Restructuring and insolvency

Bennett Jones LLP

Bennett Jones LLP‘s practice group acts for creditors, debtors and CCAA monitors across the range of insolvency and restructuring mandates. The department is directed Toronto-based Kevin Zych, who specializes in private loan workouts and judicially supervised restructurings under the CCAA and the CBCA; and Calgary-based Kelsey Meyer, who has focused her practice on bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring litigation. Sean Zweig, who is based in Toronto, is an additional key contact. Ex-practice head Christopher Simard was appointed a Justice of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta, effective June 2023. Kenneth Lenz KC retired in December of the same year.

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Key clients

Alvarez & Marsal Canada
BDO Canada
Bridging Finance Investors Capital Bridging Investors
Bybrook Capital
Cannect Mortgage Investment Corporation
Concord Pacific Developments
Creative Wealth Media Lending
Cresco Labs
Deerfield Management
Detroit Windsor Tunnel
Durum Capital
Elliott Capital Management
Ernst & Young
Freshlocal Solutions
FTI Consulting Canada
George Melville Holdings
Glenogle Energy
Grant Thornton Limited
Hut 8 Corporation
KingSett Mortgage Corporation
KPMG
KSV Restructuring
Loyalty Ventures Ad Hoc Group of Term Loan B Lenders
LXRandCo. Board of Directors
Port Capital Group
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Repsol Oil & Gas Canada
Ridley Terminals
SHP Capital, Apogee Pharmaceuticals
Solus Alternative Investments
Stone Investment Group
Stoneway Capital Corporation
Syncora Guarantee
Tacora Resources Ad Hoc Committee of Noteholders
The Provinces of Canada (BC, SK, MB, NB, NS, PEI) and the Territories (NU, NT, YT)
Third Eye Capital Corporation
Trez Capital
XDI Energy Solutions

Work highlights

Represented a consortium of territories and provinces in connection with the three CCAA filings of the tobacco industry in Canada – JTI-MacDonald, Imperial Tobacco and Rothmans.
Acted for KSV, the Court-appointed Officer in the CCAA proceedings of Endo International.