Bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings are fast paced and often litigated on abridged timelines. In that reality, timely advice is key.

Our lawyers have acted for a range of stakeholders in restructurings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (“CCAA”). We have litigated challenging contested claims and trust issues for creditors to maximize our clients’ recovery, acted on precedent setting applications involving reverse vesting orders, and acted for receivers and trustees tasked with managing the affairs of debtor businesses.

One such example of our work is Century Services Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2010 SCC 60, where Owen James acted as co-counsel for the successful appellant in a case in which the Supreme Court of Canada for the first time directly interpreted key provisions of the CCAA.

DJA also routinely act in an array of debtor and creditor actions. These have included successfully advocating for clients who have been the victims of fraud, and obtaining or defending important strategic preliminary court orders, such as mareva orders and anton piller orders.