Asim Iqbal

Asim is a Toronto-based partner in Gowling WLG's Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency and Advisory Group. He regularly assists distressed companies in navigating both formal and informal restructuring processes by using a results-driven, cost-effective approach. He advises boards of directors of public and private distressed corporations assess strategic options and alternatives, including conflicts of interest and directors’ liability issues. With an extensive background in both domestic and cross-border matters, Asim often represents foreign representatives and multinational corporations in cross-border insolvency proceedings, particularly US-Canadian cross-border engagements. He also supports purchasers and distressed investors in acquiring distressed assets and businesses. He aids senior and subordinate secured creditors in enforcing and protecting their rights during insolvency proceedings and informal workouts. He also advises financial institutions and ad hoc creditor committees with complex creditor-enforcement situations. Asim has been recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, The Best Lawyers in Canada, and named in the Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers 2024 list. In 2023, he was named as one of Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40.