66 Wellington St W, Suite 4100, Toronto-Dominion Ctr, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 1969 (ON)
“Mr. Finlay, with his usual consummate skill ...” (Ontario Court of Appeal), consistently recognized as a senior trial and appellate counsel. His practice engages complex commercial, constitutional, tort and public law issues. In 2019, Bryan was awarded the prestigious Advocates' Society Medal. Bryan is a previous recipient of the OBA Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation, at which the Hon. Mr. Justice Cromwell, of the Supreme Court of Canada, was keynote speaker. Bryan is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and an honourary overseas member of COMBAR (England and Wales). At the start of his career, Bryan was a law clerk to Justice Spence, Supreme Court of Canada. Bryan is frequently ranked and recommended in numerous industry-leading publications and league tables.
On June 30, 2017, Stelco Inc. (Stelco), formerly U.S. Steel Canada Inc., emerged from Companies’ Creditors Arrangements Act (CCAA) proceedings through the implementation of a CCAA plan. This involved the compromise of more than $2 billion of debt and the restructuring of approximately $2 billion of pension and benefit obligations.
