R. Graham Phoenix

Graham founded and leads Loopstra Nixon’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring Group and also practices corporate/commercial law. He is equally at home representing clients in the courtroom as well as the boardroom. In bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring scenarios, Graham's experience spans all sectors of business and industry. He represents and advises clients in the context of formal and informal turnarounds, re-financings, reorganizations, distressed investment and sales, security enforcement and liquidations, as well as bankruptcies, receiverships, and restructuring proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, and other corporate/commercial statutes. Graham also has considerable cross-border experience. He has appeared before all levels of Court in Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as the US Bankruptcy Court. He has noted experience with mergers and acquisitions, commercial lending, and directors’ liability issues, in both distressed scenarios and conventional corporate/commercial transactions. He acts for businesses big and small, banks, investors, shareholders, entrepreneurs, and court officers.