Suhuyini Abudulai is an associate in the Financial Services Group. Her practice focuses on corporate finance matters, representing lenders and borrowers in a variety of domestic and multi-jurisdictional financing transactions including secured and unsecured financing, syndicated loans, project finance, equipment leasing, asset-based lending, securitization and structured finance. Her practice includes regulatory matters, advising Canadian and non-Canadian financial institutions on consumer protection matters and the Canadian regulation of financial services, including the operation of credit, debit and payment card programs and other payment products and services, cost of credit disclosure, payment system issues and compliance matters.
Suhuyini has co-authored the Banking and Finance chapters of Halsbury's Laws of Canada and also co-authored the Securitizations and Income Trusts chapter of the Canada-U.S. Commercial Law Guide. She is also co-editor of the ABA's Commercial Finance and Uniform Commercial Code Committee's Commercial Law Newsletter. Published articles include "Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Card Industry to Include Mobile Payments (OBA Information Technology & E-Commerce Newsletter) ", " Dealers Beware - Providing A Loaner To Your Customer - Action Item - Ensure You Have A Loaner Agreement (Canadian Insurance Law Reporter) ", " Perfecting Security Interests in Cash Collateral - Proposed Amendments to the Ontario PPSA (National Creditor and Debtor Review) ", " Cow Harbour True Lease Characterization Decision Released (LJN Equipment Leasing Newsletter) ", " Payment Cards - Recent Developments (National Banking Law Review) ", " Reliance on Collateral Descriptions Reinstated and New Hope that S.7 of the PPSA (Ontario) (Where to Register) Will be Proclaimed Into Force (National Banking Law Review) ", " New Brunswick's New Cost of Credit Disclosure Act (Equipment Leasing Newsletter) " and " Purchase-Money Security Interests: Cross-Collateralizing Without Waivers (National Banking Law Review) ".
Associations
· Canadian Bar Association
· Ontario Bar Association, Member-At-Large, Information Technology & E-Commerce Executive (2012-2013)
· National Bar Association
· American Bar Association, Co-Editor, ABA's Commercial Finance and Uniform Commercial Code Committee's Commercial Law Newsletter
· Canadian Association of Black Lawyers
· Fashion Group International
Publications, Newsletters and Articles
FCAC Guidance Regarding the Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Card Industry
Motor Vehicles in a Consumer Insolvency. British Columbia Court of Appeal Determines Trustees and Consumers Claims - TRAP for Subprime Auto Lenders Revisited
Cow Harbour True Lease Characterization Decision Released: Moving in the Right Direction
Perfecting Security Interests in Cash Collateral - Proposed Amendments to the Ontario PPSA
Dealers Beware - Providing a Loaner to your Customer - Action Item - Ensure you have a Loaner Agreement
Financial Services e-LERT: New Brunswick's New Cost of Credit Disclosure Act
Financial Services e-LERT: Payment Cards - Recent Developments
Reliance on Collateral Descriptions Reinstated and New Hope that Section 7 of the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario) (where to register) Will be Proclaimed into Force
Purchase-Money Security Interests: Cross-collateralizing without waivers