RBC completes acquisition of HSBC Bank Canada
Counsel to the board of directors of HSBC Bank Canada in connection with its $13.5 billion sale to Royal Bank of Canada
BAR ADMISSION
Education
- LL.B., University of Windsor, 1988
- B.A. (honours), Western University, 1985
Languages Spoken
- English
Biography description
Nora Osbaldeston is a senior partner in the National Financial Services Group at Miller Thomson and has extensive experience across many industries and sectors, acting for domestic and foreign financial institutions and corporate borrowers on a variety of domestic and international syndicated and bilateral financings. She has held several notable leadership positions at the Firm over many years, including formerly the Regional Managing Partner (Ontario), Managing Partner of our Toronto and Vaughan Offices, National Specialty Lead of our Financial Services Group and a member of our Firm’s national executive committee. Nora currently leads one of the Firm’s international initiatives through Multilaw, a leading global network of over 100 independent law firms worldwide, of which Miller Thomson is a leading member.
Nora is a founding member of Swim Drink Fish Canada, a grassroots charitable organization whose focus is on ensuring swimmable, drinkable, and fishable waterbodies in our communities.
Nora is an independent board member of RFA Bank, a Schedule 1 Bank under the Bank Act Canada, and is the chair of its governance, conduct review and compensation committee. Nora is a board member and chairs the finance committee of Multilaw. Since 2013 Nora has been named to Best Lawyers in Canada for banking and finance and is ranked in Lexpert as a leading lawyer in banking and finance. She is a past recipient of a Lexpert Zenith Award, celebrating leading Women in Canada, WXNs Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women and the inaugural Federated Press Women in Law Leadership Award, for exceptional achievement and outstanding leadership by a Canadian Woman Lawyer.
