The practice group at Goodmans LLP is routinely instructed by debtors, court officers, noteholders, industry regulators, private equity firms and lenders seeking advice on CCAA, CBCA, as well as other restructuring and recapitalization mandates. The team is co-directed by Toronto-based partners Joseph Pasquariello and Brendan O’Neill. Pasquariello has notable experience acting as bankruptcy and insolvency litigation counsel to creditors, monitors, receivers and trustees. O’Neill, for his part, is well-versed in out-of-court restructurings and workouts, mass tort restructurings and bankruptcy-based litigation. Additional key contacts include Robert Chadwick, who handles banking and finance, corporate and M&A and restructuring; Joe Latham, who manages commercial insolvencies, including bankruptcies, receiverships and financial and corporate restructurings; and Andrew Harmes, who was promoted to partner in 2024, and who works on private equity and venture capital, banking and finance and M&A matters.
Key clients
- Sherritt International
- Alvarez & Marsal Canada
Work highlights
- Acted as Canadian Legal Counsel to Xplore in connection with its recapitalization and restructuring initiatives with respect to its approximately $1.7bn of secured debt obligations pursuant to a CBCA plan of arrangement proceeding.
- Acted as counsel to Cargill as equity holder, secured lender, offtake agreement counterparty and DIP lender to Tacora Resources in connection with Tacora’s CCAA proceedings.