Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP's practice group routinely handles the restructurings of financial services, retail, real estate and mining companies. The practice is co-directed by Toronto-based Robin Schwill and Natasha MacParland, who brings strength to restructuring and insolvency mandates. Montreal-based Denis Ferland, who specialises in bankruptcy, insolvency, financial restructuring and related litigation, and Christian LaChance, who manages financial restructuring and insolvency, litigation and banking mandates, complete the leadership group. Also in Montreal, Benjamin Jarvis is the key associate-level contact.
Testimonials
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‘Denis Ferland and Gabriel Lavery Lepage. They are very quick to respond, always have ideas, treat you respectfully, not afraid to try something different or new.'
‘Each of the individuals at Davies with whom we have dealt were top in the business.'
Key clients
- The Canadian Bankers Association
- ERCOT
Work highlights
- Acted for Revera, as a joint venture partner, in Groupe Sélection’s proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.
- Acted for FTI Consulting Canada in its capacity as court-appointed monitor of Imperial Tobacco Canada in its proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and Chapter 15 of the US Bankruptcy Code.