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FCT’s Legal, Risk & Compliance team has been named an Excellence Awardee for Banking and Financial Services Law Department of the Year at Lexpert’s Canadian Law Awards, recognizing leading legal teams across Canada.
“What makes this meaningful isn’t just the nomination itself, but how and why we got here – the way this team shows up, supports one another, and consistently delivers,” explained Rob V. Budhwa, VP, Legal, Risk & Compliance at FCT.
Operating within one of Canada’s most highly regulated industries, the team plays a key role in ensuring transactions remain secure, compliant, and aligned with evolving regulations. Their work spans title insurance claims, lender compliance assessments, and strategic legal guidance across the business.
Over the past year, the team led the implementation of new FINTRAC reporting requirements and Retail Payment Activities Act obligations, while collaborating with regulators to ensure practical and effective frameworks.
They also continue to drive innovation, including the implementation of new contract management systems, enhanced identity verification processes, and responsible AI practices.
Being named an Excellence Awardee highlights the team’s expertise, collaborative approach, and leadership in supporting FCT’s role as a trusted partner in real estate transactions across Canada.
Congratulations to the Legal, Risk & Compliance team on this achievement.
To learn more about Lexpert’s Canadian Law Awards, Click here.
About FCT
Based in Oakville, Ontario, FCT has over 1,200 employees across the country. FCT provides industry-leading title insurance, default solutions and other real estate-related products and services to approximately 450 lenders, 43,000 legal professionals and 5,000 recovery professionals, as well as real estate agents, mortgage brokers and builders, nationwide.
Great Place to Work® has named FCT one of Canada’s Best Workplaces® for 10 consecutive years (2014-2023) and certified FCT as a Great Place to Work®. In 2024, FCT’s parent company, First American Financial Corporation, was named both one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For and one of the Best Workplaces for Women™ by Great Place to Work® and Fortune Magazine for the ninth consecutive year.
For more information on FCT, please visit the company website at www.fct.ca.