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Profile
Rick Van Beselaere is the Managing Partner for Miller Thomson’s Regina and Saskatoon offices. With more than 30 years experience, Rick specializes in banking, insolvency and bankruptcy, corporate restructuring, corporate/commercial, business law and environmental law. Rick is one of Saskatchewan’s most experienced counsel in the area of restructuring under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. Rick has extensive experience in areas of environmental law, including contracts relating to environmental offset credit generation, aggregating and trading and regulatory compliance. Rick has been consulting with the Ministry of Environment (Sask) on the formulation and establishment of its climate change legislation.
Rick acts for lenders and borrowers and has acted for real estate developers and contractors in Saskatchewan's booming economic environment. Rick has extensive experience in financial services and real estate lending.
Rick has considerable experience in financial services and real estate law. He has facilitated major projects in all facets of commercial development, including transactions, construction, leasing and financing. One of Rick's most recent development projects is the Centre Square Developments
Rick has served as a Bencher and the Vice President of the Law Society of Saskatchewan. He has also served as Chair of the Business Law Section, Southern Saskatchewan of the Canadian Bar Association. Rick was designated as Queen's Counsel in 2012.
Education
- LL.B., University of Saskatchewan, 1982
- B.Comm., University of Saskatchewan, 1981
Professional Achievements
- Best Lawyers in Canada, 2013
- Appointed Queen's Counsel in 2012
- 2012 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory
Memberships
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Regina Bar Association
- Member, Law Society of Saskatchewan
Industry Expertise
Key Practice Expertise
Areas of Focus
- Secured Transactions
- Credit Enforcement and Security Realization
- Climate Change Regulation, Compliance, Opportunities and Commerce
- Corporate Restructuing and Reorganization
Year of Call
- Saskatchewan Bar, 1983