Kelly Bourassa
Global Guide 2024
Band 2 : Restructuring/Insolvency
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About
Provided by Kelly Bourassa
Practice Areas
Kelly is an experienced insolvency lawyer who advises clients in all aspects of complex corporate restructuring, including both the litigation and commercial aspects of workouts, reorganizations, corporate arrangements, receiverships and other enforcement of security, both domestic and cross-border. For over 20 years, Kelly has acted as strategic counsel to financial institutions, debtors, court-officers and other stakeholders across a broad range of industries. Kelly is recognized by her peers and various publications as a leading lawyer in restructuring and insolvency in Canada, and a market leader in Calgary and nationally.
Professional Memberships
Kelly is the Vice President of the Insolvency Institute of Canada, Canada's premiere private sector, invitation only, insolvency organization dedicated to promotion of excellence in the field of insolvency. She is a member of the International Insolvency Institute, the Turnaround Management Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute, Law Society of Alberta and Law Society of Ontario, among others, and served as co-Chair of the 2023 Annual Review of Insolvency Law Conference, the first in-person conference since 2020.
Chambers Review
Global
Head of Blakes' restructuring and insolvency group in Calgary, Kelly Bourassa centres her practice on the representation of banks and financial institutions and has notable experience advising lending syndicates. She also demonstrates strength assisting with insolvency matters in the oil and gas space.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kelly does great work on the complex files."
"She is an experienced lawyer who is highly organised and has a very good commercial sense."
"Kelly does great work on the complex files."
"She is an experienced lawyer who is highly organised and has a very good commercial sense."
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