Dentons
Fielding offices in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, the national restructuring group at Dentons is well-versed in cross-border insolvency matters, in addition to representing clients before the Supreme Court of Canada. The department’s sectoral expertise spans energy, mining, retail, pension plans, natural resources and real estate restructuring, while clients include secured and unsecured creditors, trustees, and consulting firms. Robert Kennedy heads the Toronto team. Vancouver office managing partner John Sandrelli is another key contact. Former co-practice head David W Mann departed the firm in October 2023.
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Key clients
- Alvarez & Marsal
- BP Energy
- Wilmington Trust, National Association – Calfrac
- Farber
- Deloitte Restructuring
- Clover Condo
- SunTrust
- PwC – Clover Calgary
- BDO Canada
- Deloitte – Express Gold
- Wilmington Trust re: Dominion Diamond Mines
- Laurentian Bank of Canada
- Connect First Credit Union
Work highlights
- Counsel for Alvarez and Marsal Canada in its capacity as the Receiver of 55 large real estate properties formerly owned by Strategic Group, pursuant to the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.
- Acted for BP Energy to negotiate an ongoing post-filing supply agreement where BP was owed approximately $230m from the insolvency of Just Energy.
- Acted for Deloitte Restructuring in its capacity as Monitor in the CCAA proceedings of Express Gold Refining.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Robert Kennedy