Stikeman Elliott LLP

Stikeman Elliott LLP's department, which is based across offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver, is well-versed in restructuring proceedings across Canada. The team is frequently instructed by companies, court officers, lenders and purchasers of assets in insolvency proceedings. Leadership of the practice group is shared between Montreal-based Guy Martel, Calgary-based senior counsel Karen Fellowes KC and Toronto-based Elizabeth Pillon. Additional names to note at the Toronto office include Ashley Taylor; Maria Konyukhova, who focuses on CCAA proceedings, court-appointed receiverships and bankruptcies; and Lee Nicholson, who specializes in corporate and M&A, out-of-court restructurings, workouts, refinancings and other distressed transactions.