Manuel Augusto Alves Martins

Manuel Martins is a partner in Gowling WLG Canada's Waterloo Region Office. He regularly advises owners, investors and lenders with strategic business guidance and in the preparation and negotiation of complex and unique commercial agreements.

Manuel is a member of the firm's Financial Services Industry Group and its executive committee. He acts for lenders and borrowers, with an emphasis on commercial financings and secured transactions.

Manuel's practice extends to the area of corporate commercial law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, and asset and share transactions. He has assisted clients in cross-border transactions in various jurisdictions including the UK, US, European Union, Mexico and China.

Manuel is a Director with the Waterloo Region Community Foundation and also a past member of Gowling WLG Canada's Board of Trustees.

He has been recognized in both The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and The Best Lawyers™ in Canada .