• Represented Ted Baker Canada and Ted Baker Limited in its successful wind-down of operations in North America under the CCAA and Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
• Represented Just Energy Group Inc. in connection with its $1.1 billion recapitalization transaction, including in connection with a contested claims dispute relating to the termination of certain complex derivatives.
• Represented Bed Bath & Beyond Canada in its proceedings under the CCAA to facilitate the orderly wind-down of Canadian business, including 65 stores.
• Represented KPMG in its capacity as Court-appointed Monitor of Crown Crest Capital Corp., Crown Crest Financial Corp., Crown Crest Funding Corp., Simply Green Home Services Inc., Simply Green Home Services Corp., and Crown Crest Capital Trust, in proceedings commenced in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice under the CCAA.
• Acted as counsel to David’s Bridal, including David’s Bridal Canada Inc., in connection with its proceedings in the United States under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code and in Canada under Part IV of the CCAA.
• Represented SFP Canada Ltd., a leading retail chain, in its CCAA proceedings, guiding the company through operational restructuring, asset realization, and negotiations with secured and unsecured creditors to achieve a successful outcome.
• Represented PricewaterhouseCooper in its capacity of court-appointed liquidator of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in respect of its winding up of its business in Canada under the Winding Up and Restructuring Act (WURA).
• Represented Phoenix Brands Canada, Payless Shoes, Hollander Sleep Products, Jack Cooper Ventures, and BBGI Canada (formerly Brooks Brothers Canada) in their respective cross-border insolvency matters under Part IV of the CCAA.
• Represented Bondfield Construction, one of Canada’s largest construction firms, in its high-profile CCAA proceedings, including the development of restructuring plans, resolution of significant claims, and the preservation of ongoing projects.
• Acted for Wayland Group Corp., a publicly traded cannabis company, throughout its CCAA proceedings.
• Represented Sears Canada Inc. in its landmark CCAA proceedings, providing comprehensive legal support on restructuring, liquidation, and stakeholder engagement in one of the most significant retail insolvencies in Canada.
• Successfully acted for Equity Ventures International Holdings Ltd., a major creditor of CanaSea Oil and Gas Group Pte. Ltd., in a precedent-setting case that resulted in the termination and declaration of void ab initio of a CCAA Initial Order.
• Advised CanWest Global Communications Corp. in its successful restructuring under the CCAA, assisting with the development and implementation of a court-approved plan of arrangement, stakeholder negotiations, and the preservation of media operations during a period of significant industry disruption.

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

• Acted for Nieuport Aviation Infrastructure Partners in securing a judgment exceeding $130 million against Porter Airlines in the high-profile case of Porter Airlines Inc. v. Nieuport Aviation.
• Represented shareholder in a claim against Bitbuy Technologies and WonderFi Technologies related to alleged erroneous escrow conditions placed on a shared agreement following arrangement transaction.
• Represented Manulife in proposed class action proceedings commenced in British Columbia, Ontario and Québec concerning the distribution of mortgage insurance products by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Benesure Canada Inc.
• Advised TerraFarma in its acquisition by Aurora Cannabis, a transaction valued at up to $68 million.
• Acted for AltaCorp Capital Inc., as financial advisor to CanniMed Therapeutics, in connection with its acquisition by Aurora Cannabis Inc.
• Counselled Canadian Oil Sands Limited in its agreement to support Suncor Energy Inc.’s amended offer, a transaction valued at $6.6 billion.
• Represented Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation in a class action brought by pharmacist operators of Shoppers Drug Mart stores.
• Acted for Corus Entertainment Inc. in its successful response to an application before the Ontario Securities Commission by The Catalyst Group Inc., relating to Corus’ proposed acquisition of Shaw Media from Shaw Communications Ltd.
• Represented Canadian Oil Sands Limited before the Alberta Securities Commission, successfully resisting an application by Suncor Energy Inc. to immediately cease trade the poison pill adopted by COS in response to Suncor’s take-over bid.
• Successfully represented Jazz Aviation in a complex cost benchmarking arbitration against Air Canada.
• Acted for Asian Coast Development (Canada) Inc. in successfully defending against a $24 million damages claim brought by two New York hedge funds under the oppression remedy provisions of the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA).
• Successfully represented the Greater Toronto Airports Authority and the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Authority in an aircraft seizure dispute arising from the insolvency of Skyservice Airlines.
• Acted for RBC in a class action brought on behalf of Canadian and offshore retail investors who suffered investment losses following the collapse of a major offshore investment fund.