Bennett Jones LLP
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.
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Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kevin Zych