Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Chris' practice focuses on corporate restructuring, insolvency litigation, debt enforcement, including CCAA proceedings, complex receiverships and proposal proceedings, as well as advising on domestic and cross-border debt financing, distressed mergers & acquisitions, financial restructurings, and debtor-in-possession (DIP) financings. He regularly acts for secured creditors, court-appointed officers, debtor companies and other stakeholders in multi-party insolvency matters, with significant experience as counsel to lenders and other creditors in complex debt restructurings. Chris has taken a lead role in several important matters, both in and out of court, and is highly regarded by his peers in the legal and financial advisory community as an emerging leader.