Our
Powerhouse
Team.

Chris is an experienced corporate and transactional lawyer. His area of expertise focuses on a variety of secured and unsecured debt financing transactions, including acquisition finance, cash-flow financings, real estate financings, ABL financings, restructurings and DIP/exit financings as well as high-yield debt. He also has a growing FinTech practice.

On lender-side transactions, Chris has acted for major Canadian and US financial institutions, hedge funds and private equity firms and has a number of ongoing borrower-side clients. He has led large teams on a number of domestic and cross-border financing transactions and has supported numerous public and private companies with their ongoing day-to-day business and legal needs. He offers a pragmatic solution driven approach for his clients.

*Practising through a professional corporation.

Money is an experienced and pragmatic transactional lawyer who prioritizes clients’ interests and always aims to facilitate transactions as efficiently as possible. He has worked extensively with start-ups, public and private companies, agents and underwriters on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities, and general corporate law matters in a variety of industries including technology, cannabis, hospitality, financial services, mining, entertainment, real estate, automotive, health, packaged goods, seniors housing and apparel.

Money also assists companies with their corporate governance, regulatory compliance, licensing, and continuous disclosure obligations. In addition to providing legal advice, Money leverages his engineering and business background, his network and experience as an investor and entrepreneur to assist clients with business, operation and strategic needs.

*Practising through a professional corporation.

Dennis is a transactional lawyer who leverages his prior in-house experience to facilitate pragmatic solutions for his client’s legal needs. He has worked extensively with start-ups, public and private companies, agents and underwriters on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities, and general corporate law and commercial matters across a variety of industries including technology, cannabis and health. In Dennis’ previous role, he served as the sole lawyer and first employee of an international medical cannabis company, where he helped the company complete several M&A and other strategic transactions. Combined with his business degree, Dennis’ background enables him to understand complex business issues and provide pragmatic and high-quality legal advice.

Kyle is a transactional lawyer who works with start-ups, as well as public and private companies across a variety of industries. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and corporate finance, and general corporate matters. Before joining Founders, Kyle was an associate at a large Canadian law firm practicing corporate law with a main focus on technology companies.

Kyle received his J.D./M.B.A. from Dalhousie University, where he acted as Co-Chair of the Business Law Association.

Jean's practice focuses on debt financing, corporate transactions and financial services regulatory matters. With more than 40 years of legal experience, she has developed extensive expertise in the areas of acquisition financing, project finance, structured finance, asset-based lending, P3 finance, debt restructuring and complex domestic and cross-border financings and regulatory matters relating to foreign and domestic financial institutions. Clients represented include domestic and foreign chartered banks, private debt funds and corporate borrowers.

Jean has been recognized in The Legal 500 Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, The Lexpert/American Lawyer Media Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, The Lexpert Guide to Leading US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada (banking and asset-based lending), Chambers Global (banking and finance), IFLR 1000, Euromoney’s Guide to The World’s Leading Banking Finance & Transactional Lawyers and The World’s Leading Women in Business Law (banking), Law Business Research’s International Who’s Who Legal of Banking Lawyers and Best Lawyers in Canada (banking and structured finance and the “2015 Toronto Asset-Based Lending Lawyer of the Year”). In 2009 Jean received the Lexpert Zenith Award, recognizing her as one of Canada’s leading women lawyers and mentors.

She served as a law clerk to the Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal. Prior to joining Founders in 2024, Jean was a partner at Goodmans LLP.

*Practising through a professional corporation.