Best Lawyers in British Columbia, Canada for Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law

Baylee is a member of the firm’s Insolvency & Restructuring and Litigation & Dispute Resolution groups. She represents lenders, debtors, receivers, and bankruptcy trustees in receiverships, foreclosures, and proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act . In addition to her insolvency practice, Baylee maintains a broad commercial litigation practice and has appeared as counsel before all levels of court in British Columbia.

Heidi Esslinger is an associate in the Vancouver office’s Insolvency and Restructuring group. Heidi’s practice focuses on corporate insolvency and restructuring matters, including cross-border proceedings, receiverships, and reorganizations under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act . She has represented debtors, purchasers of distressed assets, insolvency professionals and major stakeholders of insolvent businesses. She also maintai...

Candace Formosa is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law. Candace practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia Best Lawyers has recognized Candace Formosa since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Candace Formosa is held by other lawyers.

Kimia practices litigation with a focus on bankruptcy and insolvency matters. She has experience advising clients on a range of disputes and has appeared before the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the Provincial Court of British Columbia, and the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal. Kimia’s practice spans a variety of civil litigation matters. She is a member of both the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Group and the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group at Lawson Lundell. Her bac...

Mishaal is a member of Fasken’s Insolvency & Restructuring group and the Banking & Finance team. In his insolvency and restructuring practice, Mishaal advises clients on credit and debt collection, bankruptcies, receiverships, formal and informal debt restructurings (including under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act ), commercial foreclosures, and realizations under the Personal Property Security Act . Mishaal also works with banks,...

Nick understands commercial financing from multiple perspectives. He works to help borrowers and lenders structure a variety of debt financing transactions. Nick possesses a deep intellectual curiosity which he readily applies as a pragmatic and client focused approach to his practice. Nick also understands that the unforeseen may happen and not every deal goes as planned. Therefore, Nick also is able to guide clients through a restructuring and insolvency process, when necessary. Whether fin...

Noor is a restructuring and insolvency lawyer with a focus on matters advancing under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act . He primarily advises large institutional lenders, monitors, and receivers. He brings a nuanced understanding of Canadian restructuring and insolvency law and regularly provides strategic advice on matters involving vesting and reverse vesting orders to facilitate distressed asset and real property sales. Noor advises on re...

Forrest Finn is an Associate at Farris LLP in Victoria, British Columbia, practising in the areas of commercial litigation, insolvency and financial restructuring law, and dispute resolution. Forrest advises clients on a range of corporate and commercial disputes, including contract matters, shareholder disputes, securities litigation, real estate disputes, insolvency proceedings, and restructuring-related matters. His practice includes representing businesses, financial institutions, and oth...