The practice at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP regularly handles insolvency, bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings, including liquidations in the financial services, construction, mining and energy sectors. The group is routinely instructed by senior secured lenders, insolvency professionals acting as monitor, and debtors alike. Toronto-based Alex MacFarlane leads the national department and specializes in cross-border restructurings and insolvency proceedings under the CCAA. Also noted is Montreal-based litigator Isabelle Desharnais. Ex-practice co-head Marc Duchesne recently retired.
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Key clients
- TD Canada Trust
- Spergel/Grand
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Peoples Trust Company
- Stewart Title Guaranty Company
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Akman Construction
- Greenbacker Capital Management
- Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation
- KPMG
- Roy Foss (Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac)
- Duca Financial Services Credit Union
- Titan Medical
- National Hockey League
- Cineplex
- Giant Tiger
- Bell
- Manulife
- HSBC
- Equifax
Work highlights
- Acted for Mizrahi in the receivership proceedings of a luxury 85-storey hotel, condo and retail development at Yonge and Bloor Streets called 'The One'.
- Acted as Canadian counsel for Bank of America as administrative agent to a syndicate of secured lenders to LoyaltyOne in the CCAA Proceedings of Loyalty One.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alex MacFarlane