The group at Bennett Jones LLP advises clients on the gamut of restructuring and insolvency matters, regularly acting on behalf of creditors, debtors, and court-appointed monitors. Working closely with colleagues in the firm’s litigation, corporate and M&A practices, the lawyers demonstrate sectoral expertise in energy, oil and gas, healthcare, construction and cannabis. The practice is led by Toronto-based Kevin Zych, who majors on private loan workouts and judicially supervised restructurings under the CCAA. Partner Sean Zweig and Kelsey Meyer additional key contacts. Ex-practice head Christopher Simard was appointed a Justice of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta, effective June 2023.

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Key clients

Alvarez & Marsal Canada
Bridging Finance Investors Capital Bridging Investors
Bybrook Capital
Concord Pacific Developments
Cresco Labs
Detroit Windsor Tunnel
Durum Capital
Ernst & Young
FIGR Group
Freshlocal Solutions
FTI Consulting Canada
Glenogle Energy
Grant Thornton
KSV Restructuring
MPX International
PharmHouse
Port Capital Group
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Pyxus International
Ridley Terminals
Solus Alternative Investments
SHP Capital, Apogee Pharmaceuticals
Stone Investment Group
Stoneway Capital
Syncora Guarantee
The Provinces of Canada (British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and the Territories of Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon)
Third Eye Capital
Trez Capital
XDI Energy Solutions

Work highlights

Acted as representative counsel for the investors in funds managed by Bridging Finance, assisting PricewaterhouseCoopers with all aspects of receivership proceedings.
Acted for FTI Consulting Canada, which was appointed as the Receiver of CUDA Energy and affiliates.
Acted for a group of energy services companies (the Balanced Energy group) and the entity they formed, XDI, to complete a management-led reverse vesting order (RVO) transaction in the cross-border receivership.