Insolvency and Restructuring

We are regularly retained by Canadian and foreign financial institutions, asset-based lenders, equipment lessors, other secured creditors, suppliers, trade creditors and other stakeholders of financially-distressed debtors to advance and protect their rights. Further, we frequently act as independent counsel to court-appointed monitors, receivers, liquidators and trustees in bankruptcy.

We take it as a compliment from our colleagues at other firms that they frequently entrust their valued clients to us when they have a conflict and are unable to act.

We have been retained to represent stakeholders in many of the largest Canadian and cross-border receivership and restructuring files in a wide-range of business sectors. Examples of sectors where we support our Insolvency and Restructuring clients include:

• Manufacturing
• Steel
• Automotive
• Airline
• Transportation
• Telecommunications
• Real Estate
• Retail
• Marketing & Advertising
• Food Distribution
• Financial Services

We take an integrated approach, drawing on the deal-making and strategic skills of lawyers in our Corporate Law, Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Banking and Financial Services Groups. This allows us to offer cross-practice skills that surpass traditional restructuring and insolvency practices, mobilize quickly if court intervention is required, and navigate any restructuring process to achieve the best results.