023
Cryptocurrency as collateral in Canada: Issues for lenders to consider
Joyce Bernasek, Matt Burgoyne and Yasir Samad provide their insights on additional due diligence lenders should carry out when considering crypto as...
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Awards and Recognition
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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Prize
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Bayview Post: Recognized as one of Toronto’s Top Lawyers for 2021
Credentials
Education
- University of Ottawa, J.D.
- University of Waterloo, B.A.
Languages
- English
- Urdu
- Hindi
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Law Society of Ontario