Charles Rich LL.B., M.B.A., B.Sc., Partner

Chuck practises in Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP’s Financial Services Group with a particular emphasis on secured and unsecured loan transactions and debt restructurings. He is also the Co-Chair of FMC’s National Financial Services Group.

Chuck's preferred areas of practice include corporate and commercial lending including syndicated financings, asset based lending, subscription financings, cross-border transactions, receivables financing, acquisition and development financing, special project financings (including trusts, partnership and limited partnerships), and scientific research and experimental development financing.

Chuck acts for a number of domestic banks, as well as many foreign financial institutions. In addition, Chuck acts as Canadian Counsel to numerous foreign law firms and corporations.  

Chuck's practice also includes security enforcement, workouts and insolvency/debt restructurings for financial institution and corporate clients.

Chuck's preferred areas of practice include corporate and commercial lending including asset based lending, cross-border transactions, receivables financing, acquisition and development financing, special project financings (including trusts, partnership and limited partnerships) and real estate based secured loan transactions.

Chuck's practice also includes security enforcement, workouts and insolvency/debt restructurings for financial institution and corporate clients.

Representative Work
Counsel to Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund (now Armtec Infrastructure Inc.) in connection with the issue and sale of 40,000 convertible unsecured subordinated debentures of the Fund to a syndicate of underwriters and with the offering of $150 million aggregate principal amount of 8.875% senior unsecured notes due 2017. The Notes were offered by a syndicate of underwriters by way of a private placement under applicable securities laws in all provinces of Canada.
Represented JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. in connection with a US$410 million syndicated financing for Biovail Corporation Inc.
Canadian counsel to Bank of America, N.A. in connection with a US$30 million ABL financing for Latham Corporation
Publications
Regular contributor to Legal Alert publication (secured and unsecured transactions)
Prior Speaking Engagements
Contact Information
Toronto
+1 416 863 4606
charles.rich@fmc-law.com
Areas of Expertise
Year of Call
2000 (Ontario)
Education
Osgoode Hall, LL.B., 1998
Schulich School of Business, M.B.A., 1998
University of Toronto, B.Sc., 1993
Languages Spoken
English