Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Litigation ＆ Dispute Resolution; Restructuring ＆ Insolvency

Practice Area: Pamela is the National Practice Group Leader of the Firm's Restructuring & Insolvency group, with over 30 years of experience in the field, served on member of the Firm's Executive Committee for over a decade. She is experienced in all areas of insolvency practice, including both the litigation and commercial aspects of workouts, reorganizations, receiverships and other enforcement of security.

Pamela has acted as counsel to debtors, financial institutions, asset-backed lenders, debtor-in-possession (DIP) lenders, secured and unsecured creditors, receivers, trustees and monitors in complex domestic and cross-border insolvencies, across a wide range of industries. She has also acted for purchasers in significant acquisitions through insolvency proceedings and has particular expertise with aircraft financings and airline insolvencies.

Recognized by all major domestic and international publications as one of the leading insolvency and restructuring lawyers in Canada.

Pamela is a past president and board member of the Insolvency Institute of Canada, the first woman to hold that position. She currently chairs the Policy Reform Committee of the IIC. She is also a member of the International Insolvency Institute, Turnaround Management Association (Toronto Chapter), INSOL International, and The Advocates' Society.