Joyce Chang

Joyce Chang
Biography
Joyce Chang is an associate on the capital markets team in our Calgary office. Her practice focuses on banking, corporate finance and restructuring. Joyce has experience on a broad range of syndicated and bilateral financings, capital markets debt offerings, and acquisition and project financings. She is also regularly involved in asset-backed lending and international and domestic insolvency and restructuring matters. Joyce acts for corporate borrowers, as well as national and international lenders and arrangers.
Before joining us as a summer student in 2019, Joyce worked in the legal department of a multinational energy transportation company and was an auditor at two prominent accounting firms.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
Joyce has acted for the following clients:
- Administrative agent and a syndicate of lenders on the establishment of a C$2 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility in favour of an energy infrastructure corporation
- Initial purchasers and agents in connection with offerings by an energy infrastructure corporation of US and Canadian senior unsecured notes and US junior notes
- International fuel distribution corporation with the financing of its electric vehicle charging infrastructure
- Administrative agent and a syndicate of lenders on the establishment of senior secured term and revolving credit facilities in favour of an energy infrastructure corporation, including establishment of a global security package
- One of the world’s largest fund management and investment firm specializing in renewable energy infrastructure, on its financing of the 465MW Travers solar power project in Southern Alberta
- International fuel distribution corporation in connection with its senior secured credit agreement with aggregate commitments in excess of C$1 billion and private offerings of US and Canadian notes
- Secured creditor in the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act proceedings of one of its debtors, including in its capacity as an interim lender under debtor-in-possession financing arrangements
Rankings and recognitions
Rankings and recognitions
- Canadian Petroleum Tax Society Faculty of Law Prize (Outstanding Performance in Corporate Tax), 2020
- Dean's List, University of Calgary Faculty of Law, 2017-2018
- Dean's List, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, 2012-2015
Education
Education
J.D., University of Calgary, 2020
B.Comm., Accounting (Distinction), University of Calgary, 2017
Admissions
Admissions
- Alberta 2021
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
- Canadian Bar Association
- Law Society of Alberta
- Calgary Bar Association
Languages
Languages
- English