Shae Rothery (she/her/hers) is an associate in the Banking & Specialty Finance Group at Cassels. Shae’s practice focuses on corporate and commercial law, including domestic and cross-border financing transactions and corporate finance matters. Shae takes a pragmatic approach to her work, delivering practical solutions to complex problems. Shae’s experience includes acquisition financings, equipment financings, and fund financings. Shae is also developing expertise in aviation law, with experience advising lenders, lessors, and operators on the acquisition, sale, and financing of aircraft, as well as on regulatory matters specific to the aviation industry. Before joining Cassels as an associate, Shae summered and articled with the firm.
Shae graduated with a J.D. from the University of Toronto, where she was actively involved in various leadership roles. For three years, Shae served as Co-President of the University of Toronto’s First Generation Network chapter, advocating for and mentoring law students who, like herself, were the first in their families to attend post-secondary education. Throughout law school, Shae also contributed to Ultra Vires, the Faculty of Law’s independent student newspaper, which culminated in her tenure as Co-Editor-in-Chief during her final year of law school. Highlights of Shae’s law school experience include gaining hands-on legal experience as a student caseworker at a community legal clinic in Toronto and spending a semester abroad at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland.
Before attending law school, Shae graduated with First Class Honours from the University of Calgary, earning a Bachelor of Health Sciences in Biomedical Sciences. Shae then worked for Residence Services at the University of Calgary, managing on-campus student housing occupancy, drafting housing contracts, revising residence conduct policies, and adjudicating cases of student non-academic misconduct.
In her spare time, Shae enjoys snowboarding, digital and film photography, and discovering new wines. Shae holds a WSET 2 qualification with distinction from the Independent Wine Education Guild.
