INSOLVENCY AND RESTRUCTURING

Alberta Court of Appeal denies leave to appeal orders in Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act case
Ruling finds further examinations will delay timely resolution of CCAA proceedings
Manitoba Court of Appeal confirms bankruptcy did not release debtor from repaying loan
Judge found liability arose from obtaining money by false pretenses or fraudulent misrepresentation
Business insolvencies down in 2025 but still above pre-pandemic levels, insolvency association says
Last year, Canada saw the most consumer insolvency filings since 2009, CAIRP notes
Ontario Court of Appeal says leave to appeal may hinder bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings
Ruling notes filing delay prejudiced receiver, which sought to sell events centre
George Cooper, Cox & Palmer CEO, to be Mount Allison University chancellor
Lexpert has recognized him as a leading lawyer in corporate-commercial and insolvency litigation

2025 LEADING LAWYERS IN INSOLVENCY AND RESTRUCTURING

Isabelle Desharnais
Year called to bar: 2004
Montréal, Québec
R. Graham Phoenix
Year called to bar: 2006
Toronto, Ontario
Lee Nicholson
Year called to bar: 2014
Toronto, Ontario
Adam C. Maerov
Year called to bar: 2003
Calgary, Alberta
Dean Kraus
Year called to bar: 1996
Toronto, Ontario
Rebecca Morse
Year called to bar: 2002
Vancouver, British Columbia