Best Lawyers in Canada for Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law

Heather Fisher is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law. Heather, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Heather is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Stephanie Fernandes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law and Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law. Stephanie, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stephanie is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Andrea is a 7th year associate at Witten LLP in Edmonton. Prior to completing her J.D. with Distinction (2015) at the University of Alberta, Andrea obtained a B.A. (First Class Honors) in Drama at the U of A and received an Alison White Honors award for having the highest GPA in the Faculty of Fine Arts. Called to the Alberta bar in 2016, the Northwest Territories bar in 2018, and Nunavut bar in 2021, Andrea is a civil litigator, with a focus on debt collection and foreclosures. She has appea...

Spencer is part of the Restructuring and Insolvency, Appeals, and Commercial Litigation groups at Lerners LLP. He advises lenders and borrowers on insolvency matters, taking a practical, business-minded approach to maximize outcomes and resolve disputes efficiently.

Valerie Di Lena is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law. Valerie, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Valerie is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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...

Candace Formosa is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law. Candace, who practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Candace is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Alexander is a lawyer with TGF, practicing in both restructuring and insolvency and commercial litigation. Alexander’s flexibility and breadth of knowledge of these areas of law assist his clients in finding creative resolutions to complex disputes, whether inside or outside of the courtroom. Alexander regularly represents financial institutions and other creditors in complex insolvency proceedings, and as an active oral advocate, has appeared in the Ontario Superior Court and the Court...

Daniel practises in the areas of insolvency law and real property litigation. Daniel’s insolvency law practice focuses on bankruptcy, receivership and restructuring proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. Also, Daniel helps clients assert contractual claims, exercise creditors’ rights, and recover debts. Daniel’s real property litigation practice focuses on mortgagee and tenant rights and priorities, rights of first r...

Erik Holmstrom is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law and Insurance Law. Erik, who practices law in Edmonton, Alberta, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Erik is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Meghan Parker is a versatile litigator with a practice covering a range of commercial, insolvency and restructuring, regulatory, and administrative matters. Meghan has significant court and tribunal experience, having appeared at all levels of court in Alberta and before the Alberta Utilities Commission and Land and Property Rights Tribunal. She has also acted as counsel in domestic and international arbitrations. Meghan is experienced in domestic and cross-border insolvencies and regularly a...

Natasha Doelman is an associate in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. Her practice focuses on corporate commercial litigation and commercial insolvency. Natasha’s litigation practice involves advising on complex contractual disputes, contested transactions, commercial real estate and construction. Natasha also acts for lenders, debtors and restructuring professionals, including trustees, monitors and receivers. She has experience in insolvency proceedings under the Bankruptcy ...

Mitch Stephenson is a partner in the firm’s Insolvency and Restructuring Group. Mitch represents clients in all manner of insolvency proceedings, including domestic and cross-border restructurings and bankruptcies as well as receivership proceedings and liquidation and wind-up proceedings. Mitch provides guidance to clients in both transactional and litigation settings, helping them surmount obstacles at any stage of an insolvency proceeding, strategic process, or workout process. His c...

Jennifer practices in the areas of insolvency and restructuring. Jennifer's insolvency practice focuses on bankruptcy, receivership, and restructuring proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act . Jennifer has appeared in all levels of court in Ontario, the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, and the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, and has assisted on matters before the Supreme Court of Canada. She has experience litigating a variety...

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...