Atty. Matthew Longstaff
Matthew Longstaff has extensive experience advising investment banks, sovereigns, private equity houses and corporate clients in a broad range of cross‑border debt financings, including high‑yield bonds, leveraged bank finance, syndicated and bilateral bank financings, project financings, convertible and exchangeable bonds, sovereign bonds, hybrid capital issuances, consent solicitations, and securitizations, as well as advising on restructurings and in distressed debt scenarios. In addition, Mr.
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Matthew Longstaff is a business attorney based in Calgary, Alberta, practicing at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Asset-Based Lending Practice (2026) and Best Lawyers in America — Banking and Finance Law (2026). Serands clients in Calgary, AB and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Matthew Longstaff has extensive experience advising investment banks, sovereigns, private equity houses and corporate clients in a broad range of cross‑border debt financings, including high‑yield bonds, leveraged bank finance, syndicated and bilateral bank financings, project financings, convertible and exchangeable bonds, sovereign bonds, hybrid capital issuances, consent solicitations, and securitizations, as well as advising on restructurings and in distressed debt scenarios
- In addition, Mr. Longstaff advises on the finance aspects of mergers and acquisitions
- Mr. Longstaff’s experience principally includes advising entities operating in the financial services, energy, mining, technology, shipping and aviation sectors
- Mr. Longstaff is an English‑qualified banking and capital markets lawyer as well as a member of the Alberta bar
- He joined our London office in 2015
- In 2016, he moved to Calgary
- Before joining Norton Rose Fulbright, he was an associate in the London offices of a US law firm and a “magic circle” law firm
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Why local counsel matters in Alberta
Practicing law in Alberta. Legal matters in Alberta are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Calgary are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Alberta state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Alberta brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Alberta courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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