Karen Fellowes

Karen Fellowes, KC is Senior Counsel in our Advocacy Group, and the Western Canadian Leader for our national Restructuring & Insolvency Group. Her practice is based in Calgary and Vancouver, and she serves clients throughout Western Canada. Karen specializes in protecting the interests of banks, secured lenders, unsecured creditors, landlords and tenants, debtors, suppliers and other stakeholders in commercial re-organizations, workouts, restructurings and proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and court-appointed receiverships.

Karen also specializes in asset tracing and recovery and has contributed to and attended the UNCITRAL Group V sessions on this subject at their meetings in New York (2022) and Vienna (2021).

She also represents clients in commercial disputes including litigation, mediation, and arbitration, and is called to the Bars in each of Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia.

In 2020, Karen was recognized in the Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers list. She has been awarded the Fetner Award for outstanding international member of the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, and awarded a Women of Inspiration (Integrity) Award from the Universal Women’s Network (2020).

She was also honoured with a King's Counsel (KC) appointment in 2020, a prestigious designation conferred on members of the legal profession to recognize their distinguished service and expertise in a particular area of law.

In 2022, Karen was invited to join the International Insolvency Institute (III), an invitation-only membership of the most senior, experienced and respected practitioners, academics, judges and financial industry professionals in the world, dedicated to improving international cooperation in the insolvency field.

Karen is also a frequent presenter at conferences and seminars on insolvency-related matters and women’s leadership.