Year called to the Bar: 1995
Partner in Torys’ Restructuring and Insolvency Practice. Listed in Chambers Global, ILFR1000, The Legal Media Group Guide to the World’s Leading Experts in Insolvency & Restructuring, The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and Lexpert® Guide to the Leading 100 US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers, and PLC's Restructuring and Insolvency Handbook. Recognized by Lexpert® as one of Canada’s top 40 under 40 lawyers and among the top 500 lawyers in Canada (2012). Representing Nortel Networks Inc. and US Debtors in the Nortel CCAA proceedings; National Bank of Canada on the Asset Backed Commercial Paper restructuring; Brookfield Asset Management and certain of its affiliates in the restructuring of Fraser Papers Inc. and the sale of key operating assets to Brookfield and Twin Rivers; restructuring of United Airlines; restructuring and sale of St. Mary's Paper; and cross-border CCAA proceedings for Destinator Technologies. Published articles on restructuring and insolvency issues in Canadian Bankruptcy Reports, Commercial Insolvency Reporter and Credit and Banking Litigation Quarterly. Has presented papers and/or chaired LSUC, CI, II, OBA and Osgoode Professional Development conferences. Currently Ontario editor of Commercial Insolvency Reporter. Ontario Bar, 1995.