Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP's practice is frequently called upon by senior secured lenders, insolvency professionals acting as monitors and court-appointed receivers, private equity funds, as well as debtors, for its restructuring expertise. Additional expertise lies in acting for DIP lenders, court officers and prospective purchasers regarding cross-border proceedings including Chapter 11. Toronto-based practice head Alex MacFarlane has particular experience acting for distressed finance, cannabis and retail sector clients, while senior counsel Marc Duchesne co-leads in Montreal and works primarily on the debtor side.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Content expertise, reliable, available at short notice, good collaborators.'
- 'Alex MacFarlane is great in the area of insolvency.'
Key clients
- Bank of Montréal
- The Bank of Nova Scotia
- The Toronto-Dominion Bank
- Export Development Canada
- National Bank of Canada
- Azoxco Cryogénique
- Northern Ontario School of Medicine
- MNP
- Purdue Pharma
- Aviva
- Fuller Landau
- Armstrong Flooring Canada
- Ernst & Young
- Deloitte Restructuring
- PaySlate
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- BDO Canada
- Romspen Investment
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alex MacFarlane, Marc Duchesne